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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 27, 2013 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0038]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Experimental Sites Data Collection
Instrument
Department of Education (ED),
Federal Student Aid (FSA).
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 28,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0038
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
period will not be accepted. Written
requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery
should be addressed to the Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not
send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Experimental Sites
Data Collection Instrument.
OMB Control Number: 1845–NEW.
Type of Review: a new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 275.
Abstract: This data collection
instrument will be used to collect
specific information/performance data
for analysis of the experiments. This
effort will assist the Department in
obtaining and compiling information to
help determine change in the
administration and delivery of Title IV
programs. Institutions volunteer to
become an experimental site to provide
recommendations on the impact and
effectiveness of proposed regulations or
new management initiatives.
Dated: March 21, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Guidelines for Home Energy
Professionals: Standard Work
Specifications for Single Family
Energy Upgrades
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE) is making
final content available for the
Guidelines for Home Energy
Professionals: Standard Work
Specifications for Single Family Energy
Upgrades (SWS). This content is a set of
recommended work specifications
applicable to energy efficiency retrofits
of single family homes. These

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specifications are intended as a resource
for any organization, company or
individual involved in energy efficiency
retrofits of residential homes. Draft
versions of the SWS were made
available for public comment on
November 9, 2010 (75 FR 68781) and on
March 29, 2012 (77 FR 19008). The
comment period for the March 29, 2011
draft was extended through a notice
issued on April 18, 2012 (77 FR 23238).
ADDRESSES: The SWS content can be
found at: www.wip.energy.gov/pdfs/
sws_singlefamily.pdf. The Comment
Report with responses to each comment
received as well as revisions made to
the text of the SWS can be found at
Regulations.gov under docket ID#
EERE–2012–WE–0042 or via direct link:
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docket
Detail;dct=FR%252BPR%252BN%25
2BO%252BSR%252BPS;rpp=25;po=0;
D=EERE–2012–WE–0042 as well as:
http://nrel.pnnl.gov/forum.php.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Olsen, Weatherization and
Intergovernmental Programs, Mailstop
EE–2K, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585. Phone
number: (202) 287–1813. Email:
Joshua.Olsen@ee.doe.gov.
For legal questions: Christopher
Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal
Building, GC–71, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Phone number: (202) 586–1777. Email:
christopher.calamita@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
EERE through the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory is developing
voluntary work specifications for the
work involved in home energy
upgrades. This content builds upon the
considerable body of material already in
circulation and the cumulative
knowledge gathered throughout the 30year history of the Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP) and broader
home performance industry.
The development of the SWS is
supported by the WAP Training and
Technical Assistance Plan (T&TA). The
process of developing the SWS has
involved participation by numerous
stakeholders, including WAP
practitioners and trainers, home
performance contractors, building
scientists, organized labor, healthy
homes and worker safety experts, and
other professionals in the building
trades and throughout the retrofit
industry. On November 9, 2010, EERE
issued a notice requesting public

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