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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0126]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Alternative Student Outcomes for
Growth Measures Case Studies
Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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
November 26, 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–0126
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 Acting
Director of the Information Collection
Clearance Division, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Room 2E105, Washington, DC
20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540–
776–7742 or 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
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Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
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: Alternative
Student Outcomes for Growth Measures
Case Studies.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 182.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 364.
Abstract: This submission is a request
for approval of data collection activities
that will be used to support the MidAtlantic Regional Educational
Laboratory (REL) Alternative Student
Outcomes for Growth Measures Case
Studies. The study is being funded by
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
U.S. Department of Education and is
being implemented by ICF International
and its subcontractor, Mathematica
Policy Research. This submission
requests approval to recruit districts for
the study and conduct in person and
telephone interviews with staff in
participating districts.
This study aims to fill the gap in
information available to districts and
policymakers on measures of student
growth that do not use state
standardized tests via qualitative case
studies of up to nine districts that are
using alternative measures of student
achievement growth in teacher
performance ratings. The studies will
address what alternative measures of
student achievement growth in teacher
performance ratings. The case studies
will address what alternative outcome
measures are used, how the alternative
growth measures are implemented,
challenges and obstacles in
implementation, how the measures are
being used. Where possible, the
Department will examine the extent of
differentiation produced by the
measures—specifically, the distribution
of teacher performance on the measures,
as compared with the distribution of
teacher performance on conventional
value added measures that are based on
state assessments. The Department will
conduct semi-structured interviews
with district administrators leading

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teacher evaluation or effectiveness
efforts, teacher representatives (such as
union leaders), teachers (including both
classroom teachers and instructional
coaches), and principals. The data
collected will be summarized and
analyzed using a case study approach.
Dated: September 23, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–23535 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the
Weatherization Assistance Program
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

A 60-day notice and request
for comments was published in the
Federal Register on July 29, 2013 (78 FR
45518). No comments were received in
response to this Notice.
This subsequent 30-day notice allows
public comment on the final version of
the information collection request. WAP
was able to confirm, through its annual
evaluation, that reducing reporting
frequency from quarterly to annually on
all new awards would be sufficient to
meet the grants management and
oversight needs of the program. This
reduced the burden from 2,088 hours
which was reported in the previous
Notice and Request for Comments
published on July 29, 2013 (78 FR
45518) to 1160 hours, as reflected
below.
The Department of Energy (DOE)
invites public comment on an extension
of a currently approved collection of
information that DOE is developing for
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
Department of Energy (DOE) has
submitted an information collection
request to the OMB for extension under
the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The information
collection requests a three- year
extension of its Weatherization
Assistance Program, OMB Control
Number 1910–5127. The proposed
collection will collect information on
the status of grantee activities,
expenditures, and results, to ensure that
program funds are being used
appropriately, effectively and
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Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the currently approved collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden pertaining to the approved
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) ways to further
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information being collected; and
(d) ways to further minimize the burden
regarding the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments regarding this
revision to an approved information
collection must be received on or before
October 28, 2013. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person
listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Christine Platt Patrick, EE–2K,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585, Email:
Christine.Platt@ee.doe.gov.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to: Lauren Hall, EE–2K, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585–1290, Phone: (202) 287–1870,
Fax: (202) 287–1745, Email:
Lauren.Hall@ee.doe.gov.
Additional information and reporting
guidance concerning the Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP) is available
for review at the following Web site:
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/
wap.html.
This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1910–5127; (2) Information
Collection Request Title:
‘‘Weatherization Assistance Program
(WAP)’’; (3) Type of Review: Extension
of a Currently Approved Information
Collection; (4) Purpose: To collect
information on the status of grantee
activities, expenditures, and results, to
ensure that program funds are being
used appropriately, effectively and
expeditiously (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 58; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses:
290; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 1,160; (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $46,400.

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Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of
the Energy Independence and Security Act
(EISA), Pub. L. 110–140 as amended (42
U.S.C. § 17151 et seq.).
Issued in Washington, DC, September 19,
2013.
Robert Adams,
WAP Program Manager, Office of
Weatherization and Intergovernmental
Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Revision of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the State
Energy Program
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

A 60-day notice and request
for comments was published in the
Federal Register on July 29, 2013 (78 FR
45517). No comments were received in
response to this Notice. This subsequent
30-day notice allows public comment
on the final version of the information
collection request.
The Department of Energy (DOE)
invites public comment on a revision of
a currently approved collection of
information that DOE is developing for
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection requests a
revision and three-year extension of its
State Energy Program, OMB Control
Number 1910–5126.
The proposed collection will collect
information on the status of grantee
activities, expenditures, and results, to
ensure that program funds are being
used appropriately, effectively and
expeditiously (especially important for
Recovery Act programs closing out
during this information collection
period).
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the revision of the currently approved
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
pertaining to the approved collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to further enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (d) ways to further
minimize the burden regarding the
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of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this
revision to an approved information
collection must be received on or before
October 28, 2013. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person
listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

DATES:

Written comments may be
sent to Christine Platt Patrick, EE–2K,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20585, Email:
Christine.Platt@ee.doe.gov.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to: Pete Davis, U.S. Department
of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave.
SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290,
Phone: (720) 356–1606, Fax: (202) 287–
1745, Email: Pete.Davis@go.doe.gov.
Additional information and reporting
guidance concerning the State Energy
Program (SEP) is available for review at
the following Web site: http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/sep.html.
This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–5126; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
State Energy Program; (3) Type of
Review: Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection; (4)
Purpose: To collect information on the
status of grantee activities,
expenditures, and results, to ensure that
program funds are being used
appropriately, effectively and
expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 56; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses:
228; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 7,740; (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cost Burden: $309,600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of
the Energy Independence and Security Act
(EISA), Pub. L. 110–140 as amended (42
U.S.C. 17151 et seq.).
Issued in Washington, DC, September 20,
2013.
Gregory Davoren,
SEP Program Manager, Office of
Weatherization and Intergovernmental
Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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