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Dated: February 18, 2014.
Pamela M. Bush,
Commission Secretary and Assistant General
Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014–03863 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0020]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation
Research Abroad Program 1894–0001
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), 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 reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
26, 2014.
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–2014–ICCD–0020
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available. 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,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Pamela
Maimer, 202–502–7704.
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

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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;
(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: Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Program 1894–0001.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0005.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households, Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 680.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 17,000.
Abstract: The purpose of Section
102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961
(Fulbright-Hays Act) is to promote and
develop modern foreign language
training and area studies throughout the
educational structure of the United
States. To help accomplish this
objective, fellowships are awarded
through U.S. institutions of higher
education to American doctoral
dissertation fellows enabling them to
conduct overseas research and enhance
their foreign language proficiency.
Under the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA)
program, individual scholars apply
through eligible institutions for an
institutional grant to support the
research fellowship. These institutions
administer the program in cooperation
with the U.S. Department of Education
(US/ED) as provided under the authority
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Mutual Educational and Cultural
Exchange Act of 1961, 34 CFR part 662,
the Policy Statements of the J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
(FSB), and the Education Department
General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR).
Dated: February 19, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–03810 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0021]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Application for the Fulbright-Hays
Group Projects Abroad Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), 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 reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
26, 2014.
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–2014–ICCD–0021
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available. 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,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
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For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carly
Borgmeier, 202–502–7691.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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;
(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: Application for the
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0792.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 11,000.
Abstract: This is an application to
participate in the Fulbright-Hays Group
Project Abroad Program, which provides
grants to overseas projects in training,
research, and curriculum development
in modern foreign languages and area
studies for groups of teachers, students
and faculty.

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Dated: February 19, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–03820 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Election
Assistance Commission’s Voting
System Test Laboratory Program
Manual, Version 1.0
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission (EAC).
ACTION: Notice; comment request.
AGENCY:

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
(EAC) invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on EAC’s
request to renew an existing information
collection, EAC’s Voting System Test
Laboratory Program Manual, Version
1.0. Comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed 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 of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) Ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
Ways to minimize the burden of the
information collection on respondents.
Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and included
in the request for approval of this
information collection by the Office of
Management and Budget; they also will
become a matter of public record. This
notice requests comments solely on the
four criteria above. Note: This notice
solicits comments on the currently-used
Manual, Version 1.0 only. Due to lack of
a quorum, EAC will postpone making
changes to Version 1.0 of the Manual
until such a time as a quorum is reestablished. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, below.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT
on April 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments and
recommendations on the proposed
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information collection must be
submitted in writing: (1) Electronically
to jmyers@eac.gov; via mail to Mr. Brian
Hancock, Director of Voting System
Testing and Certification, U.S. Election
Assistance Commission, 1335 East West
Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD
20910; or via fax to (202) 566–1392. An
electronic copy of the manual, version
1.0, can be found on EAC’s Web site at
www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx.
To
request more information on this
proposed information collection, please
contact Mr. Brian Hancock, Director,
Voting System Testing and Certification,
Washington, DC (202) 566–3100, Fax:
(202) 566–1392.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
In this notice, EAC seeks comments
on the paperwork burdens contained in
the current version of the Voting System
Test Laboratory Manual, Version 1.0
OMB Control Number 3265–0004 only.
Version 1.0 is the original version of the
Manual without changes or updates.
Current Information Collection
Request, Version 1.0
Title: Voting System Test Laboratory
Manual, Version 1.0.
OMB Number: 3265–0013.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA),
42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to
‘‘provide for the testing, certification,
decertification, and recertification of
voting system hardware and software by
accredited laboratories.’’ To fulfill this
mandate, EAC has developed and
implemented the Voting System Test
Laboratory Program Manual, Version
1.0. This version is currently in use
under OMB Control Number 3265–0013.
Although participation in the program is
voluntary, adherence to the program’s
procedural requirements is mandatory
for participants.
Affected Public: Voting system
manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200 hours.
Alice Miller,
Acting Executive Director, U.S. Election
Assistance Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014–03831 Filed 2–21–14; 8:45 am]
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