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AGENCY:
Dated: November 22, 2005.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Information Management Case
Services Team, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
SUMMARY:
Federal Student Aid
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
The Leader, Information
Management Case Services Team,
Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, invites comments on the
proposed information collection
requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
27, 2006.
DATES:
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public
consultation to the extent that public
participation in the approval process
would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or
Federal law, or substantially interfere
with any agency’s ability to perform its
statutory obligations. The Leader,
Information Management Case Services
Team, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, publishes that
notice containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each
proposed information collection,
grouped by office, contains the
following: (1) Type of review requested,
e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of
the collection; (4) Description of the
need for, and proposed use of, the
information; (5) Respondents and
frequency of collection; and (6)
Reporting and/or Recordkeeping
burden. OMB invites public comment.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Federal PLUS Loan Application
and Master Promissory Note, Endorser
Addendum, and School Certification.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
household (primary).
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 922,500.
Burden Hours: 922,500.
Abstract: The Federal PLUS Loan
Application and Master Promissory
Note is the means by which an eligible
parent borrower applies for and agrees
to repay a Federal PLUS Loan.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 02941. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington,
DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be
electronically mailed to the Internet
address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to
202–245–6621. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be directed to Joe Schubart at
Joe.Schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; List of
Correspondence
Department of Education.
List of Correspondence from
July 1, 2005 through September 30,
2005.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing
the following list pursuant to section
607(d) of the Individuals with
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Disabilities Education Act, as amended
by the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004
(IDEA). Under section 607(d) of IDEA,
the Secretary is required, on a quarterly
basis, to publish in the Federal Register
a list of correspondence from the U.S.
Department of Education (Department)
received by individuals during the
previous quarter that describes the
interpretations of the Department of
IDEA or the regulations that implement
IDEA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melisande Lee or JoLeta Reynolds.
Telephone: (202) 245–7468.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of this notice in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the contact persons listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
The
following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from July 1,
2005 through September 30, 2005.
Included on the list are those letters
that contain interpretations of the
requirements of IDEA and its
implementing regulations, as well as
letters and other documents that the
Department believes will assist the
public in understanding the
requirements of the law and its
regulations. The date of and topic
addressed by a letter are identified, and
summary information is also provided,
as appropriate. To protect the privacy
interests of the individual or individuals
involved, personally identifiable
information has been deleted, as
appropriate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Part B—Assistance for Education of all
Children With Disabilities
Section 611—Authorization; Allotment;
Use of Funds; Authorization of
Appropriations
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Topic Addressed: State Administration
Æ Dear Colleague letter dated July 25,
2005, advising States that the
Department is invoking its transition
authority under section 303 of IDEA,
which terminates on December 3, 2005,
to give States more time to ensure that
their interagency agreements are current
before the new restriction added to
section 611(e)(1) of IDEA on use of Part
B funds for State administration takes
effect.
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Section 612—State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Evaluation
Æ Letter dated September 21, 2005 to
Texas Commissioner of Education
Shirley Neeley, regarding steps that the
Department has taken to address
educational challenges for displaced
students resulting from Hurricane
Katrina and advising the Texas
Education Agency on how to ensure
timely completion of evaluations of
children suspected of having a disability
in districts enrolling a significant
number of displaced students.
Æ Letter dated August 9, 2005 to
Virgin Islands Educational Consultant
Eleanor Hirsh, providing an explanation
regarding new requirements relating to
(1) pre-referral activities and timeliness
of referrals for initial evaluation to
determine eligibility for special
education and related services; (2) use
of evaluations conducted under Part C
of IDEA to determine eligibility under
Part B of IDEA; and (3) placement
options for preschool-aged children
with disabilities.
Topic Addressed: Maintenance of State
Financial Support
Æ Letter dated September 21, 2005 to
Louisiana Superintendent of Education
Cecil J. Picard, regarding the steps the
Department is taking to assist the State
and school districts in educating
displaced students as a result of
Hurricane Katrina and informing the
State the Department will waive the
State-level maintenance of effort
requirement as permitted under section
612(a)(18)(C) of IDEA.
Section 613—Local Educational Agency
Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Charter Schools
Æ Letter dated September 13, 2005 to
Hawaii Department of Education
Special Education Director Dr. Paul Ban,
regarding the requirements of Part B of
IDEA that are applicable to public
charter schools under Hawaii’s unitary
school system.
Section 615—Procedural Safeguards
Topic Addressed: Student Discipline
Æ Letter dated July 28, 2005 to
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina
Commissioner Bill James, regarding
requirements applicable to disciplining
students with disabilities.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 84.027, Assistance to States for
Education of Children with Disabilities)
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
National Nuclear Security
Administration
Notice of Intent to Prepare a Site-Wide
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Y–12 National Security Complex
National Nuclear Security
Administration, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), the Council on Environmental
Quality’s (CEQ) and the U.S.
Department of Energy’s (DOE)
regulations implementing NEPA (40
CFR Parts 1500–1508 and 10 CFR Part
1021, respectively), the National
Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), an agency within the DOE,
announces its intent to prepare a SiteWide Environmental Impact Statement
(SWEIS) for the Y–12 National Security
Complex (Y–12) located at the junction
of Bear Creek Road and Scarboro Road
in Anderson County, Tennessee, near
the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. NNSA
has determined that one or more of the
proposals to be evaluated would be a
major federal action that could
significantly affect the quality of the
human environment; therefore, in
accordance with the DOE regulations
implementing NEPA, preparation of a
new SWEIS is appropriate.
The new SWEIS will evaluate new
proposals as well as update the analyses
presented in the original SWEIS (DOE/
EIS–0309) issued in November 2001 (66
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FR 56663, November 9, 2001). In its
2002 Record of Decision (ROD) (67 FR
11296, March 13, 2002), DOE
announced its decision to continue
operations at Y–12 and to construct and
operate two new facilities: (1) The
Highly Enriched Uranium Materials
Facility (HEUMF) and (2) the Special
Materials Complex (SMC). The HEUMF
is currently under construction. The
SMC was subsequently cancelled due to
changing mission requirements and
replaced by a smaller facility that
pertains to purification only
(Supplement Analysis for Purification
Facility, Site-Wide Environmental
Impact Statement for the Y–12 National
Security Complex, DOE/EIS–0309/SA–
1, August 2002), and the installation of
two new pieces of equipment to allow
reuse of parts rather than construction
of a facility to manufacture new parts.
The No Action Alternative for the new
SWEIS is the continued implementation
of the 2002 ROD, as modified by actions
analyzed in subsequent NEPA reviews.
Three action alternatives are proposed
for consideration in the new SWEIS in
addition to the No Action Alternative.
Each alternative includes the No Action
Alternative as a baseline. The three
alternatives differ in that one includes a
new fully modernized manufacturing
facility optimized for safety, security
and efficiency; another consists of
upgrading the existing facilities to attain
the highest level of safety, security and
efficiency possible without construction
of new facilities; and the third consists
of operating the current facilities until
they are no longer viable followed by
deactivation of those facilities and
cessation of the associated operations.
DATES: NNSA invites comments on the
scope of the SWEIS. The public scoping
period starts with the publication of this
NOI in the Federal Register and will
continue through January 9, 2006.
NNSA will consider all comments
received or postmarked through this
date in defining the scope of the SWEIS.
Scoping comments received after this
date will be considered to the extent
practicable. NNSA will hold public
scoping meetings at 475 Oak Ridge
Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in the
U.S. Department of Energy Information
Center on December 15, 2005, from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The
public scoping meetings will provide
the public with an opportunity to
present comments, ask questions, and
discuss issues with NNSA officials
regarding the SWEIS. The NNSA has
invited the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation to
participate as a cooperating agency in
the preparation of the SWEIS. By this
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; List of
Correspondence
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: List of Correspondence from July 1, 2005 through September 30,
2005.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list pursuant to
section 607(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as
amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
of 2004 (IDEA). Under section 607(d) of IDEA, the Secretary is
required, on a quarterly basis, to publish in the Federal Register a
list of correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) received by individuals during the previous quarter that
describes the interpretations of the Department of IDEA or the
regulations that implement IDEA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melisande Lee or JoLeta Reynolds.
Telephone: (202) 245-7468.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this notice in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or
computer diskette) on request to the contact persons listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence
from the Department issued from July 1, 2005 through September 30,
2005.
Included on the list are those letters that contain interpretations
of the requirements of IDEA and its implementing regulations, as well
as letters and other documents that the Department believes will assist
the public in understanding the requirements of the law and its
regulations. The date of and topic addressed by a letter are
identified, and summary information is also provided, as appropriate.
To protect the privacy interests of the individual or individuals
involved, personally identifiable information has been deleted, as
appropriate.
Part B--Assistance for Education of all Children With Disabilities
Section 611--Authorization; Allotment; Use of Funds; Authorization of
Appropriations
Topic Addressed: State Administration
[cir] Dear Colleague letter dated July 25, 2005, advising States
that the Department is invoking its transition authority under section
303 of IDEA, which terminates on December 3, 2005, to give States more
time to ensure that their interagency agreements are current before the
new restriction added to section 611(e)(1) of IDEA on use of Part B
funds for State administration takes effect.
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Section 612--State Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Evaluation
[cir] Letter dated September 21, 2005 to Texas Commissioner of
Education Shirley Neeley, regarding steps that the Department has taken
to address educational challenges for displaced students resulting from
Hurricane Katrina and advising the Texas Education Agency on how to
ensure timely completion of evaluations of children suspected of having
a disability in districts enrolling a significant number of displaced
students.
[cir] Letter dated August 9, 2005 to Virgin Islands Educational
Consultant Eleanor Hirsh, providing an explanation regarding new
requirements relating to (1) pre-referral activities and timeliness of
referrals for initial evaluation to determine eligibility for special
education and related services; (2) use of evaluations conducted under
Part C of IDEA to determine eligibility under Part B of IDEA; and (3)
placement options for preschool-aged children with disabilities.
Topic Addressed: Maintenance of State Financial Support
[cir] Letter dated September 21, 2005 to Louisiana Superintendent
of Education Cecil J. Picard, regarding the steps the Department is
taking to assist the State and school districts in educating displaced
students as a result of Hurricane Katrina and informing the State the
Department will waive the State-level maintenance of effort requirement
as permitted under section 612(a)(18)(C) of IDEA.
Section 613--Local Educational Agency Eligibility
Topic Addressed: Charter Schools
[cir] Letter dated September 13, 2005 to Hawaii Department of
Education Special Education Director Dr. Paul Ban, regarding the
requirements of Part B of IDEA that are applicable to public charter
schools under Hawaii's unitary school system.
Section 615--Procedural Safeguards
Topic Addressed: Student Discipline
[cir] Letter dated July 28, 2005 to Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North
Carolina Commissioner Bill James, regarding requirements applicable to
disciplining students with disabilities.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027, Assistance to
States for Education of Children with Disabilities)
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. E5-6578 Filed 11-25-05; 8:45 am]
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