Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests, 18218-18219 [E7-6842]

Download as PDF 18218 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 69 / Wednesday, April 11, 2007 / Notices available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/ sndl.aspx or may be obtained from the Director, Correction and Programs (N1353), 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055–6000. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this system should address written inquiries to the United States Navy Brig or United States Marine Corps Brig where incarcerated. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL) that is available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/ sndl.aspx or may be obtained from the Director, Corrections and Programs (N1353), 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055–6000. Requests should include full name, Social Security Number (SSN), and must be signed by the requesting individual. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system of records should address written inquiries to the United States Navy Brig or United States Marine Corps Brig where incarcerated. Official mailing addresses are published in the Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL) that is available at https://doni.daps.dla.mil/ sndl.aspx or may be obtained from the Director, Corrections and Programs (N1353), 5720 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38055–6000. Requests should include full name, Social Security Number (SSN), and must be signed by the requesting individual. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: The Navy’s rules for accessing records, and for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5211.5; 32 CFR part 701; or may be obtained from the system manager. cprice-sewell on PRODPC61 with NOTICES RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Military personnel records; military financial and medical records; military and civilian investigative and law enforcement agencies; court-martial proceedings; records of non-judicial administrative proceedings; United States military commanders; staff members and cadre supply information relative to service member’s conduct or duty performance; and other individuals or organizations which may supply information relevant to the purpose for which this system was designed. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:09 Apr 10, 2007 Jkt 211001 EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: Parts of this system may be exempt pursuant to 552a(j)(2) if the information is compiled and maintained by a component of the agency which performs as its principal function any activity pertaining to the enforcement of criminal laws. An exemption rule for this system has been promulgated in accordance with requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(1), (2), and (3), (c) and (e) and published in 32 CFR part 701, subpart G. For additional information contact the system manager. [FR Doc. 07–1793 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 11, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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) AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Dated: April 6, 2007. James Hyler, Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Type of Review: New. Title: Title I—Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)— Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government, SEAs, or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 60. Burden Hours: 4,019. Abstract: The Secretary has amended the regulations governing programs administered under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and the regulations governing programs under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The regulations implement statutory provisions regarding State educational agency (SEA), local educational agency (LEA), and school accountability for the academic achievement of students with disabilities. The information collections associated with these regulations relate to three changes in activities already required under Title I, Part A of the ESEA for SEAs that voluntarily choose to take advantage of the additional flexibility offered by the amended regulations. This flexibility is for SEAs that choose to develop modified academic achievement standards and assessments that measure achievement based on those standards for a small group of students with disabilities. The new regulations also affect the E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 69 / Wednesday, April 11, 2007 / Notices information collections for the IDEA as the form to be used for reporting school year 2007–08 assessment for students with disabilities has been revised. It now includes one additional category for students with disabilities who are assessed through an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards. 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 3308. 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 245–6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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. [FR Doc. E7–6842 Filed 4–10–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Mentoring Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 cprice-sewell on PRODPC61 with NOTICES Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.184B. Dates: Applications Available: April 11, 2007. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 23, 2007. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 23, 2007. Eligible Applicants: (1) Local educational agencies (LEAs); (2) Nonprofit, community-based organizations (CBOs), which may include faith-based organizations; and (3) A partnership between an LEA and a non-profit CBO. Note: The Secretary is limiting eligibility under the Mentoring Programs grant competition (CFDA Number 84.184B) to applicants that do not currently have an active grant under this program. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is considered active until the end of the grant’s project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:09 Apr 10, 2007 Jkt 211001 the grantee’s authority to obligate funds (71 FR 70369). Estimated Available Funds: $29,347,000. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards later in FY 2007 and in subsequent years from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applications from this competition. Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000–$200,000. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $150,000. Estimated Number of Awards: 198. Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Project Period: Up to 36 months. Full Text of Announcement I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: This program provides assistance to promote mentoring programs for children with greatest need that: (1) Assist these children in receiving support and guidance from a mentor; (2) improve the academic performance of the children; (3) improve interpersonal relationships between the children and their peers, teachers, other adults, and family members; (4) reduce the dropout rate of the children; and (5) reduce juvenile delinquency and involvement in gangs by the children. Priorities: The following absolute and competitive preference priorities are from the notice of final priorities, requirements, and selection criteria for this program published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30794). Absolute Priority: For FY 2007 and any subsequent year in which we make awards on the basis of the list of unfunded applications from this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: This priority supports projects that address the academic and social needs of children with the greatest need through school-based mentoring programs and activities and provide these students with mentors. These programs and activities must serve children with the greatest need in one or more grades 4 through 8 living in rural areas, high-crime areas, or troubled home environments, or who attend schools with violence problems. Competitive Preference Priority: Within this absolute priority, we give competitive preference to applications that address the following priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we will PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18219 award an additional five points to an application that meets this priority. This priority is: We will award five additional points to a consortium of eligible applicants that includes either: (a) At least one local educational agency (LEA) and at least one community-based organization (CBO) that is not a school and that provides services to youth and families in the community; or (b) at least one private school that qualifies as a nonprofit CBO and at least one other CBO that is not a school and that provides services to youth and families in the community. The consortium must designate one member of the group to apply for the grant, unless the consortium is itself eligible as a partnership between a LEA and a nonprofit CBO. To receive this competitive preference, the applicant must clearly identify the agencies that comprise the consortium and must include a detailed plan of their working relationship and of the activities that each member will perform, including a project budget that reflects the contractual disbursements to the members of the consortium. For the purpose of this priority, a ‘‘consortium’’ means a group application in accordance with the provisions of 34 CFR 75.127 through 75.129. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7140. Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, 99 and 299. (b) The notice of final priorities, requirements, and selection criteria published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2004 (69 FR 30794). (c) The notice of final eligibility requirement for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools discretionary grant programs published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369). Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except federally recognized Indian tribes. Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only. II. Award Information Type of Award: Discretionary grants. Estimated Available Funds: $29,347,000. Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards later in FY 2007 and in subsequent years from the rank-ordered list of unfunded applications from this competition. Estimated Range of Awards: $100,000–$200,000. E:\FR\FM\11APN1.SGM 11APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18218-18219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6842]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, 
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, 
invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 11, 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Acting Leader, Information Management 
Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office 
of Management, 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.

    Dated: April 6, 2007.
James Hyler,
Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Title I--Improving the Academic Achievement of the 
Disadvantaged; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)--
Assistance to States for the Education of Children with Disabilities.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government, SEAs, or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 60.
     Burden Hours: 4,019.
    Abstract: The Secretary has amended the regulations governing 
programs administered under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2001 (NCLB), and the regulations governing programs under Part B 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The 
regulations implement statutory provisions regarding State educational 
agency (SEA), local educational agency (LEA), and school accountability 
for the academic achievement of students with disabilities. The 
information collections associated with these regulations relate to 
three changes in activities already required under Title I, Part A of 
the ESEA for SEAs that voluntarily choose to take advantage of the 
additional flexibility offered by the amended regulations. This 
flexibility is for SEAs that choose to develop modified academic 
achievement standards and assessments that measure achievement based on 
those standards for a small group of students with disabilities. The 
new regulations also affect the

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information collections for the IDEA as the form to be used for 
reporting school year 2007-08 assessment for students with disabilities 
has been revised. It now includes one additional category for students 
with disabilities who are assessed through an alternate assessment 
based on modified academic achievement standards.
    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 3308. 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

 or faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the 
    information collection when making your request.Comments regarding 
burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be 
electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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.

[FR Doc. E7-6842 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

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