Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 35225-35226 [E7-12411]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 27, 2007 / Notices requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. 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. ED 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 respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: June 21, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: Hurricane Education Recovery Awards. Abstract: Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Agricultural and Other Emergency Assistance for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007, and for Other Purposes (Pub. L. 110–28) provides $30 million in awards to institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101 or section 102(c) of the HEA, that are located in an area in which a major disaster was declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to Hurricanes Katrina or Rita that were forced to close, relocate or significantly curtail their activities as a result of damage directly caused by the hurricanes. These Hurricane Education Recovery Awards can only be used to defray expenses, including expenses that would have been covered by revenue lost as a direct result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, expenses already incurred, and construction expenses directly related to damage resulting from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita and for payments to enable affected institutions to provide grants to students VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:50 Jun 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 who attend such institutions for academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2006. Additional Information: Congress continues to be concerned with the devastation caused in 2005 to several states and these additional appropriations were recently voted to help with necessary funding to help these communities get back to normal educational pursuits. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Businesses or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 50. Burden Hours: 75. 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 3395. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 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. E7–12398 Filed 6–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Department of Education. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 27, 2007. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, AGENCY: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35225 Attention: Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses electronically by e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated collection name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting comments electronically should not submit paper copies. 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 IC Clearance Official, 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. Dated: June 21, 2007. Angela C. Arrington, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. Institute of Education Sciences Type of Review: New. Title: A Study of the Effects of Using Classroom Assessment for Student Learning. Frequency: On Occasion; SemiAnnually; Annually. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 12,288. Burden Hours: 1,611. Abstract: This study examines the impact of Classroom Assessment for E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1 35226 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 27, 2007 / Notices Student Learning (CASL), a professional development program in classroom assessment, on student achievement and other student and teacher outcomes. Participating schools will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. Each school in the intervention group will include a team of three to six Grade 4 and 5 mathematics teachers who will implement the CASL program. Teachers in the control schools will engage in their regular professional development activities. The study will take place during the 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 school years. Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from https:// edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 3315. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 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. E7–12411 Filed 6–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests Department of Education. Correction notice. AGENCY: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: On June 20, 2007, the Department of Education published a comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 33985, Column 2) for the information collection, ‘‘Postsecondary Student Achievement and Institutional Performance Pilot Program.’’ This notice was published in error. Once the Department finalizes this collection, ED will publish another comment period notice. The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, hereby VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:50 Jun 26, 2007 Jkt 211001 issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Dated: June 21, 2007. James Hyler, Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. E7–12397 Filed 6–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Closure of Yucca Mountain Freedom of Information Act Reading Room at Las Vegas Information Center and Opening of Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Reading Room at the Pahrump Information Center U.S. Department of Energy. Notice of action. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) managed the Las Vegas Information Center located at 4101 B Meadows Lane, Las Vegas, Nevada. This facility housed the Yucca Mountain Project’s FOIA Reading Room. On March 29, 2007, the Las Vegas Information Center, including the FOIA reading room was closed. The OCRWM reading room was relocated to the Pahrump Information Center located at 2341 E. Postal Drive, Pahrump, Nevada, in Nye County on June 18, 2007. DATES: The Pahrump Information Center OCRWM reading room opened on June 18, 2007. The reading room hours of operation are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. ADDRESSES: The Pahrump Information Center is located at 2341 E. Postal Drive, Pahrump, Nevada 89048. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information regarding the reading room hours of operation, call 775–751–5817, or leave a message at 1– 800–225–6972. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2007. Allen B. Benson, Director, Office of External Affairs, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. [FR Doc. E7–12414 Filed 6–26–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy State Energy Advisory Board Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 86 Stat. 770), requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: August 14, 2007 (Board to tour the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory). August 15, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Open Meeting). August 16, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Open Meeting). ADDRESSES: Hotel Durant, 2600 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal Officer, Assistant Manager, Office of Intergovernmental Projects & Outreach, Golden Field Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401, Telephone 303/275–4801. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: To make recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy regarding goals and objectives, programmatic and administrative policies, and to otherwise carry out the Board’s responsibilities as designated in the State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 440). Tentative Agenda: Briefings on, and discussions of: —EERE Energy Efficiency and Policy. • EERE Project Management Center. —Board Discussions/Responses to Laboratory Presentations. —STEAB Effectiveness/Formal Discussions Regarding Current STEAB Products and the Potential Development of New Recommendations and Resolutions. —STEAB Effectiveness/Preliminary Discussions for the Development of the FY 07 STEAB Annual Report. Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Gary Burch at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests to make oral presentations must be received five days prior to the meeting; reasonable provision will be made to include the statements in the agenda. The Chair of the Board is empowered to conduct the E:\FR\FM\27JNN1.SGM 27JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35225-35226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12411]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management 
Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for 
OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses 
electronically by e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to 
(202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in 
their response ``Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated 
collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound Evaluation'']. Persons submitting 
comments electronically should not submit paper copies.

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 IC Clearance Official, 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.

    Dated: June 21, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, 
Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: A Study of the Effects of Using Classroom Assessment for 
Student Learning.
    Frequency: On Occasion; Semi-Annually; Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

     Responses: 12,288.
     Burden Hours: 1,611.

    Abstract: This study examines the impact of Classroom Assessment 
for

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Student Learning (CASL), a professional development program in 
classroom assessment, on student achievement and other student and 
teacher outcomes. Participating schools will be randomly assigned to 
either the intervention or control group. Each school in the 
intervention group will include a team of three to six Grade 4 and 5 
mathematics teachers who will implement the CASL program. Teachers in 
the control schools will engage in their regular professional 
development activities. The study will take place during the 2007-2008 
and 2008-2009 school years.
    Requests for copies of the information collection submission for 
OMB review may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting 
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
3315. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 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. E7-12411 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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