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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.
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: June 2, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
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Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Federal Family Education Loan
(FFEL) School Letter.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 500.
Burden Hours: 125.
Abstract: On March 4, 2008, a letter
was sent via e-mail to 4,155 financial
aid administrators at institutions that
participate in the Federal Family
Educational Loan Program. The purpose
of the letter is to inform the financial aid
administrators that the Department of
Education is monitoring the current
uncertainty in the credit markets and
the impact of that uncertainty on
student loan programs. The letter invites
the financial aid administrator to
provide the Department with any
information he or she has related to any
lender that plans to reduce, suspend, or
discontinue making student loans. The
letter requests this information for both
federal and non-federal student loans.
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The Department uses the information
received from the financial aid
administrators to prepare an analysis
and summary for presentation to the
Secretary. The Secretary continues to
use the information to make her
decisions related to ensuring the
continued availability of educational
loans for students and their families.
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 3657. 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.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Small, Rural School Achievement
Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice announcing application
deadline.
AGENCY:
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.358A.
SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural
School Achievement (SRSA) Program,
the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) awards grants on a
formula basis to eligible local
educational agencies (LEAs) to address
the unique needs of rural school
districts. In this notice, we establish the
deadline for submission of fiscal year
(FY) 2008 SRSA grant applications.
An eligible LEA that is required to
submit an application must do so
electronically by the deadline in this
notice. If it submits its application after
this deadline, the LEA will receive a
grant award only to the extent that
funds are available after the Department
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awards grants to other eligible LEAs
under the program.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2008,
4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Which LEAs Are Eligible for an Award
Under the SRSA Program?
An LEA is eligible for an award under
the SRSA program if—
(a) The total number of students in
average daily attendance at all of the
schools served by the LEA is fewer than
600, or each county in which a school
served by the LEA is located has a total
population density of fewer than 10
persons per square mile; and
(b) All of the schools served by the
LEA are designated with a school locale
code of 7 or 8 by the Department’s
National Center for Education Statistics
(using the NCES school locale
methodology in place at the time of
NCLB’s enactment), or the Secretary has
determined, based on a demonstration
by the LEA and concurrence of the SEA,
that the LEA is located in an area
defined as rural by a governmental
agency of the State.
Which Eligible LEAs Must Submit an
Application To Receive a FY 2008
SRSA Grant Award?
An eligible LEA must submit an
application to receive a FY 2008 SRSA
grant award if it falls under any of the
following categories:
1. The LEA never submitted an
application for SRSA funds in any prior
year;
2. The LEA received an SRSA grant
award for FY 2005 and, as of February
15, 2008, had not drawn down from the
Department’s Grant Administration and
Payment System any of its FY 2005
SRSA funds; or
3. The LEA received an SRSA grant
award for FY 2006 and, as of March 31,
2008, had not drawn down from the
Department’s Grant Administration and
Payment System any of its FY 2006
SRSA funds.
Under the regulations in 34 CFR
75.104(a), the Secretary makes grants
only to an eligible party that submits an
application. Given the limited purpose
served by the application under the
SRSA program, the Secretary considers
the application requirement to be met if
the LEA submitted an SRSA application
for any prior year and does not fall
under any of the categories listed above
requiring the submission of a new
application. In this circumstance, unless
the LEA advises the Secretary by the
application deadline that it is
withdrawing its application, the
Secretary deems the application that the
LEA previously submitted to remain in
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effect for FY 2008 funding, and the LEA
does not have to submit an additional
application.
We intend to provide, by May 23,
2008, a list of LEAs eligible for FY 2008
funds on the Department’s Web site at
https://www.ed.gov/programs/reapsrsa/
index.html under the ‘‘Eligibility’’
hyperlink. The Web site will also
indicate which of these eligible LEAs
must submit a new application to the
Department to receive their FY 2008
SRSA grant award, and which eligible
LEAs are considered already to have
met the application requirement.
Eligible LEAs that must submit a new
application in order to receive FY 2008
SRSA funds must do so electronically
by the deadline established in this
notice.
Electronic Submission of Applications
An eligible LEA that is required to
submit an application to receive FY
2008 SRSA funds must submit an
electronic application by June 30, 2008,
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time.
Submission of an electronic application
involves the use of the Department’s
Electronic Grant Application System (eApplication) available through the
Department’s e-GRANTS system.
You can access the electronic
application for the SRSA Program at:
https://e-grants.ed.gov.
Once you access this site, you will
receive specific instructions regarding
the information to include in your
application.
The regular hours of operation of the
e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight, Saturday
(Washington, DC time). Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
Federal holidays, and after 7 p.m. on
Wednesdays for maintenance
(Washington, DC time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 3E108, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 401–0039 or via
Internet: reap@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the FRS at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this notice in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You can view this document, as well as
other Department of Education
documents published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable
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Document Format (PDF), on the Internet
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index.html.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345–7345b.
Dated: June 3, 2008.
Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: 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 threeyear extension of its Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP), OMB
Control Number 1910–5127. The
Department of Energy (DOE)
Weatherization Assistance Program
(WAP) is a formula grant program. DOE
has developed four forms designed to
reduce the length of time to input
information and provide a consistent
format for all States to submit as part of
their State Application and Plan
process. This activity will benefit the
program and State because all forms are
in electronic format that will populate a
database for program information. The
program information captured will be
used to provide the most current
program information for budget,
congressional and public inquiries to
the program. The forms will be used as
part of the Grants.gov process.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
July 7, 2008. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of
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time allowed by this notice, please
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon
as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at 202–395–4650.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the
DOE Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
New Executive Office Building,
Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503;
and
Elnora Long, EE–2K,
U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290,
Fax #: (202) 586–1233,
elnora.long@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elnora Long, EE–2K, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290, Fax #:
(202) 586–1233, elnora.long@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1910–5127; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Weatherization
Assistance Program; (3) Purpose: The
Weatherization Assistance Program
provides grants to States, the District of
Columbia and Native American Tribes
annually; (4) Estimated Number of
Respondents: 52 (Fifty Two) States and
Territories; (5) Estimated Total Burden
Hours: 3 hours per respondent; (6)
Number of Collections: The information
collection request contains 3
information and/or recordkeeping
requirements.
Statutory Authority: 10 CFR part 440
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2008.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: 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-
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Small, Rural School Achievement Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice announcing application deadline.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number 84.358A.
SUMMARY: Under the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program, the
U.S. Department of Education (Department) awards grants on a formula
basis to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the
unique needs of rural school districts. In this notice, we establish
the deadline for submission of fiscal year (FY) 2008 SRSA grant
applications.
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application must do
so electronically by the deadline in this notice. If it submits its
application after this deadline, the LEA will receive a grant award
only to the extent that funds are available after the Department awards
grants to other eligible LEAs under the program.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2008, 4:30 p.m. Washington, DC time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Which LEAs Are Eligible for an Award Under the SRSA Program?
An LEA is eligible for an award under the SRSA program if--
(a) The total number of students in average daily attendance at all
of the schools served by the LEA is fewer than 600, or each county in
which a school served by the LEA is located has a total population
density of fewer than 10 persons per square mile; and
(b) All of the schools served by the LEA are designated with a
school locale code of 7 or 8 by the Department's National Center for
Education Statistics (using the NCES school locale methodology in place
at the time of NCLB's enactment), or the Secretary has determined,
based on a demonstration by the LEA and concurrence of the SEA, that
the LEA is located in an area defined as rural by a governmental agency
of the State.
Which Eligible LEAs Must Submit an Application To Receive a FY 2008
SRSA Grant Award?
An eligible LEA must submit an application to receive a FY 2008
SRSA grant award if it falls under any of the following categories:
1. The LEA never submitted an application for SRSA funds in any
prior year;
2. The LEA received an SRSA grant award for FY 2005 and, as of
February 15, 2008, had not drawn down from the Department's Grant
Administration and Payment System any of its FY 2005 SRSA funds; or
3. The LEA received an SRSA grant award for FY 2006 and, as of
March 31, 2008, had not drawn down from the Department's Grant
Administration and Payment System any of its FY 2006 SRSA funds.
Under the regulations in 34 CFR 75.104(a), the Secretary makes
grants only to an eligible party that submits an application. Given the
limited purpose served by the application under the SRSA program, the
Secretary considers the application requirement to be met if the LEA
submitted an SRSA application for any prior year and does not fall
under any of the categories listed above requiring the submission of a
new application. In this circumstance, unless the LEA advises the
Secretary by the application deadline that it is withdrawing its
application, the Secretary deems the application that the LEA
previously submitted to remain in
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effect for FY 2008 funding, and the LEA does not have to submit an
additional application.
We intend to provide, by May 23, 2008, a list of LEAs eligible for
FY 2008 funds on the Department's Web site at https://www.ed.gov/
programs/reapsrsa/ under the ``Eligibility'' hyperlink. The
Web site will also indicate which of these eligible LEAs must submit a
new application to the Department to receive their FY 2008 SRSA grant
award, and which eligible LEAs are considered already to have met the
application requirement.
Eligible LEAs that must submit a new application in order to
receive FY 2008 SRSA funds must do so electronically by the deadline
established in this notice.
Electronic Submission of Applications
An eligible LEA that is required to submit an application to
receive FY 2008 SRSA funds must submit an electronic application by
June 30, 2008, 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time. Submission of an
electronic application involves the use of the Department's Electronic
Grant Application System (e-Application) available through the
Department's e-GRANTS system.
You can access the electronic application for the SRSA Program at:
https://e-grants.ed.gov.
Once you access this site, you will receive specific instructions
regarding the information to include in your application.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m.
Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until midnight,
Saturday (Washington, DC time). Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, Federal holidays, and after 7 p.m. on
Wednesdays for maintenance (Washington, DC time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eric Schulz, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E108, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 401-0039 or via Internet: reap@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the FRS at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this notice in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as 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 version of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7345-7345b.
Dated: June 3, 2008.
Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. E8-12744 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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