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years. Floodwaters in 1973, 1976, 1979,
1989, and 1994 substantially damaged
residences along the creek. Heavy rains
from Tropical Storm Allison in 2001
resulted in severe flooding along Clear
Creek and prompted the buyout of
approximately 300 flood-prone homes.
However, flooding is not only a problem
associated severe rain events, but has
become increasingly more frequent
along Clear Creek, even with moderate
amounts of rainfall. Local authorities
have made limited channel
improvements to address specific flood
concerns, but those efforts have
contributed little to resolving the
current large-scale flooding problem.
The Clear Creek Federal flood control
project was authorized by Congress in
the Flood Control Act of 1968 (Pub. L.
91–611, Section 221). The authorized
project extended 31 miles from Clear
Lake to the Fort Bend County line. Plans
included deepening, widening, and
realigning the creek channel. The
congressional authorization for this
project only allows the consideration of
reducing flood damage caused by
rainfall runoff along the main channel of
Clear Creek and not coastal flooding
caused by tropical storm systems. In
1982 the Phase I General Design
Memorandum, including the Final
Environmental Impact Statement, was
signed by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) Southwest Division
Engineer, thus authorizing the detailed
design. Due to concerns regarding its
design, the project’s non-Federal
sponsors, Galveston County and Harris
County Flood Control District, with
input from the public and governmental
entities, requested reevaluation of the
design. In 1997, the sponsors requested
the USACE adopt changes to the plans.
The changes requested by the nonFederal sponsors were beyond the
discretionary authority of the USACE
Southwest Division Commander to
approve. As a result, in February 1999,
the USACE decided a general
reevaluation study would be needed. In
April 1999, the non-Federal sponsors
agreed to accept the USACE
recommendation to conduct the general
reevaluation study. The general
reevaluation study reconsidered the
previously authorized project as well as
non-Federal sponsor-proposed
alternatives and other alternatives that
were deemed reasonable. Brazoria
County Drainage District #4 joined the
non-Federal sponsors in this effort by
June 1999.
(2) Alternatives. The construction
alternatives that will be evaluated are:
(1) Constructing 15.2 miles of 130 ft to
240 ft wide high flow channel in two
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separate sections of Clear Creek. (2)
Detention of 485 acre feet of flood water
in the high flow channel of Clear Creek
where it diverges from the low flow
channel. (3) Detention of 1,750 acre feet
of flood water in a 160 acre basin
adjacent to Clear Creek. (4) Construction
of a grass-lined channel on 2.4 miles of
Turkey Creek to its confluence with
Clear Creek. (5) Construction of a
concrete-lined channel for 0.8 mile of
Mud Gully in the reach which is located
between the northbound and
southbound lanes of Beamer Rd. (6)
Detention of 1,515 acre feet of flood
water in a 120 acre basin between Clear
Creek and Mud Gully. (7) Construction
of a 2.1 mile grass-lined channel on
Mary’s Creek. (8) Detention of 857 acre
feet of flood water in two detention
basins totaling 120 acres along Mary’s
Creek.
(3) Scoping. Scoping meetings were
held on March 15, 2001 at the
Friendswood High School in
Friendswood, TX, on March 15, 2001 in
Friendswood, TX, on May 3, 2001 in
League City, TX, and on May 9, 2001 in
Pearland, TX. The scoping process
involved Federal, State and local
agencies, and other interested persons
and organizations. Comments were
received for 30 days following each
scoping meeting. Comments will be
considered during preparation of the
EIS. At this time, there are no plans for
an additional scoping effort.
(4) Coordination. Further
coordination with environmental
agencies will be conducted under the
National Environmental Policy Act, the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the
Endangered Species Act, the Clean
Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the
National Historic Preservation Act, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Essential Fish Habitat), and the Coastal
Zone Management Act under the Texas
Coastal Management Program.
(5) DEIS Preparation. It is estimated
that the DEIS will be available to the
public for review and comment in
March 2009.
Richard Medina,
Chief, Planning and Environmental Branch.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
The IC Clearance Official,
Regulatory Information Management
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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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 August
25, 2008.
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.
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 18, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Federal Family Education Loan,
Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan Discharge
Applications.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
household.
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Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 29,543.
Burden Hours: 14,774.
Abstract: These forms serve as the
means by which eligible borrowers in
the FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan
programs apply for discharge of their
loans based on school closure (FFEL,
Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan program
loans), or false certification of student
eligibility (FFEL, and Direct Loan
program loans only). The holders of
FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan
program loans use the information
collected on these forms to determine
whether a borrower meets the eligibility
requirements for a closed school or false
certification loan discharge.
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 3743. 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.
[FR Doc. E8–14173 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Personnel Development
To Improve Services and Results for
Children With Disabilities—National
Center To Improve the Recruitment
and Retention of Qualified Personnel
for Children With Disabilities; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Awards
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.325C.
DATES:
Applications Available: June 24, 2008.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 24, 2008.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 22, 2008.
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Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purposes of
this program are to (1) help address
State-identified needs for highly
qualified personnel—in special
education, related services, early
intervention, and regular education—to
work with infants, toddlers, and
children with disabilities; and (2)
ensure that those personnel have the
necessary skills and knowledge, derived
from practices that have been
determined through scientifically based
research and experience, to be
successful in serving those children.
Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from
allowable activities specified in the
statute, or otherwise authorized in the
statute (see sections 662 and 681(d) of
the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)). 20 U.S.C. 1462
and 1481(d).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2008 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants 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:
National Center to Improve the
Recruitment and Retention of Qualified
Personnel for Children With Disabilities
(84.325C).
Background
Under Part B of IDEA, section
612(a)(14) requires States to ensure that
special education teachers and related
services personnel providing services
are appropriately and adequately
prepared and trained. In implementing
this requirement, States must ensure
that local educational agencies (LEAs)
take measurable steps to recruit, hire,
train, and retain highly qualified special
education teachers and related services
personnel to serve children with
disabilities. Likewise, under Part C of
IDEA, section 635(a)(8) and (9) requires
States to maintain comprehensive
systems of personnel development that
include strategies to prepare, recruit,
and retain early intervention service
providers who are fully and
appropriately qualified to provide early
intervention services.
States and LEAs report challenges in
recruiting and retaining highly qualified
special education teachers, which could
affect their ability to meet the Federal
personnel requirements under IDEA.
Throughout the United States, there is a
chronic and pervasive shortage of
special education teachers and this
shortage is expected to increase over
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time (McLeskey, Tyler, & Flippin, 2004).
In addition, there is a severe shortage of
special educators from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds that
reflects the lack of diversity in the
teacher population as a whole
(McLeskey et al., 2004; NCES, 2003).
Nationwide, there is a growing
shortage of qualified school-based
related services personnel, including
audiologists, occupational therapists,
physical therapists, and speechlanguage pathologists (Center on
Personnel Studies in Special Education,
2004). Part C early intervention and Part
B preschool programs also report
significant personnel shortages across
disciplines serving infants, toddlers,
and preschoolers with disabilities and
their families (Center to Inform
Personnel Preparation Policy and
Practice in Early Intervention and
Preschool Education, 2007).
The current personnel shortage has
multiple causes, including increases in
(a) the number of positions created to
meet the growing population of infants,
toddlers, and children with disabilities,
and (b) the number of special education
personnel moving out of direct service
roles to other positions in the field,
switching to regular education, or
leaving the profession altogether
(McLeskey et al., 2004). Uncertified or
inadequately prepared personnel, as
well as younger and inexperienced
personnel, are more likely to leave their
positions than their certified and more
experienced colleagues (Billingsley,
2004; McLeskey et al., 2004).
To address these on-going challenges
effectively, States must adopt evidencebased and comprehensive strategies to
recruit new special education teachers,
related services personnel, and early
intervention personnel, retain the
current workforce, and improve the
skills of uncertified and inadequately
prepared personnel. In 2003, the Office
of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
funded the National Center for Special
Education Personnel and Related
Services Providers (Personnel Center) to
help States develop and implement
strategies to recruit and retain sufficient
numbers of highly or fully qualified
personnel. (Information on the work of
the Personnel Center is available at
https://www.personnelcenter.org) To
further enhance the capacity of States
and LEAs to recruit and retain sufficient
numbers of highly or fully qualified
personnel, the Secretary is proposing to
establish a National Center to Improve
the Recruitment and Retention of
Qualified Personnel for Children With
Disabilities.
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[FR Doc No: E8-14173]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 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
August 25, 2008.
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.
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 18, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Federal Family Education Loan, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan
Discharge Applications.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
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Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 29,543.
Burden Hours: 14,774.
Abstract: These forms serve as the means by which eligible
borrowers in the FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan programs apply for
discharge of their loans based on school closure (FFEL, Direct Loan,
and Perkins Loan program loans), or false certification of student
eligibility (FFEL, and Direct Loan program loans only). The holders of
FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan program loans use the information
collected on these forms to determine whether a borrower meets the
eligibility requirements for a closed school or false certification
loan discharge.
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 3743. 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.
[FR Doc. E8-14173 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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