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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
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, 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: May 19, 2010.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services Office of Management.
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Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: American Indian Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities
Program
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 31.
Burden Hours: 368.
Abstract: The information is required
of institutions of higher education that
apply for grants under the Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities
Program authorized under Title III, Part
A of the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended. This information will be
used in making funding
recommendations.
This information collection is being
submitted under the Streamlined
Clearance Process for Discretionary
Grant Information Collections (1894–
0001). Therefore, the 30-day public
comment period notice will be the only
public comment notice published for
this information collection.
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 4301. When
you access the information collection,
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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 the Internet address
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
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
The Acting Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, 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 July 26,
2010.
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
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, 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
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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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: May 20, 2010.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Protection and Advocacy for
Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program
Assurances.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 9.
Abstract: This information collection
instrument will be used by grantees to
request funds to carry out the PAAT
program. PAAT is mandated by the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as
amended in 2004 (AT Act), to provide
protection and advocacy services to
individuals with disabilities for the
purposes of assisting in the acquisition,
utilization, or maintenance of assistive
technology or assistive technology
services.
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 4306. 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.
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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
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; State Personnel
Development Grants (SPDG) Program
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.323A.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 25, 2010.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 9, 2010.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 7, 2010.
Full Text of Announcement
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
this program, authorized by the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act, as amended (IDEA), is to assist
State educational agencies (SEAs) in
reforming and improving their systems
for personnel preparation and
professional development in early
intervention, educational, and transition
services in order to improve results for
children with disabilities.
Priority: This priority is from the
notice of final priority for this program,
published in the Federal Register on
June 9, 2006 (71 FR 33578).
Absolute Priority: For FY 2010 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: State Personnel
Development Grants Program Priority:
The Assistant Secretary establishes a
priority to assist SEAs in reforming and
improving their personnel preparation
and professional development systems
for teachers, principals, administrators,
related services personnel,
paraprofessionals, and early
intervention personnel. The intent of
this priority is to improve educational
results for children with disabilities
through the delivery of high quality
instruction and the recruitment, hiring
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and retention of highly qualified special
education teachers.
In order to meet this priority an
applicant must demonstrate that the
project for which it seeks funding—(1)
Provides professional development
activities that improve the knowledge
and skills of personnel as defined in
section 651(b) of IDEA in delivering
scientifically-based instruction to meet
the needs of, and improve the
performance and achievement of
infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and
children with disabilities; (2)
Implements practices to sustain the
knowledge and skills of personnel who
have received training in scientificallybased instruction; and (3) Implements
strategies that are effective in promoting
the recruitment, hiring, and retention of
highly qualified special education
teachers in accordance with section
602(10) and section 612(a)(14) of IDEA.
Projects funded under this priority
must also:
(a) Budget for a three-day Project
Directors’ meeting in Washington, DC
during each year of the project;
(b) Budget $4,000 annually for
support of the State Personnel
Development Grants Program Web site
currently administered by the
University of Oregon (https://
www.signetwork.org); and
(c) If a project receiving assistance
under this program authority maintains
a Web site, include relevant information
and documents in a form that meets a
government or industry-recognized
standard for accessibility.
Statutory Requirements.
State Personnel Development Plan.
An applicant must submit a State
Personnel Development Plan that
identifies and addresses the State and
local needs for personnel preparation
and professional development of
personnel, as well as individuals who
provide direct supplementary aids and
services to children with disabilities,
and that—
(a) Is designed to enable the State to
meet the requirements of section
612(a)(14) and section 635(a)(8) and (9)
of IDEA;
(b) Is based on an assessment of State
and local needs that identifies critical
aspects and areas in need of
improvement related to the preparation,
ongoing training, and professional
development of personnel who serve
infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and
children with disabilities within the
State, including—
(i) Current and anticipated personnel
vacancies and shortages; and
(ii) The number of preservice and
inservice programs;
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(c) Is integrated and aligned, to the
maximum extent possible, with State
plans and activities under the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA); the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended;
and the Higher Education Act of 1965,
as amended (HEA);
(d) Describes a partnership agreement
that is in effect for the period of the
grant, which agreement must specify—
(i) The nature and extent of the
partnership described in accordance
with section 652(b) of IDEA and the
respective roles of each member of the
partnership, including, if applicable, an
individual, entity, or agency other than
the SEA that has the responsibility
under State law for teacher preparation
and certification; and
(ii) How the SEA will work with other
persons and organizations involved in,
and concerned with, the education of
children with disabilities, including the
respective roles of each of the persons
and organizations;
(e) Describes how the strategies and
activities the SEA uses to address
identified professional development and
personnel needs will be coordinated
with activities supported with other
public resources (including funds
provided under Part B and Part C of
IDEA and retained for use at the State
level for personnel and professional
development purposes) and private
resources;
(f) Describes how the SEA will align
its personnel development plan with the
plan and application submitted under
sections 1111 and 2112, respectively, of
the ESEA;
(g) Describes strategies the SEA will
use to address the identified
professional development and
personnel needs and how such
strategies will be implemented,
including—
(i) A description of the programs and
activities that will provide personnel
with the knowledge and skills to meet
the needs of, and improve the
performance and achievement of,
infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and
children with disabilities; and
(ii) How such strategies will be
integrated, to the maximum extent
possible, with other activities supported
by grants funded under section 662 of
IDEA;
(h) Provides an assurance that the
SEA will provide technical assistance to
local educational agencies (LEAs) to
improve the quality of professional
development available to meet the
needs of personnel who serve children
with disabilities;
(i) Provides an assurance that the SEA
will provide technical assistance to
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[FR Doc No: 2010-12577]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, 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
July 26, 2010.
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 Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, 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: May 20, 2010.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT)
Program Assurances.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 9.
Abstract: This information collection instrument will be used by
grantees to request funds to carry out the PAAT program. PAAT is
mandated by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004
(AT Act), to provide protection and advocacy services to individuals
with disabilities for the purposes of assisting in the acquisition,
utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology or assistive
technology services.
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 4306. 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.
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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. 2010-12577 Filed 5-24-10; 8:45 am]
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