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such permit (1) was applied for in good
faith, (2) will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered or
threatened species, and (3) is consistent
with the purposes and policies set forth
in section 2 of the ESA.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Endangered Species
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Issuance of permit.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher,
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources,
Kure Beach, NC, 28449 [Hap Fatzinger,
Responsible Party] has been issued a
permit to take shortnose sturgeon
(Acipenser brevirostrum) for purposes of
enhancement.
ADDRESSES: The permit and related
documents are available for review
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices:
Permits, Conservation and Education
Division, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room
13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone
(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376 and;
Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th
Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701;
phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 824–
5309.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colette Cairns or Jennifer Skidmore,
(301) 713–2289.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 5, 2010, notice was published
in the Federal Register (75 FR 61424)
that a request for an enhancement
permit to take shortnose sturgeon had
been submitted by the North Carolina
Aquarium at Fort Fisher. The requested
permit has been issued under the
authority of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) and the regulations
governing the taking, importing, and
exporting of endangered and threatened
species (50 CFR parts 222–226).
The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort
Fisher has been issued a permit to
continue enhancement activities
previously authorized under Permit No.
1273. Activities include the continued
maintenance and educational display of
five captive-bred, non-releaseable adult
shortnose sturgeon. The permit does not
authorize any takes from the wild, nor
does it authorize any release of captive
sturgeon into the wild. The permit is
issued for a duration of 5 years.
Issuance of this permit, as required by
the ESA, was based on a finding that
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soon as they are available (https://
www.ntis.gov/about/advisorybd.asp).
The NTIS Facility is a secure one.
Accordingly, persons wishing to attend
should call the contacts identified above
to arrange for admission. If there are
sufficient expressions of interest up to
one-half hour will be reserved for public
comments during the afternoon session.
Questions from the public will not be
considered by the Board but any person
who wishes to submit a written
statement for the Board’s consideration
should mail or e-mail it to the contacts
named above not later than January 25.
2011.
National Technical Information Service
National Technical Information Service
Advisory Board
Dated: January 5, 2011.
Bruce Borzino,
Director.
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National Technical Information
Service, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
next meeting of the National Technical
Information Service Advisory Board (the
Advisory Board), which advises the
Secretary of Commerce and the Director
of the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) on policies and
operations of the Service.
DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 from 9 a.m.
to approximately 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board
meeting will be held in Room 115 of the
NTIS Facility at 5301 Shawnee Road,
Alexandria, Virginia 22312. Please note
admittance instructions under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Steven D. Needle, (703) 605–6404,
sneedle@ntis.gov or Ms. Jill Johnson
(703) 605–6401, jjohnson@ntis.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTIS
Advisory Board is established by
Section 3704b(c) of Title 15 of the
United States Code. The charter has
been filed in accordance with the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App.).
The morning session will focus on a
review of NTIS’ performance in Fiscal
Year 2010, its lines of business and its
core competencies. The afternoon
session is expected to focus on new
strategic directions for Fiscal Year 2011,
including issues pertaining to the
identification of new markets and new
ways to enhance NTIS’ utility to Federal
and non-Federal customers. A final
agenda and summary of the proceedings
will be posted at the NTIS web site as
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing
Board: Proposed Information
Collection
National Assessment
Governing Board, Education.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
the National Assessment Governing
Board is publishing the following
summary of a proposed information
collection for public comment.
Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any
of the following subjects: (1) The
necessity and utility of the proposed
information collection for the proper
performance of the Agency’s function;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology; and (5) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New information collection.
Title of Information Collection:
Evaluating Student Need for
Developmental or Remedial Courses at
Postsecondary Education Institutions
SUMMARY:
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(formerly titled Survey of Placement
Tests and Cut-Scores in Higher
Education Institutions).
Use: The congressionally authorized
National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) reports to the public on
the achievement of students at grades 4,
8, and 12 in core subjects. The National
Assessment Governing Board oversees
and sets policy for NAEP. NAEP and the
Governing Board are authorized under
the National Assessment of Educational
Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L.
107–279).
Among the Board’s responsibilities is
‘‘to improve the form, content, use, and
reporting of [NAEP results].’’ Toward
this end, the Governing Board plans to
enable NAEP at the 12th grade to report
on the academic preparedness of 12th
grade students in reading and
mathematics for entry level college
credit coursework.
The Governing Board has planned a
program of research studies to support
the validity of statements about 12th
grade student preparedness that would
be made in NAEP reports, beginning
with the 2009 assessments in 12th grade
reading and mathematics. Among the
studies planned is a survey of 2-year
and 4-year institutions of higher
education about the tests and test scores
used to place students into entry level
college credit coursework leading to a
degree and into non-credit remedial or
developmental programs in reading
and/or mathematics. The data resulting
from this survey will be used to help
develop valid statements that can be
made about the preparedness of 12th
grade students in NAEP reports.
Frequency: One operational study:
one time only; Affected Public: State,
Local or Tribal Governments (2-year and
4-year public higher education
institutions); Private Sector For-Profit
and Not-For-Profit Institutions (2-year
and 4-year private higher education
institutions);
Number of Respondents: 1,700; Total
Annual Responses: 1,700; Total Annual
Hours: 975.
To obtain copies of the proposed
survey and/or supporting statement for
the proposed paperwork collection
referenced above, e-mail your request,
including your address and phone
number, to Ray.Fields@ed.gov or call
202–357–0395.
To be assured consideration,
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection must
be received by the OMB desk officer at
the address below, no later than 5 p.m.
on February 14, 2011: OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Education Desk Officer, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
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Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number:
(202) 395–6974.
Dated: January 10, 2011.
Ray Fields,
Authorized Agency Paperwork Contact,
National Assessment Governing Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Overview Information; Business and
International Education Program
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.153A.
DATES:
Applications Available: January 13,
2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 2, 2011.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: May 2, 2011.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Business
and International Education (BIE)
Program provides grants to enhance
international business education
programs and to expand the capacity of
the business community to engage in
international economic activities.
Priorities: Under this competition we
are particularly interested in
applications that address the following
priorities.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2011,
these priorities are invitational
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1),
we do not give an application that meets
these invitational priorities a
competitive or absolute preference over
other applications.
These priorities are:
Invitational Priority I
Applications from Minority Serving
Institutions (MSIs) and community
colleges (including those that are
eligible to receive assistance under part
A or B of Title III or under Title V of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended).
Invitational Priority II
Applications that promote sustainable
economic growth through export
education and support high quality
postsecondary programs of study that
prepare students for success in the
context of a global economy.
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Invitational Priority III
Applications that focus on language
instruction in any of the following
seventy-eight (78) languages selected
from the U.S. Department of Education’s
list of Less Commonly Taught
Languages (LCTLs):
Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian,
Amharic, Arabic (all dialects),
Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi,
Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara,
Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula),
Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all
languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian,
Burmese, Cebuano (Visayan), Chechen,
Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Gan),
Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Min),
Chinese (Wu), Croatian, Dari, Dinka,
Georgian, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew
(Modern), Hindi, Igbo, Indonesian,
Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kashmiri,
Kazakh, Khmer (Cambodian), Kirghiz,
Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kurdish
(Sorani), Lao, Malay (Bahasa Melayu or
Malaysian), Malayalam, Marathi,
Mongolian, Nepali, Oromo, Panjabi,
Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish,
Portuguese (all varieties), Quechua,
Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala
(Sinhalese), Somali, Swahili, Tagalog,
Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan,
Tigrigna, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian,
Urdu, Uyghur/Uigur, Uzbek,
Vietnamese, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba, and
Zulu.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130–1130b.
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, and 99. (b) The
regulations in 34 CFR parts 655 and 661.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
Areas of National Need
In accordance with section 601(c) of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1121(c), the
Secretary has consulted with and
received recommendations regarding
the national need for expertise in
foreign languages and world regions
from the head officials of a wide range
of Federal agencies. These
recommendations have been taken into
account in developing the request for
applications for funding during this
grant cycle. A list of foreign languages
and world regions identified as areas of
national need may be found on the
following Web sites: https://www.ed.gov/
about/offices/list/ope/policy.html,
https://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/
legislation.html.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board: Proposed Information
Collection
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Education.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Assessment Governing
Board is publishing the following summary of a proposed information
collection for public comment. Interested persons are invited to send
comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this
collection of information, including any of the following subjects: (1)
The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for
the proper performance of the Agency's function; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (5) estimates of capital or start-up costs
and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to
provide information.
Type of Information Collection Request: New information collection.
Title of Information Collection: Evaluating Student Need for
Developmental or Remedial Courses at Postsecondary Education
Institutions
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(formerly titled Survey of Placement Tests and Cut-Scores in Higher
Education Institutions).
Use: The congressionally authorized National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) reports to the public on the achievement of
students at grades 4, 8, and 12 in core subjects. The National
Assessment Governing Board oversees and sets policy for NAEP. NAEP and
the Governing Board are authorized under the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L. 107-279).
Among the Board's responsibilities is ``to improve the form,
content, use, and reporting of [NAEP results].'' Toward this end, the
Governing Board plans to enable NAEP at the 12th grade to report on the
academic preparedness of 12th grade students in reading and mathematics
for entry level college credit coursework.
The Governing Board has planned a program of research studies to
support the validity of statements about 12th grade student
preparedness that would be made in NAEP reports, beginning with the
2009 assessments in 12th grade reading and mathematics. Among the
studies planned is a survey of 2-year and 4-year institutions of higher
education about the tests and test scores used to place students into
entry level college credit coursework leading to a degree and into non-
credit remedial or developmental programs in reading and/or
mathematics. The data resulting from this survey will be used to help
develop valid statements that can be made about the preparedness of
12th grade students in NAEP reports.
Frequency: One operational study: one time only; Affected Public:
State, Local or Tribal Governments (2-year and 4-year public higher
education institutions); Private Sector For-Profit and Not-For-Profit
Institutions (2-year and 4-year private higher education institutions);
Number of Respondents: 1,700; Total Annual Responses: 1,700; Total
Annual Hours: 975.
To obtain copies of the proposed survey and/or supporting statement
for the proposed paperwork collection referenced above, e-mail your
request, including your address and phone number, to Ray.Fields@ed.gov
or call 202-357-0395.
To be assured consideration, comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection must be received by the OMB desk
officer at the address below, no later than 5 p.m. on February 14,
2011: OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention:
Education Desk Officer, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Fax Number: (202) 395-6974.
Dated: January 10, 2011.
Ray Fields,
Authorized Agency Paperwork Contact, National Assessment Governing
Board.
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