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requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please
note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Information
Management and Privacy Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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 17, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division,Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
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Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Migrant Education
Program Final Regulations and
Certificate of Eligibility.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0662.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually;
Biennially; Once.
Affected Public: Individuals or
household; State, Local, or Tribal
Government, State Educational
Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 230,047.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 406,297.
Abstract: The regulations for Title I,
Part C establish minimum requirements
for a State Educational Agency
comprehensive needs assessment, plan
for service delivery, and program
evaluation. The regulations also
establish minimum requirements for
documenting eligibility, re-interviewing,
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and establishing a system of quality
controls. The Secretary will use the
information collected to monitor the
accuracy of program eligibility
determinations, make needed
improvements, and adjust State Migrant
Education Program allocations based on
reported defect rates.
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 4619. 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 and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
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.
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Education
(the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and
Records 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 19,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden
and/or the collection activity
SUMMARY:
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requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please
note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Information
Management and Privacy Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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 17, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Annual
Performance Report for the State Grant
for Assistive Technology Program under
the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as
Amended.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0572.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government, State Educational
Agencies or Local Education Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 190,456.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 23,968.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, as amended
(AT Act), requires states to submit
annual data reports. This instrument
helps the grantees report annual data
related to the required activities
implemented by the state under the AT
Act. This data is used by the
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Rehabilitation Services Administration
(RSA) in order to prepare required
annual reports to Congress. RSA calls
this data collection an annual progress
report.
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 4623. 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 and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
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
Applications for New Awards; State
Personnel Development Grants (SPDG)
Program
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information
State Personnel Development Grants
(SPDG) Program Notice Inviting
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2011
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.323A.
DATES:
Applications Available: May 20, 2011.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: July 5, 2011.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: September 2, 2011.
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 (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
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order to improve results for children
with disabilities.
Priorities: This notice contains two
absolute priorities and one competitive
preference priority that are explained in
the following paragraphs.
Absolute Priorities: In accordance
with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), Absolute
Priority 1 is from sections 651 through
655 of IDEA. Absolute Priority 2 is from
the notice of final priority for this
program, published in the Federal
Register on June 9, 2006 (71 FR 33578).
For FY 2011 and any subsequent year in
which we make awards from the list of
unfunded applicants from this
competition, these priorities are
absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR
75.105(c)(3), we consider only
applications that meet both of these
priorities.
The priorities are:
Absolute Priority 1: State Personnel
Development Grants
Statutory Requirements. To meet this
priority, an applicant must meet the
following statutory requirements:
1. State Personnel Development Plan.
An applicant must submit a State
Personnel Development Plan that
identifies and addresses the State and
local needs for the 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—
(1) Current and anticipated personnel
vacancies and shortages; and
(2) The number of preservice and
inservice programs;
(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—
(1) The nature and extent of the
partnership described in accordance
with section 652(b) of IDEA and the
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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
(2) 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—
(1) 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
(2) 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
entities that provide services to infants
and toddlers with disabilities to
improve the quality of professional
development available to meet the
needs of personnel serving those
children;
(j) Describes how the SEA will recruit
and retain highly qualified teachers and
other qualified personnel in geographic
areas of greatest need;
(k) Describes the steps the SEA will
take to ensure that economically
disadvantaged and minority children
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[FR Doc No: 2011-12442]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records 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 19, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received
in response to this notice will be considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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 17, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Annual Performance Report for the State Grant
for Assistive Technology Program under the Assistive Technology Act of
1998, as Amended.
OMB Control Number: 1820-0572.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, State
Educational Agencies or Local Education Agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 190,456.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 23,968.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as
amended (AT Act), requires states to submit annual data reports. This
instrument helps the grantees report annual data related to the
required activities implemented by the state under the AT Act. This
data is used by the
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Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) in order to prepare
required annual reports to Congress. RSA calls this data collection an
annual progress report.
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 4623. 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 and OMB Control Number when making your request.
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. 2011-12442 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
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