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conformity with the limits on phthalates
in children’s toys and child care
articles. The notice of requirements
described the test methods that third
party conformity assessment bodies
should use when testing for phthalates.
In brief, the test methods identified in
the notice of requirements are:
• CPSC–CH–C1001–09.3, Standard
Operating Procedure for Determination
of Phthalates, issued on April 1, 2010.
This test method can be downloaded
from the CPSC Web site at: https://
www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/CPSC–CH–
C1001–09.3.pdf; and/or
• GB/T 22048–2008, Toys and
Children’s Products—Determination of
Phthalate Plasticizers in Polyvinyl
Chloride Plastic, issued on June 16,
2008. Information about this method is
available at: https://220.194.5.109/
stdlinfo/servlet/com.sac.sacQuery.
GjbzcxDetailServlet?std_code=GB/
T%2022048–2008.
Thus, third party conformity
assessment bodies use either of the two
test methods identified immediately
above when they test children’s toys
and child care articles for compliance
with the phthalates limits.
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II. What do we hope the symposium
will accomplish?
The CPSIA’s phthalate restrictions,
coupled with the testing and
certification requirements in the CPSA,
have created certain challenges for
manufacturers, retailers, and third party
conformity assessment bodies (more
commonly known as ‘‘testing
laboratories’’). Therefore, we intend to
hold the first CPSC Symposium on
Phthalates Screening and Testing
Methods on March 1, 2012, at our
National Product Testing and
Evaluation Center, located at 5 Research
Place, Rockville, Maryland 20850. The
symposium will run from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Our goal is to review available and
emerging technologies for detecting
phthalates and to stimulate discussion
of technological needs to improve
testing methods. We intend to ensure
that the advantages and limitations of
screening and testing methods are
discussed. We plan to use a
combination of technical presentations
and discussion panels to explore these
issues at the symposium.
III. What topics will be addressed at the
symposium?
We plan to cover the following topics:
• Methods for increased quality
control, from the manufacturing process
to testing a final product;
• Available chemical analysis
instrumentation and techniques,
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including infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),
Thermal Desorption, Direct Analysis
Real Time Mass Spectrometry (DART–
MS), and Gas Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry (GC/MS);
• Advantages and limitations of
available technology; and
• Emerging organic chemical
detection and quantification
technologies.
We will prepare a detailed agenda
based on scheduled presenters and
expected attendance, and we will make
the agenda available on our Web site at:
www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/
phthalatetestagenda.pdf.
IV. Details Regarding the Symposium
A. When and where will the symposium
be held?
The symposium will be held from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 1, 2012, at the
CPSC’s National Product Testing and
Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place,
Rockville, Maryland 20850.
B. How do you register for the
symposium?
If you would like to make a
presentation at the symposium or to be
considered as a panel member for a
specific topic or topics, you should
register by February 9, 2012. (See the
ADDRESSES portion of this document for
the Web site link and instructions on
where to register.) We also ask that you
indicate whether you would like to
serve on a panel or make a presentation,
and indicate the topic(s) for which you
wish to be considered. We ask that you
limit the number of topics to no more
than three. We will select panelists and
individuals who will make
presentations at the symposium, based
on considerations such as the
individual’s familiarity or expertise
with the topic to be discussed; the
practical utility of the information to be
presented (such as a discussion of
specific methods), and the individual’s
viewpoint or ability to represent certain
interests (such as large manufacturers,
small manufacturers, consumer
organizations).
In addition, please inform Dr.
Matthew Dreyfus, mdreyfus@cpsc.gov,
(301) 987–2094 of any special
equipment needs required to make a
presentation. While an effort will be
made to accommodate all persons who
wish to make a presentation, the time
allotted for presentations will depend
on the number of persons who wish to
speak on a given topic and the agenda.
We recommend that individuals and
organizations with common interests
consolidate or coordinate their
presentations and request time for a
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joint presentation. If you wish to make
a presentation and want to make copies
of your presentation or other handouts
available, you should bring copies to the
symposium. We will notify those who
are selected to make a presentation or
participate in a session or panel at least
two weeks before the symposium.
Selections will be made in attempt to
ensure that a wide variety of interests
are represented.
If you do not wish to make a
presentation, we ask that you register by
February 24, 2012. Please be aware that
seating will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. If you are unable to attend
the symposium, it will be available
through a webcast, but you may not be
able to interact with the panels and
presenters.
If you need special accommodations
because of disability, please contact Dr.
Matthew Dreyfus, mdreyfus@cpsc.gov,
(301) 987–2094 at least 10 days before
the symposium.
In addition, we encourage written or
electronic comments to the docket.
Written or electronic comments will be
accepted until February 27, 2012. Please
note that all comments should be
restricted to the topics covered by the
symposium.
C. What happens if few people register
for the symposium?
If fewer than 15 individuals register
for the symposium, we may cancel the
symposium. If we decide to cancel the
symposium, we will post a cancellation
notice by February 23, 2012, on the Web
page for the symposium insert web
address and send an email to all
registered participants who provide
their email address when they register.
Dated: January 25, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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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
SUMMARY:
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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 (Pub. L. 104–13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written 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.
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, Privacy, Information
and Records Management 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.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Innovation and Improvement.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Transition to
Teaching Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1855–0018.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 42.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 42.
Abstract: This is a request for
approval to collect information from
Transition to Teaching (TTT) grantees
that will be used to describe the extent
to which local education agencies that
received TTT grant funds have met the
goals relating to teacher recruitment and
retention described in their application.
TTT grantees are funded for a period of
five years. Currently, grantees are
required by statute to submit an interim
project evaluation to the Department of
Education (ED) at the end of the third
project year and a final project
evaluation at the project’s end. In turn,
the TTT program is required to prepare
and submit to the Secretary and to
Congress interim and final program
evaluations containing the results of
these grantee project evaluation reports.
An analysis of these reports has
provided some data on grantee
activities, prior to the usage of the TTT
survey, missing or incomplete data
made it difficult to aggregate data across
grantees in order to accurately describe
to Congress the extent of program
implementation. This data collection
allows ED to gather data on a common
set of indicators across grantees in order
to describe and improve program
inplementation with the end goal of
improving program performance.
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 4794. 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.
SUMMARY:
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Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Annual Program
Cost Report.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0017.
Agency Form Number(s): RSA–2.
Frequency of Responses: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Government.
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Notice of Submission for OMB Review
Department of Education.
Comment Request.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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The Director, Information
Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management
Services, Office of Management, invites
comments on the submission for OMB
review as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or
emailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a
cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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 the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The OMB is
particularly interested in comments
which: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Dated: January 24, 2012
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
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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
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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 (Pub. L.
104-13).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written 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, Privacy, Information and Records Management 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: January 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Innovation and Improvement.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title of Collection: Transition to Teaching Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1855-0018.
Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 42.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 42.
Abstract: This is a request for approval to collect information
from Transition to Teaching (TTT) grantees that will be used to
describe the extent to which local education agencies that received TTT
grant funds have met the goals relating to teacher recruitment and
retention described in their application. TTT grantees are funded for a
period of five years. Currently, grantees are required by statute to
submit an interim project evaluation to the Department of Education
(ED) at the end of the third project year and a final project
evaluation at the project's end. In turn, the TTT program is required
to prepare and submit to the Secretary and to Congress interim and
final program evaluations containing the results of these grantee
project evaluation reports. An analysis of these reports has provided
some data on grantee activities, prior to the usage of the TTT survey,
missing or incomplete data made it difficult to aggregate data across
grantees in order to accurately describe to Congress the extent of
program implementation. This data collection allows ED to gather data
on a common set of indicators across grantees in order to describe and
improve program inplementation with the end goal of improving program
performance.
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 4794. 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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