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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Meeting
National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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AGENCY:
The Hydrographic Services
Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal
Advisory Committee established to
advise the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
on matters related to the responsibilities
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and authorities set forth in section 303
of the Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act of 1998, its
amendments, and such other
appropriate matters that the Under
Secretary refers to the Panel for review
and advice.
DATES: Date and Time: The public
meeting will be held on May 22–24,
2012. May 22nd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45
p.m.; May 23rd from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15
p.m.; and May 24th from 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.
Location: Hilton Anchorage, 500 West
Third Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska,
99501, tel: (907) 272–7411. Refer to the
HSRP Web site listed below for the most
current meeting agenda. Times and
agenda topics are subject to change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Watson, HSRP Program
Coordinator, National Ocean Service
(NOS), Office of Coast Survey, NOAA
(N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910; Telephone:
301–713–2770 ext. 158; Fax: 301–713–
4019; Email:
Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov or visit
the NOAA HSRP Web site at https://
nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/
hsrp.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public and
public comment periods (on-site) will
be scheduled at various times
throughout the meeting. These comment
periods will be included in the final
agenda published before May 14, 2012,
on the HSRP Web site listed above. Each
individual or group making a verbal
presentation will be limited to a total
time of five (5) minutes. Comments will
be recorded. Written comments should
be submitted to
Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov by May
11, 2012. Written comments received
after May 11, 2012 will be distributed to
the HSRP, but may not be reviewed
until the meeting. Approximately 30
seats will be available for the public, on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Matters To Be Considered: Discussion,
dialogue and deliberation on navigation
services issues for the Alaska/Arctic
region such as: (1) The importance and
need for quality and timely delivery of
NOAA’s navigation products, services,
and information for the Alaska/Arctic
region; (2) multi-mission application of
NOAA’s geospatial, tide and water level,
and hydrographic products, services
and information for the Alaska/Arctic
region; (3) the use and need of
navigation services to support NOAA’s
Arctic Vision and Strategy; and (4)
provide non-navigation users with
services, data, products and expertise.
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and identify issues, recommend
improvements for and/or address
concerns related to Alaska/Arctic
regional navigation and geospatial, tide
and water level, products, services and
information, as well as environmental
hazards and coastal management. There
will be four breakout sessions where
HSRP Panel members will meet with
stakeholders and users to hear and
discussn ideas/suggestions for
improvements to NOAA’s navigation,
geospatial, tide and water level
products, services and information for
the Alaska/Arctic region. Other matters
to be discussed will include HSRP
working group updates, meeting
administration, and public comments.
Dated: April 12, 2012.
John E. Lowell, Jr.,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Vol. 77, No. 77, Friday,
April 20, 2012, page 23666.
ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF MEETING:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 10 a.m.–
11 a.m.
MEETING CANCELED. For a recorded
message containing the latest agenda
information, call (301) 504–7948.
CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson,
Office
of the Secretary, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301)
504–7923.
Dated: April 24, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests; Office of the
Secretary; Race to the Top Annual
Performance Report
The Department has
developed a Race to the Top Annual
Performance Report that is tied directly
to the Race to the Top selection criteria
and priorities previously established
and published in the Federal Register.
The report is grounded in the key
SUMMARY:
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performance targets included in
grantees’ approved Race to the Top
plans. Grantees will be required to
report on their progress in the four core
education reform areas and in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics. This reporting includes
narrative sections on progress and key
performance indicators. As was the case
in the completion of the Race to the Top
applications, grantees will coordinate
with LEAs to collect and report on
school and district-level data elements.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 25,
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. 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 04845. 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.
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
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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. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Race to the Top
Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1894–0012.
Type of Review: Reinstatement,
without change of a previously
approved collection.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 19.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,845.
Abstract: The American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act provides $4.3 billion
for the Race to the Top Fund (referred
to in the statute as the State Incentive
Grant Fund). This is a competitive grant
program. The purpose of the program is
to encourage and reward States that are
creating the conditions for education
innovation and reform; achieving
significant improvement in student
outcomes, including making substantial
gains in student achievement, closing
achievement gaps, improving high
school graduation rates, and ensuring
student preparation for success in
college and careers; and implementing
ambitious plans in four core education
reform areas: (a) Adopting
internationally-benchmarked standards
and assessments that prepare students
for success in college and and the
workplace; (b) building data systems
that measure student success and
inform teachers and principals in how
they can improve their practices; (c)
increasing teacher effectiveness and
achieving equity in teacher distribution;
and (d) turning around our lowestachieving schools.
In order to fulfill our responsibilities
for programmatic oversight and public
reporting, the Department has
developed a Race to the Top Annual
Performance Report that is tied directly
to the Race to the Top selection criteria
and priorities previously established
and published in the Federal Register.
The report is grounded in the key
performance targets included in
grantees’ approved Race to the Top
plans. Grantees will be required to
report on their progress in the four core
education reform areas and in Science,
Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics. This reporting includes
narrative sections on progress and key
performance indicators. As was the case
in the completion of the Race to the Top
applications, grantees will coordinate
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with LEAs to collect and report on
school and district-level data elements.
In order to robustly fulfill our
programmatic and fiscal oversight
responsibilities, it is essential that we
gather this data from Race to the Top
grantees and subgrantees. In the first
year of the grant, the APR was collected
through an emergency clearance
approval. In order to allow for a
comprehensive assessment of progress
for the remaining grant period to both
update the public and Congress about
Race to the Top and pinpoint areas
requiring technical assistance, we are
requesting a three-year clearance with
this form.
Additionally, through the Department
of Defense and Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2011 (FY 2011
Appropriations Act), the Department
made a total of $200 million in grants
to seven additional States in Phase 3 to
invest in a portion of their plans from
the Phase 2 competition. The
Department is requesting these States,
who will complete a sub-set of the APR
based on their approved plans, be
included in the three-year clearance
with this form.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–10090 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]
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Rehabilitation Research Projects and
Centers Program—Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Project
(DRRP)—Employment of Individuals
With Disabilities
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services proposes a priority under the
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program
administered by the National Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR). Specifically, this
notice proposes a priority for a
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Project (DRRP) on Employment of
Individuals with Disabilities. The
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of the
Secretary; Race to the Top Annual Performance Report
SUMMARY: The Department has developed a Race to the Top Annual
Performance Report that is tied directly to the Race to the Top
selection criteria and priorities previously established and published
in the Federal Register. The report is grounded in the key
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performance targets included in grantees' approved Race to the Top
plans. Grantees will be required to report on their progress in the
four core education reform areas and in Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics. This reporting includes narrative
sections on progress and key performance indicators. As was the case in
the completion of the Race to the Top applications, grantees will
coordinate with LEAs to collect and report on school and district-level
data elements.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 25, 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. 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 04845. 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.
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. Please note that written comments received in response to
this notice will be considered public records.
Title of Collection: Race to the Top Annual Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1894-0012.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change of a previously
approved collection.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 19.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,845.
Abstract: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $4.3
billion for the Race to the Top Fund (referred to in the statute as the
State Incentive Grant Fund). This is a competitive grant program. The
purpose of the program is to encourage and reward States that are
creating the conditions for education innovation and reform; achieving
significant improvement in student outcomes, including making
substantial gains in student achievement, closing achievement gaps,
improving high school graduation rates, and ensuring student
preparation for success in college and careers; and implementing
ambitious plans in four core education reform areas: (a) Adopting
internationally-benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare
students for success in college and and the workplace; (b) building
data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and
principals in how they can improve their practices; (c) increasing
teacher effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution; and
(d) turning around our lowest-achieving schools.
In order to fulfill our responsibilities for programmatic oversight
and public reporting, the Department has developed a Race to the Top
Annual Performance Report that is tied directly to the Race to the Top
selection criteria and priorities previously established and published
in the Federal Register. The report is grounded in the key performance
targets included in grantees' approved Race to the Top plans. Grantees
will be required to report on their progress in the four core education
reform areas and in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
This reporting includes narrative sections on progress and key
performance indicators. As was the case in the completion of the Race
to the Top applications, grantees will coordinate with LEAs to collect
and report on school and district-level data elements.
In order to robustly fulfill our programmatic and fiscal oversight
responsibilities, it is essential that we gather this data from Race to
the Top grantees and subgrantees. In the first year of the grant, the
APR was collected through an emergency clearance approval. In order to
allow for a comprehensive assessment of progress for the remaining
grant period to both update the public and Congress about Race to the
Top and pinpoint areas requiring technical assistance, we are
requesting a three-year clearance with this form.
Additionally, through the Department of Defense and Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (FY 2011 Appropriations Act), the
Department made a total of $200 million in grants to seven additional
States in Phase 3 to invest in a portion of their plans from the Phase
2 competition. The Department is requesting these States, who will
complete a sub-set of the APR based on their approved plans, be
included in the three-year clearance with this form.
Dated: April 23, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-10090 Filed 4-25-12; 8:45 am]
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