Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Consolidated State Application, 51983-51984 [2014-20706]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 2014 / Notices September 9 or to address the Commissioners informally during the public dialogue portion of the hearing on September 9 are asked to sign up in advance by contacting Ms. Paula Schmitt of the Commission staff, at paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us or by phoning Ms. Schmitt at 609–883–9500 ext. 224. Addresses for Written Comment. Written comment on items scheduled for hearing may be delivered by hand at the public hearing or in advance of the hearing, either: by hand, U.S. Mail or private carrier to: Commission Secretary, P.O. Box 7360, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628; by fax to Commission Secretary, DRBC at 609– 883–9522; or by email to paula.schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us. If submitted by email in advance of the hearing date, written comments on a docket should also be sent to Mr. William Muszynski, Manager, Water Resources Management at william.muszynski@drbc.state.nj.us. Accommodations for Special Needs. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act who wish to attend the informational meeting, conference session or hearings should contact the Commission Secretary directly at 609–883–9500 ext. 203 or through the Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) at 711, to discuss how we can accommodate your needs. Updates. Items scheduled for hearing are occasionally postponed to allow more time for the Commission to consider them. Other meeting items also are subject to change. Please check the Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net, closer to the meeting date for changes that may be made after the deadline for filing this notice. Additional Information, Contacts. The list of projects scheduled for hearing, with descriptions, will be posted on the Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net, in a long form of this notice at least ten days before the hearing date. Draft dockets and resolutions for hearing items will be available as hyperlinks from the posted notice. Additional public records relating to hearing items may be examined at the Commission’s offices by appointment by contacting Carol Adamovic, 609–883–9500, ext. 249. For other questions concerning hearing items, please contact Project Review Section assistant Victoria Lawson at 609–883–9500, ext. 216. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:57 Aug 29, 2014 Jkt 232001 Dated: August 25, 2014. Pamela M. Bush, Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2014–20684 Filed 8–29–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6360–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2015–2016 Federal Student Aid Application; Docket ID Number; Correction Department of Education. Correction notice. AGENCY: ACTION: On August 27, 2014 the U.S. Department of Education published a 60-day comment period notice in the Federal Register Pages 51144, Column 2 and 3; Page 51145, Column 1, 2 and 3 and Page 51146, Column 1 seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, ‘‘2015–2016 Federal Student Aid Application’’. ED is requesting a correction to the Docket ID Number ED–2014–ICCD–0125. Docket ID should read as ED–2014–ICCD–0126. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. SUMMARY: Dated: August 27, 2014. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2014–20771 Filed 8–29–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0122] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Consolidated State Application Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 3, 2014. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51983 Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0122 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Andrew Brake, 202–260–0998. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department’s information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: Consolidated State Application. OMB Control Number: 1810–0576. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1 51984 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 2, 2014 / Notices Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,400. Abstract: Title IX, Part C, Sections 9301–9306, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended, authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide States the option of submitting consolidated applications to obtain funds for covered programs in which the State participates. The purpose of consolidated applications as defined in ESEA is to improve teaching and learning by encouraging greater cross-program coordination, planning, and service delivery; to enhance program integration; and to provide greater flexibility and less burden for State educational agencies. The Department will use the information from the consolidated State application as the basis for approving funding under the covered ESEA, as amended programs (in which the State participates). The Department also will use the performance targets, baseline data, and other related information in the consolidated application to continue to assess the degree of progress States make over time in achieving ESEA goals. As with previous collections, the information in this collection will allow the Department to continue to monitor effectiveness of the use of program funds, and provide grantees with technical assistance. Dated: August 26, 2014. Tomakie Washington, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2014–20706 Filed 8–29–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Meeting White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, Department of Education. ACTION: Announcement of an Open Meeting. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the ninth meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:57 Aug 29, 2014 Jkt 232001 Committee Act and intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. Due to unexpected complications in securing adequate meeting space coupled with the immediate need to establish a plan of activities for the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics’ 25th Anniversary scheduled to begin on or about September 2014, this notice is being published late. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Central Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: Durango Building, Southwest Room, 1.124, The University of Texas at San Antonio, Downtown Campus, 501 Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78207. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmanuel Caudillo, Special Advisor, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202–401–1411. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010; reestablished December 12, 2012). The Commission is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Commission is to advise the President and the Secretary of Education on all matters pertaining to the education attainment of the Hispanic community. The Commission shall advise the President and the Secretary in the following areas: (i) Developing, implementing, and coordinating educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Hispanics of all ages; (ii) increasing the participation of the Hispanic community and HispanicServing Institutions in the Department’s programs and in education programs at other agencies; (iii) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding the mission and objectives of this order; (iv) establishing partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mission and policy objectives of this order. Meeting: The Commission will provide updates to its activities and engagement efforts on key priorities, and hold breakout sessions with the established subcommittees: Early PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Learning; K–12; and Higher Education. There will be discussion focusing on the Commission’s 25th Anniversary in 2015. Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meeting must RSVP by 12 noon EDT, Friday, August 29, 2014, to WHIEEH@ed.gov. An opportunity for public comment will be available on Wednesday, September 3, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., CDT. Individuals who wish to provide comments will be allowed three minutes to speak. Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so by submitting them to the attention of Emmanuel Caudillo, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC 20202, by Friday, August 29, 2014 or via email at WHIEEH@ed.gov. Reasonable Accommodations: Individuals who will need accommodations in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Emmanuel Caudillo, Special Advisor, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at 202–401– 1411, no later than Wednesday, August 27, 2014. We will attempt to meet requests for such accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Access to Records of the Meeting: Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC 20202, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search E:\FR\FM\02SEN1.SGM 02SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51983-51984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20706]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0122]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Consolidated State Application

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 3, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-
0122 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Andrew Brake, 202-260-0998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: Consolidated State Application.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0576.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.

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    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Abstract: Title IX, Part C, Sections 9301-9306, of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended, authorizes the 
Secretary of Education to provide States the option of submitting 
consolidated applications to obtain funds for covered programs in which 
the State participates. The purpose of consolidated applications as 
defined in ESEA is to improve teaching and learning by encouraging 
greater cross-program coordination, planning, and service delivery; to 
enhance program integration; and to provide greater flexibility and 
less burden for State educational agencies.
    The Department will use the information from the consolidated State 
application as the basis for approving funding under the covered ESEA, 
as amended programs (in which the State participates). The Department 
also will use the performance targets, baseline data, and other related 
information in the consolidated application to continue to assess the 
degree of progress States make over time in achieving ESEA goals. As 
with previous collections, the information in this collection will 
allow the Department to continue to monitor effectiveness of the use of 
program funds, and provide grantees with technical assistance.

    Dated: August 26, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-20706 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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