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Affected Public: Federal Government; 

Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, 

or Tribal Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 33. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 891. 

Abstract: Title III of the Assistive 

Technology Act of 1998 as in effect 

prior to the amendments of 2004 (Pub. 

L. 105–394) (AT Act of 1998) authorized 

grants to public agencies to support the 

establishment and maintenance of 

alternative financing programs (AFPs) 

that feature one or more alternative 

financing mechanisms to enable 

individuals with disabilities and their 

family members, guardians, advocates, 

and authorized representatives to 

purchase assistive technology (AT). 

Section 307 of title III requires that RSA 

submit to Congress an annual report on 

the activities conducted under that title. 

In order to meet this requirement, states 

must provide annual progress reports to 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA). This annual report is a webbased data collection system developed 

based upon the instrument submitted 

for review herein. 

The proposed instrument eliminates 

an entire section of optional information 

that is not required for submission by 

the title III AFP grantees, further 

reducing the burden from 

approximately 29.5 hours to 27 hours 

per state. Section C. AFP Optional Data 

Elements, which are not title III annual 

reporting requirements for the AFP 

grantees, has been proposed for removal 

from the current instrument. The 

information collected in this optional 

data section includes: 1. Types of AFP 

(partnership loans or revolving loans), 2. 

Interest Rates (lowest and highest 

interest rates established by policy), 3. 

Loan Amounts (lowest and highest loan 

amounts established by policy), 4. 

Repayment Terms (shortest and longest 

repayment terms established by policy), 

and Loan Guarantee Requirement, the 

percentage of the loans that must be 

repaid by the AFP to the lender in case 

of default as established by the 

agreement with the lender. Since the 

data reported under C. AFP Optional 

Data Elements of the current instrument 

is not required by title III of the AT Act 

of 1998, grantees did not report this 

information uniformly across programs. 

If every grantee doesn’t report in this 

section, then the data can’t be reported 

in aggregate form. In fact, the data in 

this section is available in the annual 

report to Congress on the AT Act, as this 

optional section contains information 

about program features and descriptions 

that may or may not change on an 

annual basis. Since there is no utility to 

the annual reporting of this optional 

information, the decision was made to 

further reduce the burden to all grantees 

by eliminating this section from the 

current instrument in the Management 

Information Systems. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4540. 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 Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information 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 April 11, 

2011. 

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 

e-mailed 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: March 2, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation 

of Race to the Top (RTT) and School 

Improvement Grants (SIG). 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Once. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,180. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,673. 

Abstract: This Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) package requests 

clearance for activities to recruit 50 

States and the District of Columbia, and 

up to 825 schools across an estimated 

170 districts for inclusion in an 

evaluation of Race to the Top (RTT) and 

School Improvement Grants (SIG). The 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act contained substantial funding for 

systemic education reform. This 

included $4.35 billion in RTT grants, 

which were awarded to 11 States and 

the District of Columbia based both on 

their education reform plans and their 

past success in creating the conditions 

for reform, and $3 billion in additional 

funding for SIG, which is aimed at 

implementing one of four school 

turnaround models (STMs) in the 

lowest-performing schools. The 

evaluation is designed to (1) study the 

implementation of RTT and SIG; (2) 

analyze the impact of SIG-funded STMs 


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on student outcomes using a regression 

discontinuity design; (3) analyze the 

impact of receipt of RTT funds on 

student outcomes using an interrupted 

time series design; and (4) investigate 

the relationship between STM 

turnaround models (and strategies 

within those models) and student 

outcomes in low-performing schools. No 

data are being collected or analyzed as 

part of recruitment activities. A second 

OMB submission will request clearance 

for the evaluation’s data collection, 

analysis, and reporting activities. This 

future package will include data 

collection forms, and burden estimates 

of the number of respondents and hours 

of response time. 

Copies of the information collection 

submission for OMB review may be 

accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site 

at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain or from the Department’s Web 

site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by 

selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on link 

number 4468. 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 the Internet address 

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 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

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, Regulatory Information 

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 May 9, 

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, Regulatory 

Information 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: March 7, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Section 704 

Annual Performance Report (Parts I and 

II). 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0606. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 412. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 14,420. 

Abstract: The data collection 

instruments being submitted are the 

annual performance reports for State 

Independent Living Services (SILS) and 

Centers for Independent Living (CIL) 

programs. These are known as the 704 

Report Part I and the 704 Report Part II, 

respectively. These reports are required 

by sections 704(m)(4)(D), 706(d), 

721(b)(3) and 725(c) of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

(the Act) and the corresponding 

regulations in 34 CFR parts 364, 365, 

and 366. Approval of grantees’ annual 

performance reports (704 Report) is a 

prerequisite for Rehabilitative Services 

Administration’s approval of the annual 

SILS grant awards (part B funds) and 

CILs continuation grant awards (part C 

funds). 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4539. 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 

Equity Assistance Centers Program; 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education; Overview Information; 

Training and Advisory Services; Equity 

Assistance Centers (Formerly the 

Desegregation Assistance Centers 

(DAC)); Notice Inviting Applications for 

New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.004D. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: March 10, 

2011. 


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