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(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 17, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) 2012 Wave I (LTT Reading and 

Mathematics). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0790. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 105,951. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 16,339. 

Abstract: The National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP) is a 

Federally authorized survey of student 

achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in 

various subject areas, such as 

mathematics, reading, writing, science, 

U.S. history, civics, geography, 

economics, and the arts. In the current 

legislation that reauthorized NAEP (The 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. 

L. 107–110)), Congress mandated again 

the collection of national education 

survey data through a national 

assessment program. In 2012, NAEP will 

administer Long-Term Trend (LTT) 

reading and mathematics assessments to 

students at ages 9, 13, and 17. The LTT 

assessments are designed to give 

information on the changes in academic 

performance since the 1970’s. 

Measuring trends of student 

achievement or change over time 

requires the precise replication of past 

procedures. LTT assessments are 

administered every four years to 

students at ages 9, 13, and 17, in 

mathematics and reading. Student 

performance results are reported for the 

nation. 

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 4538. 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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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 23, 

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 17, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: Student Support 

Services Annual Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,034. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 15,510. 

Abstract: Student Support Services 

Program grantees must submit the report 

annually. The reports are used to 

evaluate grantees’ performance, and to 

award prior experience points at the end 

of each project (budget) period. The 

Department also aggregates the data to 

provide descriptive information on the 

projects and to analyze the impact of the 

Student Support Services Program on 

the academic progress of participating 

students. 

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 4542. 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 


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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. 2011–6674 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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 21, 

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 16, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: William D. Ford 

Federal (Direct Loan) Program and 

Federal Family Education Loan 

Program, Teacher Loan Forgiveness 

Application and Teacher Loan 

Forgiveness Forbearance Request. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0059. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: On 

Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 8,700. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,871. 

Abstract: These forms serve as the 

means by which eligible borrowers in 

the Federal Family Education Loan 

Program and the William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program apply for 

teacher loan forgiveness and request 

forbearance on their loans while 

performing qualifying teaching service. 

The Teacher Loan Forgiveness 

Application is used by eligible Federal 

Family Education Loan and Direct Loan 

program borrowers; borrowers apply for 

loan forgiveness after they have 

completed five years of qualifying 

teaching service at a low-income 

elementary school, secondary school, or 

educational service agency. The Teacher 

Loan Forgiveness Forbearance Request 

serves as the means by which a 

borrower who intends to apply for 

teacher loan forgiveness requests 

forbearance (permission to temporarily 

cease making payments) on the loans for 

which he or she is seeking forgiveness 

while performing qualifying teaching 

service applies for said loan forgiveness. 

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 4485. 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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Fund for 

the Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education—Comprehensive Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Fund for the Improvement of 

Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)— 

Comprehensive Program 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116B. 

DATES: Applications Available: March 

22, 2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 23, 2011. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 20, 2011. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The 

Comprehensive Program supports 

innovative grants and cooperative 

agreements to improve postsecondary 

education. It supports reforms, 

innovations, and significant 

improvements of postsecondary 

education that respond to problems of 

national significance and serve as 

national models. 

Priorities: This notice contains three 

competitive preference priorities and 

two invitational priorities. The 

competitive preference priorities are 

from the notice of final supplemental 

priorities and definitions for 

discretionary grant programs, published 

in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2010 (75 FR 78486). 

Competitive Preference Priorities: For 

FY 2011, these priorities are competitive 

preference priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(i), we award up to an 

additional two points, for each priority 

met, to an application that meets one or 


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