Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 17, 2004 / Notices 67327

DATES: December 3, 2004/11 a.m.–12 

p.m. 

Location: The Thayer Hotel, 674 

Thayer Road, West Point, New York 

10996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning this meeting or 

wishing to submit comments must 

contact: Mr. William Harkey, Public 

Affairs Officer, Task Force on Sexual 

Harassment and Violence at the Military 

Service Academies, 2850 Eisenhower 

Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314, Telephone: (703) 325–6640, 

DSN# 221–6640, Fax: (703) 325–6710/

6711, william.harkey.CTR@wso.whs.mil.

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Task Force and make an oral 

presentation of such. Persons desiring to 

make an oral presentation or submit a 

written statement to the Committee 

must notify the point of contact listed 

above no later than 5 p.m., November 

19, 2004. Oral presentations by 

members of the public will be permitted 

only on December 3, 2004, from 11 a.m. 

until 12 p.m. before the full Task Force. 

Presentations will be limited to five 

minutes each. Number of oral 

presentations to be made will depend 

on the number of requests received from 

members of the public and the time 

allotted. Each person desiring to make 

an oral presentation must provide the 

point of contact listed above with one 

(1) written copy of the presentation by 

5 p.m., November 19, 2004 and bring 15 

written copies of any material that is 

intended for distribution at the meeting. 

Persons submitting a written statement 

must submit 15 written copies of the 

statement to the Task Force staff by 5 

p.m. on November 22, 2004. 

General Information: Additional 

information concerning the Defense 

Task Force on Sexual Harassment and 

Violence at The Military Service 

Academies, its structure, function, and 

composition, may be found on the 

DTFSH and VTMA Web site (http://

www.dtic.mil/dtfs).

Dated: November 9, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Notice of the Defense Task Force on 

Sexual Harassment and Violence at the 

Military Service Academies

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 96–463, notice is hereby given that 

the Defense Task Force on Sexual 

Harassment and Violence at the Military 

Service Academies will hold an open 

meeting at The O’Callaghan Hotel 

Annapolis, 174 West Street, Annapolis, 

Maryland 21401, on December 1, 2004 

from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Purpose 

The Task Force will meet on 

December 1, 2004 from 11 a.m. until 12 

p.m., and this session will be open to 

the public, subject to the availability of 

space. In keeping with the spirit of 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, it is 

the desire of the Task Force to provide 

the public with an opportunity to ask 

questions of the Task Force or to make 

comment regarding the current work of 

the Task Force. No internal Task Force 

meeting will be conducted at this time 

nor will the Task Force receive any 

briefings. Any interested citizens are 

encouraged to attend.

DATES: December 1, 2004 at 11 a.m.–12 

p.m.

ADDRESSES: The O’Callaghan Hotel 

Annapolis, 174 West Street, Annapolis, 

Maryland 21401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning this meeting or 

wishing to submit comments must 

contact: Mr. William Harkey, Public 

Affairs Officer, Task Force on Sexual 

Harassment and Violence at the Military 

Service Academies, 2850 Eisenhower 

Ave, Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 

22314, Telephone: (703) 325–6640, 

DSN# 221–6640, Fax: (703) 325–6710/

6711, william.harkey.CTR@wso.whs.mil.

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Task Force and make an oral 

presentation of such. Persons desiring to 

make an oral presentation or submit a 

written statement to the Committee 

must notify the point of contact listed 

above no later than 5 p.m., November 

19, 2004. Oral presentations by 

members of the public will be permitted 

only on December 1, 2004, from 11 a.m. 

until 12 p.m. before the full Task Force. 

Presentations will be limited to five 

minutes each. Number of oral 

presentations to be made will depend 

on the number of requests received from 

members of the public and the time 

allotted. Each person desiring to make 

an oral presentation must provide the 

point of contact listed above with one 

(1) written copy of the presentation by 

5 p.m., November 19, 2004 and bring 15 

written copies of any material that is 

intended for distribution at the meeting. 

Persons submitting a written statement 

must submit 15 written copies of the 

statement to the Task Force staff by 5 

p.m. on November 22, 2004. 

General Information 

Additional information concerning 

the Defense Task Force on Sexual 

Harassment and Violence at The 

Military Service Academies, its 

structure, function, and composition, 

may be found on the DTFSH and VTMA 

Web site (http://www.dtic.mil/dtfs).

Dated: November 9, 2004. 

Jeannette Owings-Ballard, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 04–25632 Filed 11–15–04; 1:29 

p.m.] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 

Information Management Group, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer, 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 January 

18, 2005.

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. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Group, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, publishes that notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests prior to submission of these 

requests to OMB. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g. new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

title; (3) summary of the collection; (4) 

description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5)

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respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

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: November 10, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Regulatory Information Management 

Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Education Longitudinal Study 

of 2002, Second Follow-up. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household , Not-for-profit institutions, 

State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or 

LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden:

Responses: 987. Burden Hours: 576. 

Abstract: The ELS:2002 second 

follow-up is the third time this cohort 

of students who were in 10th grade in 

2002 will be interviewed and assessed. 

Data will be collected from students, 

dropouts, and school administrators. 

The field test for this study will be 

conducted in spring 2005. The full-scale 

first follow-up study will be conducted 

in spring 2006. This longitudinal study 

is intended to measure school 

effectiveness and impact on 

postsecondary and labor market 

outcomes. 

Requests for 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 2638. 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., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Kathy Axt at 540–

776–7742 or Kathy.Axt@ed.gov.

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

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 

Information Management Group, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments December 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974.

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. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Leader, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Group, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, publishes that notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests prior to submission of these 

requests to OMB. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g. new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

title; (3) summary of the collection; (4) 

description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) reporting and/or 

recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment.

Dated: November 10, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader Regulatory Information Management 

Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Annual Performance Report for 

Grants under the Smaller Learning 

Communities Program—Cohort 2 (SC). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

government, SEAs or LEAs (primary). 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden Responses: 181. 

Burden Hours: 1448. 

Abstract: The Annual Performance 

Report form requests information from 

grantees regarding progress made in 

achieving the objectives identified in 

the grantee’s application including 

student outcome data and program 

implementation information. 

Requests for copies of the submission 

for OMB review; comment request may 

be accessed from http://

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 2612. 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., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to the 

Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 

faxed to (202) 245–6621. Please specify 

the complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to Sheila Carey at 

(202) 245–6432 or Sheila.Carey@ed.gov. 

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.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 

Information Management Group, Office 

of the Chief Information Officer, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.