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objectives outlined in the Policy 

Justification. 

18. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal have been 

authorized for release and export to the 

Government of the United Arab 

Emirates. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

President’s Advisory 1776 

Commission 

AGENCY: Office of Communications and 

Outreach, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions for public 

participation in the January 5, 2020, 

meeting of the President’s Advisory 

1776 Commission (‘‘The 1776 

Commission’’) and provides information 

to members of the public regarding the 

meeting. Notice of this meeting is 

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). This notice is being published 

less than 15 days from the meeting date 

due to the exceptional and immediate 

need to establish a strategic plan for The 

1776 Commission to respond to recent 

attacks on the American founding and 

identify the nation’s core principles for 

further enjoyment of liberty and striving 

‘‘to form a more perfect Union.’’ 

DATES: The meeting of The 1776 

Commission will be held on Tuesday, 

January 5, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time at the 

Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 

1650 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20502. Members of the 

public can attend virtually. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Honeysett, Designated Federal 

Official, Office of Communications and 

Outreach, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 7W220, Washington, DC 20202, 

telephone: (202) 401–3003 or email: 

Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1776 

Commission’s Statutory Authority and 

Function: The 1776 Commission is 

established under Executive Order 

13958 (November 2, 2020). The 1776 

Commission’s duties are to advise the 

President regarding how to better enable 

a rising generation to understand the 

history and principles of the founding of 

the United States in 1776 and to strive 

to form a more perfect Union by: (i) 

Producing a report, within 1 year of the 

date of Executive Order 13958, which 

shall be publicly disseminated, 

regarding the core principles of the 

American founding and how these 

principles may be understood to further 

enjoyment of ‘‘the blessings of liberty’’ 

and to promote our striving ‘‘to form a 

more perfect Union;’’ (ii) offering 

recommendations regarding the Federal 

Government’s plans to celebrate the 

250th anniversary of American 

Independence and coordinating with 

relevant external stakeholders on the 

United States Semiquincentennial 

Commission’s plans; (iii) facilitating the 

development and implementation of a 

‘‘Presidential 1776 Award’’ to recognize 

student knowledge of the American 

founding, including knowledge about 

the Founders, the Declaration of 

Independence, the Constitutional 

Convention, and the great soldiers and 

battles of the American Revolutionary 

War; (iv) advising executive 

departments and agencies with regard to 

their efforts to ensure patriotic 

education—meaning the presentation of 

the history of the American founding 

and foundational principles, the 

examination of how the United States 

has grown closer to those principles 

throughout its history, and the 

explanation of why commitment to 

America’s aspirations is beneficial and 

justified—and provide such education 

to the public at national parks, 

battlefields, monuments, museums, 

installations, landmarks, cemeteries, 

and other places important to the 

American Revolution and the American 

founding, as appropriate and consistent 

with applicable law; (v) advising 

agencies on prioritizing the American 

founding in Federal grants and 

initiatives, including those described in 

section 4 of Executive Order 13958, as 

appropriate and consistent with 

applicable law; and (vi) facilitating and 

promoting other activities to support 

public knowledge and patriotic 

education on the American Revolution 

and the American founding, as 

appropriate and consistent with 

applicable law. 

Meeting Agenda: 

The agenda for The 1776 Commission 

meeting is the establishment of a 

strategic plan to meet its duties under 

its charter. 

Instructions for Accessing the 

Meeting: 

Members of the public can access the 

meeting by registering to obtain dial-in 

instructions by emailing Adam 

Honeysett at Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov. 

Due to technical constraints, registration 

is limited to 200 participants and will 

be available on a first-come, first-served 

basis: 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the Department’s 

website within 90 days after the 

meeting. In addition, pursuant to the 

FACA, the public may request to inspect 

records of the meeting at 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by 

emailing Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov or by 

phoning (202) 401–3003 to schedule an 

appointment. 

Public Comment: 

Members of the public may submit 

written statements regarding the work of 

The 1776 Commission via 

Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov (please use the 

subject line ‘‘January 2021 1776 

Commission Meeting Public Comment’’) 

or by letter to Adam Honeysett, Office 

of Communication and Outreach, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, 7W220, Washington, DC 

20202, by Monday, January 4, 2021. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting platform and access code are 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary 

aid or service for the meeting (e.g., 

interpreting service, assistive listening 

device, or materials in an alternate 

format), notify the contact person listed 

in this notice not later than Monday, 

January 4, 2020. Although we will 

attempt to meet a request received after 

that date, we may not be able to make 

available the requested auxiliary aid or 

service because of insufficient time to 

arrange it. 

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 also may 

access documents of the Department 

published in the Federal Register by 

using the article search feature at: 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

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Authority: Executive Order 13958 

(November 2, 2020) 

Elizabeth Hill, 

Delegated to perform the duties of the 

Assistant Secretary, Communications 

Director, Office of Communications and 

Outreach. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28607 Filed 12–23–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0158] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Implementation Evaluation of the Title 

III National Professional Development 

Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 

Sciences (IES), Department of Education 

(ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Tracy 

Rimdzius, 202–245–7283. 

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: Implementation 

Evaluation of the Title III National 

Professional Development Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 883. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 594. 

Abstract: The data collection 

described in this submission includes 

activities for an implementation 

evaluation of the National Professional 

Development (NPD) program, 

authorized by Title III of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 

which aims to help educational 

personnel working with English learners 

(ELs) meet high professional standards 

and to improve classroom instruction 

for ELs. The evaluation is designed to 

provide a systematic and up-to-date 

look at the implementation of NPDsupported activities among the 

programs’ 91 current grantees as well as 

a representative sample of pre-service 

and in-service educators who 

participated in NPD-supported 

activities. The surveys will collect 

information on NPD grantees’ goals, 

strategies used to meet those goals, 

changes made to teacher education 

programs, and challenges and successes 

in promoting educator capacity to serve 

ELs. 

Dated: December 21, 2020. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Talent 

Search Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for 

the Talent Search Program, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.044A. This notice 

relates to the approved information 

collection under OMB control number 

1840–0818. 

DATES:

Applications Available: December 28, 

2020. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: February 26, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: April 27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768), and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antoinette Clark Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 2C223, Washington, 

DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453– 

7121. Email: Antoinette.Edwards@

ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Talent Search Program is to identify 

qualified individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds with 

potential for education at the 

postsecondary level and encourage them 

to complete secondary school and 

undertake postsecondary education. 

Talent Search projects publicize the 

availability of, and facilitate the 

application for, student financial 

assistance for persons who seek to 

pursue postsecondary education, and 

encourage persons who have not 

completed programs at the secondary or 

postsecondary level to enter or reenter 

and complete these programs. 

Priorities: This notice contains three 

competitive preference priorities. 


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