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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Meetings of the Naval Research 

Advisory Committee 


AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. 


ACTION: Notice of closed meetings. 


SUMMARY: The Naval Research Advisory 

Committee (NRAC) Panel on Venture 

Capital Technology will meet to review 

and access emerging standards and 

technologies in the technology sector 

that the Department of the Navy should 

incorporate in its technology roadmap 

for providing state-of-the-art capabilities 

to the Fleet/Force. 

DATES: The meetings will be held on 

Wednesday, May 5, 2004, and 

Thursday, May 6, 2004, from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held 

in the Pentagon, Room BF943, 

Washington, DC, on May 5, 2004, and at 

the Marine Corps Base Quantico on May 

6, 2004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis Ryan, Program Director, Naval 

Research Advisory Committee, 800 

North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 

22217–5660, (703) 696–6769. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is provided in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). All 

sessions of the meetings will be devoted 

to executive sessions that will include 

discussions and technical examination 

of information related to venture capital 

technologies. These briefings and 

discussions will contain proprietary 

information and classified information 

that is specifically authorized under 

criteria established by Executive Order 

to be kept secret in the interest of 

national defense and are in fact properly 

classified pursuant to such Executive 

Order. 

The proprietary, classified and nonclassified matters to be discussed are so 

inextricably intertwined as to preclude 

opening any portion of the meetings. In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 

section 10(d), the Secretary of the Navy 

has determined in writing that all 

sessions of the meetings must be closed 

to the public because they are 

concerned with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. section 552b(c)(1) and (4). 

Dated: April 20, 2004. 

S.A. Hughes, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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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 June 22, 

2004. 

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. 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: April 19, 2004. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Regulatory Information Management 

Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Case Service Report. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov’t, 

SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 80. 

Burden Hours: 3,600. 

Abstract: As required by sections 13, 

101(a)(10), 106 and 626 of the Rehabilitation 

Act, the data are submitted annually by State 

VR agencies. The data contain personal and 

program-related characteristics, including 

economic outcomes of persons with 

disabilities whose case records are closed. 

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 2484. 

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 

South, 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– 

6623. 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. 

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 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records—DC Choice Program 

Evaluation 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, 

National Center for Education 

Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a new system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(Privacy Act), the Department of 

Education (ED) publishes this notice of 

a new system of records entitled DC 

Choice Program Evaluation (18–13–07). 

The system will contain information 

about program applicants (students), 

their parents, and other adults living 

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with the applicants. It will include 

names, addresses, telephone numbers, 

social security numbers, demographic 

information—such as race/ethnicity, 

age, marital status, disability, language 

spoken in the home, educational 

background, and income—and the 

results of academic assessments. The 

system will also collect information 

about parents’ satisfaction with their 

children’s current schools and the 

reasons for seeking a new school. In 

addition, the system will collect scores 

on academic achievement examinations 

administered by a Department 

contractor for applicants who may not 

have participated in Spring, 2004 

District of Columbia public schools 

(DCPS) testing. It will also contain 

academic achievement data and other 

student performance measures, 

including attendance and disciplinary 

records, from existing DCPS education 

records for all students in grades K thru 

12. 

DATES: The Department seeks comment 

on this new system of records described 

in this notice, in accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act. We 

must receive your comments on the 

proposed routine use for the system of 

records included in this notice on or 

before May 24, 2004. 

The Department filed a report 

describing the new system of records 

covered by this notice with the Chair of 

the Senate Committee on Governmental 

Affairs, the Chair of the House of 

Representatives Committee on 

Government Reform, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), on April 20, 2004. 

Except for the provisions governing 

routine uses of records maintained in 

the system, this system of records notice 

is effective upon publication. The 

proposed routine use included in this 

new system of records will become 

effective on—(1) the expiration of the 

40-day period for OMB review on May 

30, 2004; (2) the expiration of a 30-day 

period for OMB review on May 20, 

2004, if OMB waives 10 days of its 

review; or, (3) May 24, 2004, unless the 

proposed routine use included in the 

system of records needs to be changed 

as a result of public comment or OMB 

review. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the proposed routine uses to Dr. Ricky 

Takai, Director, Evaluation Division, 

National Center for Education 

Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 

Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. 

Department of Education, 555 New 

Jersey Avenue, NW., room 502d, 

Washington, DC 20208. Telephone: 

(202) 208–7083. If you prefer to send 

comments through the Internet, use the 

following address: comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the term ‘‘DC Choice 

Evaluation’’ in the subject line of the 

electronic message. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice in room 502, 555 New 

Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 

p.m., eastern time, Monday through 

Friday of each week except Federal 

holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request, we will supply an 

appropriate aid, such as a reader or 

print magnifier, to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

aid, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Ricky Takai. Telephone: (202) 208– 

7083. If you use a telecommunications 

devise for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

requires ED to publish in the Federal 

Register this notice of a new system of 

records maintained by the Department. 

The Department’s regulations 

implementing the Privacy Act are 

contained in part 5b of title 34 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 

The Privacy Act applies to 

information about individuals that 

contain individually identifiable 

information that may be retrieved by a 

unique identifier associated with each 

individual, such as a name or social 

security number. The information about 

each individual is called a ‘‘record’’ and 

the system, whether manual or 

computer-based, is called a ‘‘system of 

records.’’ The Privacy Act requires each 

agency to publish notices of systems of 

records in the Federal Register and to 

prepare a report to OMB whenever the 

agency publishes a new or altered 

system of records. Each agency is also 

required to send copies of the report to 

the Chair of the Senate Committee on 

Governmental Affairs and the Chair of 

the House Committee on Government 

Reform. These reports are intended to 

permit an evaluation of the probable or 

potential effect of the proposal on the 

privacy of individuals. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498, or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: 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 CFR 

is available on GPO Access at: http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html. 

Dated: April 20, 2004. 

Grover Whitehurst, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Director of the Institute of 

Education Sciences, U.S. Department of 

Education publishes a notice of a new 

system of records to read as follows: 

18–13–07 

SYSTEM NAME: 

DC Choice Program Evaluation. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

None. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Westat, 1650 Research Boulevard, 

Rockville, MD, 20850. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE 

SYSTEM: 

There are two categories of 

individuals who are covered by this 

system. The system will contain records 

on DC Choice Program applicants 

(students), their parents and other 

adults living with these students. The 

system will also contain information on 

all DCPS non-applicant students from K 

thru 12. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

This system consists of the names, 

addresses, telephone numbers, social 

security numbers, demographic 

information—such as race/ethnicity, 

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age, marital status, disability, language 

spoken in the home, educational 

background, and income—and the 

results of academic assessments. The 

system will collect information about 

parents’ satisfaction with their 

children’s current schools and the 

reasons for seeking a new school. The 

system will also collect scores on 

academic achievement examinations for 

applicants who may not have 

participated in Spring, 2004 DCPS 

testing. In addition, the system will also 

contain academic achievement data and 

other student performance measures, 

including attendance and disciplinary 

records, from existing DCPS school 

records for all students in grades K thru 

12. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

DC School Choice Incentive Act of 

2003, Pub. L. 108–199, Division C, Title 

III, Section 309(a)(3) and (4). 

PURPOSE(S): 

This statute is intended to provide 

low-income parents residing in the 

District of Columbia (the District) with 

expanded opportunities for enrolling 

their children in higher-performing 

private schools in the District. The 

information in this system will be used 

to fulfill the requirements of the DC 

School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 

(D.C. Choice Act), especially section 

309, which calls for a detailed 

evaluation of the program. In particular, 

section 309 directs the Department to 

evaluate the performance of students 

participating in the program by 

comparing them with the students in 

the same grade at DCPS as well as 

students in DCPS who applied for the 

program but were not selected. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE 

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES: 

ED may disclose information 

contained in a record in this system of 

records under the routine use listed in 

this system without the consent of the 

individual if the disclosure is 

compatible with the purposes for which 

the record was collected. Any disclosure 

of individually identifiable information 

from a record in this system must also 

comply with the requirements of: (A) 

Section 183 of the Education Sciences 

Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), Pub. L. 

107–279, providing for confidentiality 

standards that apply to all collections, 

reporting and publication of data by the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES); (B) 

if applicable, Title V of the EGovernment Act of 2002 (E-Gov Act), 

Pub. L. 107–347, governing any pledges 

of confidentiality given to the public for 

statistical purposes; and (C) Section 

309(a)(5) of the D.C. Choice Act, 

prohibiting the disclosure of personally 

identifiable information to the public 

regarding the results of the 

measurements used for the evaluations. 

Contract Disclosure. If the Department 

contracts with an entity for the purposes 

of performing any function that requires 

disclosure of records in this system to 

employees of the contractor, the 

Department may disclose the records to 

those employees. Before entering into 

such a contract, the Department shall 

require the contractor to maintain 

Privacy Act safeguards as required 

under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with respect to 

the records in the system and to agree 

in writing to comply with all other 

provisions of law that affect the 

disclosure of the information, including 

section 183 of the ESRA, Title V of the 

E-Gov Act, and section 309(a)(5) of the 

D.C. Choice Act. 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING 

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable to this system notice. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND 

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

The contractor will maintain data for 

this system on its computers and in 

hard copy. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records in this system are indexed by 

a number assigned to each individual, 

which is cross-referenced by the 

individual’s name on a separate list. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Individual access to the offices of 

Department contractor, Westat, that 

maintains the system of records is 

controlled and monitored by security 

personnel. The contractor has 

established a set of procedures to ensure 

confidentiality of data. The system 

ensures that information identifying 

individuals is in files physically 

separated from other research data. 

Westat will maintain security of the 

complete set of all master data files and 

documentation. Access to individually 

identifiable data will be strictly 

controlled. All data will be kept in 

locked file cabinets during nonworking 

hours, and work on hardcopy data will 

take place in a single room, except for 

data entry. 

Physical security of electronic data 

will also be maintained. Security 

features that protect project data include 

password-protected accounts that 

authorize users to use the Westat system 

but to access only specific network 

directories and network software; user 

rights and directory and file attributes 

that limit those who can use particular 

directories and files and determine how 

they can use them; e-mail passwords 

that authorize the user to access mail 

services and additional security features 

that the network administrator 

establishes for projects as needed. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained and disposed 

of in accordance with ED’s record 

disposition schedules (ED/RDS). In 

particular, ED will follow the schedules 

outlined in Part 3 (Research Projects and 

Management Study Records) and Part 14 

(Electronic Records). 

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Evaluation Division, 

National Center for Education 

Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 

Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. 

Department of Education, 555 New 

Jersey Avenue, NW., room 502, 

Washington, DC 20208. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to determine whether a 

record exists regarding you in the 

system of records, contact the systems 

manager. Your request must meet the 

requirements of the regulations in 34 

CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE: 

If you wish to gain access to your 

record in the system of records, contact 

the system manager. Your request must 

meet the requirements of the regulations 

in 34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of 

identity. 

PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTING RECORD: 

If you wish to contest the content of 

a record regarding you in the system of 

records, contact the system manager. 

Your request must meet the 

requirements of the regulations in 34 

CFR 5b.7, including proof of identity. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

There are three principal record 

source categories in this system. 

Information will be obtained from 

applications submitted by potential 

scholarship winners. Information will 

also be obtained directly from 

applicants who have to take academic 

assessment examinations administered 

directly by the contractor. Finally, 

information will be gathered from the 

education records of DCPS students in 

grades K thru 12. 

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS 

OF THE ACT: 

None. 

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