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reports for IES discretionary grant 

programs. Recipients of multi-year 

discretionary grants must submit an 

annual performance report for each year 

funding has been approved in order to 

receive a continuation award. The 

annual performance report should 

demonstrate whether substantial 

progress has been made toward meeting 

the approved goals and objectives of the 

project. The Institute also requires 

recipients of ‘‘forward funded’’ grants 

that are awarded funds for their entire 

multi-year project up-front in a single 

grant award to submit the RPPR on an 

annual basis. In addition, the Institute 

will require recipients to use the ED 

524B to submit their final performance 

reports to demonstrate project success, 

impact and outcomes. In both the 

annual and final performance reports, 

grantees are required to provide data on 

established performance measures for 

the grant program (e.g., Government 

Performance and Results Act measures) 

and on project performance measures 

that were included in the grantee’s 

approved grant application. The RPPR 

will contain research and related (total 

federal and non-federal) budgetary 

forms that will be used to collect 

budgetary data from the recipient 

organization. The information submitted 

will be used to conduct periodic 

administrative/budgetary reviews. 

Performance reporting requirements are 

found in 34 CFR 74.51, 75.118, 75.253, 

75.590 and 80.40 of the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations. 

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 4514. 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 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 April 15, 

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: February 8, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Federal Direct 

PLUS Loan Request for Supplemental 

Information. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0103. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,230,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 615,000. 

Abstract: The Federal Direct PLUS 

Loan Request for Supplemental 

Information serves as the means by 

which a Direct PLUS Loan applicant 

(parent or graduate/professional 

student) may provide certain 

information to a school that will assist 

the school in originating the borrower’s 

Direct PLUS Loan award, and as an 

alternative to providing this information 

to the school by other means established 

by the school. 

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 4512. 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 ENERGY 

Biological and Environmental 

Research Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy; Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 


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SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Biological and 

Environmental Research Advisory 

Committee (BERAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, March 10, 

2011, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 

2500 Calvert Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David Thomassen, Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Biological and Environmental 

Research, SC–23/Germantown Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; phone: 

(301) 903–9817; fax (301) 903–5051 or email: david.thomassen@science.doe.gov. 

The most current information 

concerning this meeting can be found 

on the Web site: http:// 

www.science.doe.gov/ober/berac/ 

announce.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice on the many complex scientific 

and technical issues that arise in the 

development and implementation of the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Program. 

Tentative Agenda Topics 

• Report from the Office of Biological 

and Environmental Research 

• News from the Biological Systems 

Science and Climate and Environmental 

Sciences Divisions 

• Discussions on the Climate and 

Environmental Sciences Division 

Committee of Visitors Response and the 

Biological and Environmental Research 

Long-Term Vision Response 

• Joint Genome Institute Update and 

ARM review outbrief 

• 2012 Budget briefing 

• New Business 

• Public Comment 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact David Thomassen at the address 

or telephone number listed above. You 

must make your request for an oral 

statement at least five business days 

before the meeting. Reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

scheduled oral statements on the 

agenda. The Chairperson of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Public comment will follow 

the 10-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 45 days at the BERAC 

Web site: http://www.science.doe.gov/ 

ober/berac/Minutes.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC on February 8, 

2011. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE/NSF High Energy Physics 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the DOE/NSF High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP). 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 10 

a.m.–6 p.m., and Friday, March 18, 

2011, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hotel Palomar, 2121 P 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy 

Physics Advisory Panel; U.S. 

Department of Energy; SC–25/ 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–1298 or email: 

John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and guidance on a continuing 

basis to the Department of Energy and 

the National Science Foundation on 

scientific priorities within the field of 

high energy physics research. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

• Discussion of Department of Energy 

High Energy Physics Program 

• Discussion of National Science 

Foundation Elementary Particle Physics 

Program 

• Reports on and Discussions of 

Topics of General Interest in High 

Energy Physics 

• Public Comment (10-minute rule) 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

these items on the agenda, you should 

contact John Kogut at (301) 903–1298 or 

by e-mail at 

John.Kogut@science.doe.gov. You must 

make your request for an oral statement 

at least 5 business days before the 

meeting. Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Panel will conduct 

the meeting to facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Public comment 

will follow the 10-minute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available on the U.S. Department 

of Energy’s Office of High Energy 

Physics Web site at http:// 

www.science.doe.gov/hep/panels/ 

hepap.shtml. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3236 Filed 2–11–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 17, 2011; 10 

a.m.–5 p.m. and Friday, March 18, 2011; 

9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

ADDRESS: Bethesda North Hotel and 

Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine; Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

Germantown Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; Telephone: 

(301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance with respect to the basic 

energy sciences research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

• News from Office of Science/DOE. 

• News from the Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences. 


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