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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 Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, 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 26, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: An Impact Evaluation of the 

Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF). 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, 

SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden 

Responses: 60. 

Burden Hours: 740. 

Abstract: This is the first submission 

of a two-stage clearance request for 

approval of recruitment activities that 

will be used to support An Impact 

Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive 

Fund (TIF). The evaluation will estimate 

the impact of the differentiated pay 

component of the TIF program on 

student achievement and teacher and 

principal quality and retention. In 

addition, the evaluation will provide 

descriptive information of the programs 

implementation, grantee challenges, and 

grantee responses to challenges. 

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 4285. 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 when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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 

[CFDA No. 84.120A] 

Minority Science and Engineering 

Improvement Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to fund down 

the fiscal year (FY) 2009 grant slate for 

the Minority Science and Engineering 

Improvement Program. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary intends to use 

the grant slate developed in FY 2009 for 

the Minority Science and Engineering 

Improvement Program (MSEIP), 

authorized by Title III, Part E of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA), to fund down the FY 

2009 grant slate to make new grant 

awards in FY 2010. The Secretary takes 

this action because a significant number 

of high-quality applications remain on 

last year’s grant slate. We expect to use 

an estimated $4,069,676 for new awards 

in FY 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen W. Johnson, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 6th 

Floor, Washington, DC 20006–6450. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7642 or via 

Internet: karen.johnson@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 1, 2009, we published a 

notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 

14790) inviting applications for new 

awards under MSEIP. 

In response to this notice, we received 

a significant number of applications for 

grants under MSEIP in FY 2009 and 

funded 16 new grants. Because such a 

large number of high-quality 

applications were received, many 

applications that were awarded high 

scores by peer reviewers did not receive 

funding in FY 2009. 

In order to conserve funding that 

would have been required for a peer 

review of new applications submitted 

under this program, we intend to select 

grantees in FY 2010 from the existing 

slate of applicants. This slate was 

developed during the FY 2009 

competition using the competitive 

preference priorities, invitational 

priorities, selection criteria, and 

requirements referenced in the April 1, 

2009 notice. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1067– 

1067k. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

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) on the Internet 

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

news/fedregister. To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

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 Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on the 

GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/

nara/index.html. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Daniel T. Madzelan, Director, 

Forecasting and Policy Analysis for the 

Office of Postsecondary Education, to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

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Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

Dated: April 23, 2010. 

Daniel T. Madzelan, 

Director, Forecasting and Policy Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9907 Filed 4–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Proposed Notice and Comment Policy 

Version 2.0 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment on Proposed Notice and 

Comment Policy 2.0. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) seeks public 

comment on the Proposed Notice and 

Comment Policy 2.0. EAC’s current 

Notice and Comment Policy is to 

provide effective notice for a period of 

public comment on all policies being 

considered for adoption by the EAC, 

that are not subject to notice and 

comment under any Federal statute. The 

policy requires action within specified 

time periods to permit as much public 

notice as possible. Because of the firm 

deadlines, the current policy limits 

EAC’s ability to address the rare 

situations that require swift action. The 

proposed policy amends the Notice and 

Comment policy to provide for 

unforeseeable circumstances that may 

require deviation from the default 

timelines indicated. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 4 p.m. EDT on 

June 1, 2010. 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on the information contained in 

the policy. Comments on the proposed 

policy should be submitted 

electronically to 

HAVAcomments@eac.gov. Written 

comments on the proposed policy can 

also be sent to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005, ATTN: Proposed Notice and 

Comment Policy. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Policy: To 

obtain a free copy of the policy: (1) 

Access the EAC Web site at http:// 

www.eac.gov; (2) write to the EAC 

(including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1201 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, 

ATTN: Proposed Notice and Comment 

Policy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Guggenheim or Tamar Nedzar, 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; Telephone: 

202–566–3100. 

Donetta L. Davidson, 

Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9914 Filed 4–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Proposed Privacy Policy Statement 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment on Proposed Privacy Policy 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) seeks public 

comment on the Proposed Privacy 

Policy Statement. OMB Memorandum 

M–99–18 requires, among other things, 

that Federal agencies post on their Web 

sites a privacy policy statement 

concerning how and when an agency 

collects information related to an 

individual’s use of the agency Web site. 

These statements are intended to inform 

the public of government-wide policies 

and how each agency implements those 

policies relative to Web site users’ 

information. Most of the practices 

discussed in proposed policy statement 

are required by statute or regulation. As 

a result, some portions of the proposed 

policy may not be amended. However, 

EAC invites comment and will consider 

amendments to elements that are not 

required by statute or regulation. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 4 p.m. EDT on 

June 1, 2010. 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on the information contained in 

the policy. Comments on the proposed 

policy should be submitted 

electronically to 

HAVAcomments@eac.gov. Written 

comments on the proposed policy can 

also be sent to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005, ATTN: Proposed Privacy 

Policy Statement. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Policy: To 

obtain a free copy of the policy: (1) 

Access the EAC Web site at http:// 

www.eac.gov; (2) write to the EAC 

(including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1201 New York Avenue, 

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, 

ATTN: Proposed Privacy Policy 

Statement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Guggenheim or Tamar Nedzar, 

Election Assistance Commission, 1201 

New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20005; Telephone: 

202–566–3100. 

Donetta L. Davidson, 

Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–9913 Filed 4–28–10; 8:45 am] 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Proposed Rule of Agency Procedure 

No. 1: Procedures for Voting by 

Circulation Version 2.0 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for public 

comment on Proposed Rule of Agency 

Procedure No. 1: Procedures for Voting 

by Circulation Version 2.0. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) seeks public 

comment on Proposed Rule of Agency 

Procedure No. 1: Procedures for Voting 

by Circulation Version 2.0. EAC’s 

current Proposed Rule of Agency 

Procedure No. 1: Procedures for Voting 

by Circulation provide the public with 

the process, including timelines on how 

EAC Commissioners vote to approve 

matters requiring formal Commission 

action that has not been placed on a 

meeting agenda. The policy requires 

action within specified time periods to 

allow a thorough and predictable time 

period for EAC Commissioners to 

consider the matter. Because of the firm 

deadlines, the current policy limits 

EAC’s ability to address the rare 

situations that require swift action. The 

proposed policy amends the Rule of 

Agency Procedure No. 1: Procedures for 

Voting by Circulation to provide for 

unforeseeable circumstances that may 

require deviation from the default 

timelines indicated. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 4 p.m. EDT on 

June 1, 2010. 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on the information contained in 

the policy. Comments on the proposed 

policy should be submitted 

electronically to 

HAVAcomments@eac.gov. Written 

comments on the proposed policy can 

also be sent to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005, ATTN: Proposed Rule of 

Agency Procedure No. 1: Procedures for 

Voting by Circulation Version 2.0. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Policy: To 

obtain a free copy of the policy: (1) 

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