Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 10, 2012 / Notices 40589 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Amendment to the 2012 Tariff 

Preference Level (TPL) for Nicaragua 

Under the Central America-Dominican 

Republic-United States Free Trade 

Agreement (CAFTA–DR) 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Amending the 2012 TPL for 

Nicaragua. 

DATES: Effective Date: July 10, 2012. 

SUMMARY: This notice reduces the 2012 

TPL for Nicaragua to 96,529,059 square 

meters equivalent to account for the 

shortfall in meeting the one-to-one 

commitment for cotton and man-made 

fiber woven trousers exported from 

Nicaragua to the United States. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–2582. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Annex 3.28 of the CAFTA–DR; 

Section 1634(a)(2) and (c)(2) of the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109–280); 

Presidential Proclamation 8111 of February 

28, 2007. 

Background: Annex 3.28 of the 

CAFTA–DR establishes a TPL for nonoriginating apparel goods of Nicaragua. 

Section 1634(a)(2) of the Pension 

Protection Act references the exchange 

of letters between the United States and 

Nicaragua, which establishes the one-toone commitment for cotton and manmade fiber trousers. Section 1634(c)(2) 

of the Pension Protection Act authorizes 

the President to proclaim a reduction in 

the overall limit in the TPL if the 

President determines that Nicaragua has 

failed to comply with the one-to-one 

commitment. In Presidential 

Proclamation 8111, the President 

delegated to CITA the authority to 

determine whether Nicaragua had failed 

to comply with the one-to-one 

commitment and to reduce the overall 

limit in the TPL. 

In an exchange of letters dated March 

24 and 27, 2006, Nicaragua agreed that 

for each square meter equivalent (SME) 

of exports of cotton and man-made fiber 

woven trousers entered under the TPL, 

Nicaragua would export to the United 

States an equal amount of cotton and 

man-made fiber woven trousers made of 

U.S. formed fabric of U.S. formed yarn. 

Any shortfall in meeting this 

commitment that was not rectified by 

April 1 of the succeeding year would be 

applied against the TPL for the 

succeeding year. For 2011, the shortfall 

in meeting the one-to-one commitment 

is 3,470,941 square meters equivalent. 

This amount is being deducted from the 

2012 TPL, resulting in a new TPL level 

for 2012 of 96,529,059 square meters 

equivalent. 

Kim Glas, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests; Institute of 

Education Sciences; Implementation of 

Title I/II Program Initiatives 

SUMMARY: This evaluation will examine 

the implementation of core policies 

promoted by Title I and Title II at the 

state district, and school levels in four 

areas: content standards, assessments, 

accountability, and effective teachers 

and leaders. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 10, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04888. 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. 

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, Privacy, Information 

and Records 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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Implementation of 

Title I/II Program Initiatives. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Type of Review: New. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,107. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,191. 

Abstract: Historically, Title I provides 

financial assistance to schools and 

districts with a high percentage of 

students from low-income families to 

help these students increase 

achievement. Title I also includes 

requirements that states hold schools 

and districts accountable for 

improvements in student achievement. 

Title II provides funds to increase 

academic achievement by improving 

teacher and principal quality including 

educator preparation and professional 

development, as well as providing funds 

for class-size reduction. This is the first 

submission of a request for approval of 

baseline data collection activities that 

will be used to support the 

Implementation of Title I/II Program 

Initiatives. This package requests 

approval for an initial data collection 

that will include surveys of all states 

and a nationally representative sample 

of school districts, schools, and 

Kindergarten through 12th grade 

teachers in spring 2013. The second 

package will request approval for the 

spring 2015 follow-up data collection. 

Dated: July 5, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

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