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mailed to the Internet address 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3258 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

22, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

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 Acting 

Director, 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. 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct 

Loan Program, Federal Direct PLUS 

Loan Request for Supplemental 

Information. 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 101,750. Burden Hours: 

50,875. 

Abstract: The Federal Direct PLUS 

Loan Request for Supplemental 

Information serves as the means by 

which a parent or graduate/professional 

student Direct PLUS Loan applicant 

may provide certain information to a 

school that will assist the school in 

originating the borrower’s Direct PLUS 

Loan award, as an alternative to 

providing this information to the school 

by other means established by the 

school. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4183. 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 the Internet address 

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 directed 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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education; Overview Information; 

Improving Literacy Through School 

Libraries Program Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.364A. 

DATES: Applications Available: February 

19, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 20, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 21, 2010. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Improving Literacy through School 

Libraries program is to improve student 

reading skills and academic 

achievement by providing students with 

increased access to up-to-date school 

library materials; well-equipped, 

technologically advanced school library 

media centers; and well-trained, 

professionally certified school library 

media specialists. 

Eligible local educational agencies 

(LEAs) may use funds for the following 

activities: Purchasing up-to-date school 

library media resources, including 

books; acquiring and using advanced 

technology that is integrated into the 

curricula of the school in order to 

develop and enhance the information 

literacy, information retrieval, and 

critical-thinking skills of students; 

facilitating Internet links and other 

resource-sharing networks; providing 

professional development for school 

library media specialists and providing 

activities that foster increased 

collaboration among library specialists, 

teachers, and administrators; and 

providing students with access to school 

libraries during non-school hours, 

including before and after school, 

weekends, and summer vacations. (20 

U.S.C. 6383(g)). 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6383. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

85, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The notice of final 

clarification of eligible local activities, 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 5, 2004 (69 FR 17894). 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$18,570,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 


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2011 from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$100,000–$600,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$350,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 53. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 12 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: LEAs, 

including charter schools and Stateadministered schools that are 

considered LEAs under State law, in 

which at least 20 percent of the students 

served by the LEA are from families 

with incomes below the poverty line 

based on the most recent satisfactory 

data available from the U.S. Census 

Bureau at the time this notice is 

published. These data are Small Area 

Income and Poverty Estimates for school 

districts for income year 2008. A list of 

LEAs with their family poverty rates 

(based on these Census Bureau data) is 

posted on our Web site at http:// 

www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/ 

eligibility.html. 

Note: Charter schools and Stateadministered schools must include 

documentation from their State educational 

agency (SEA) confirming eligibility for this 

program. 

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: This 

program involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. Funds 

made available under this program must 

be used to supplement, and not 

supplant, other Federal, State, and local 

funds expended to carry out activities 

relating to library, technology, or 

professional development activities (20 

U.S.C. 6383(i)). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet, or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http:// 

www.ed.gov/programs/lsl/ 

applicant.html. To obtain a copy from 

ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the 

following: Education Publications 

Center, P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 

20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1– 

877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If 

you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.364A. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an accessible format (e.g., braille, 

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

is where you, the applicant, address the 

selection criteria that reviewers use to 

evaluate your application. You must 

limit the application narrative to no 

more than 15 pages, using the following 

standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1’’ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to the 

cover sheet; the budget section, 

including the narrative budget 

justification; the one-page abstract; the 

other attachments, including the 

resumes and the endnotes, if applicable; 

and the assurances and certifications. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

all of the application narrative section. 

The SEA documentation of eligibility is 

not counted toward the page limit. 

Our reviewers will not read any pages 

of your application that exceed the page 

limit. Appendices to the narrative are 

not permitted, with the exception of 

resumes and endnotes. None of the 

material sent as appendices to the 

narrative, with the exception of resumes 

and endnotes, will be sent to the 

reviewers. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 19, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 20, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including 

dates and times) about how to submit 

your application electronically, or in 

paper format by mail or hand delivery 

if you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, 

please refer to section IV. Other 

Submission Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 21, 2010. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

Improving Literacy Through School 

Libraries program, CFDA Number 

84.364A, must be submitted 

electronically using e-Application, 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants Web site at: http://egrants.ed.gov. We will reject your 

application if you submit it in paper 

format unless, as described elsewhere in 

this section, you qualify for one of the 

exceptions to the electronic submission 


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requirement and submit, no later than 

two weeks before the application 

deadline date, a written statement to the 

Department that you qualify for one of 

these exceptions. Further information 

regarding calculation of the date that is 

two weeks before the application 

deadline date is provided later in this 

section under Exception to Electronic 

Submission Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgement that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2) (a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgement of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Pilla Parker, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 3E244, Washington, 

DC 20202–6200. FAX: (202) 260–8969. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.364A), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 


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(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.364A), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

notification within 15 business days from the 

application deadline date, you should call 

the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The maximum 

score for all of these criteria is 100 

points. The maximum score for each 

criterion is indicated in parentheses. 

The selection criteria for this 

competition are from section 1251 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 

U.S.C. 6383) and 34 CFR 75.210 and are 

as follows: 

(a) Meeting the purpose of the statute 

(10 points). How well the proposed 

project addresses the intended outcome 

of the statute to improve student reading 

skills and academic achievement by 

providing students with increased 

access to up-to-date school library 

materials; a well-equipped, 

technologically advanced school library 

media center; and well-trained, 

professionally certified school library 

media specialists. 

(b) Need for school library resources 

(10 points). How well the applicant 

demonstrates the need for school library 

media improvement, based on the age 

and condition of school library media 

resources, including: book collections; 

access of school library media centers to 

advanced technology; and the 

availability of well-trained, 

professionally certified school library 

media specialists in schools served by 

the applicant. 

(c) Use of funds (50 points). How well 

the applicant will use the funds made 

available through the grant to carry out 

one or more of the following activities 

that meet its demonstrated needs: 

(1) Acquiring up-to-date school 

library media resources, including 

books. 

(2) Acquiring and using advanced 

technology, incorporated into the 

curricula of the school, to develop and 

enhance students’ skills in retrieving 

and making use of information and in 

critical thinking. 

(3) Facilitating Internet links and 

other resource-sharing networks among 

schools and school library media 

centers, and public and academic 

libraries. 

(4) Providing professional 

development (as described in the notice 

of final clarification of eligible local 

activities published April 5, 2004, in the 

Federal Register (69 FR 17894)), for 

school library media specialists that is 

designed to improve literacy in grades 

K–3, and for school library media 

specialists as described in section 

1222(d)(2) of the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 6383), 

and providing activities that foster 

increased collaboration between school 

library media specialists, teachers, and 

administrators. 

(5) Providing students with access to 

school libraries during non-school 

hours, including the hours before and 

after school, during weekends, and 

during summer vacation periods. 

(d) Use of scientifically based 

research (10 points). How well the 

applicant will use programs and 

materials that are grounded in 

scientifically based research, as defined 

in section 9101(37) of the ESEA (20 

U.S.C. 7801(37)), in carrying out one or 

more of the activities described under 

criterion (c). 

(e) Broad-based involvement and 

coordination (5 points). How well the 

applicant will extensively involve 

school library media specialists, 

teachers, administrators, and parents in 

the proposed project activities and 

effectively coordinate the funds and 

activities provided under this program 

with other literacy, library, technology, 

and professional development funds 

and activities. 

(f) Evaluation of quality and impact (5 

points). How well the applicant will 

collect and analyze data on the quality 

and impact of the proposed project 

activities, including data on the extent 

to which the availability of, the access 

to, and the use of up-to-date school 

library media resources in the 

elementary schools and secondary 

schools served by the applicant increase 

and on the impact of the project on 

improving the reading skills of students. 

(g) Quality of project personnel (10 

points). The quality of the personnel 

who will carry out the proposed project, 

including the following factors: (1) The 

extent to which the applicant 

encourages applications for employment 

from persons who are members of 

groups that have traditionally been 

underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability. (2) The qualifications, 

including relevant training and 

experience, of the project director or 

principal investigator. 

2. Review and Selection Process: An 

additional factor we consider in 

selecting an application for an award is 

the equitable distribution of grants 

across geographic regions and among 

LEAs serving urban and rural areas (20 

U.S.C. 6383(e)(3)). 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may notify you informally, 

also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 


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3. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. The Secretary may also 

require more frequent performance 

reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For 

specific requirements on reporting, 

please go to http://www.ed.gov/fund/ 

grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: In response 

to the Government Performance and 

Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), the 

Department developed three measures 

for evaluating the overall effectiveness 

of the Improving Literacy Through 

School Libraries program. These 

measures gauge improvement in student 

achievement and resources in the 

schools and LEAs served by the program 

by assessing: (1) The percentage of 

students in schools served by the 

Improving Literacy Through School 

Libraries program who are proficient in 

reading; (2) the number of books and 

media resources purchased per student, 

pre- and post-grant, compared to the 

national average; and (3) the difference 

in the number of purchases of school 

library materials (books and media 

resources) between schools participating 

in the Improving Literacy Through 

School Libraries program and the 

national average. The Department will 

collect data for these measures from 

grantees’ final performance reports and 

other data sources. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: Pilla 

Parker, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 

3E244, Washington, DC 20202–6200. 

Telephone: (202) 260–3710 or by e-mail: 

pilla.parker@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

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

877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

on request to the program contact 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 

this notice. 

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 GPO 

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

index.html. 

Dated: February 5, 2010. 

Thelma Mele ́ndez de Santa Ana, 

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3164 Filed 2–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Education, 

National Assessment Governing Board. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

partially closed sessions. 

SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Assessment Governing Board. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Board. Notice of this meeting is 

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This 

document is intended to notify members 

of the general public of their 

opportunity to attend. Individuals who 

will need special accommodations in 

order to attend the meeting (e.g., 

interpreting services, assistive listening 

devices, materials in alternative format) 

should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202– 

357–6938 or at 

Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than 

February 19, 2010. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but cannot 

guarantee availability of the requested 

accommodation. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: March 4–6, 2010. 

Times 

March 4: Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Closed Session—8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Ad Hoc Committee on NAEP Testing 

and Reporting on Students with 

Disabilities and English Language 

Learners: Open Session—2:00 p.m. to 

4:00 p.m. 

Executive Committee: Open Session— 

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Closed Session— 

5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

March 5 

Full Board: Open Session—8:30 a.m. 

to 9:30 a.m.; Closed Session—12:30 p.m. 

to 1:30 p.m.; Open Session—1:30 p.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.; 

Closed Session—11:15 a.m. to 12:15 

p.m. 

Committee on Standards, Design and 

Methodology: Open Session—9:30 a.m. 

to 11:30 a.m.; Closed Session 11:30 a.m. 

to 12:15 p.m. 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee: Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 

12:15 p.m. 

March 6 

Nominations Committee: Closed 

Session—7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 

Full Board: Closed Session—8:30 a.m. 

to 9:00 a.m.; Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 

12:00 p.m. 

Location: Park Hyatt Washington, DC, 

24th and M Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, 

National Assessment Governing Board, 

800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 

825, Washington, DC, 20002–4233, 

Telephone: (202) 357–6938. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Assessment Governing Board 

is established under section 412 of the 

National Education Statistics Act of 

1994, as amended. 

The Board is established to formulate 

policy guidelines for the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP). The Board’s responsibilities 

include selecting subject areas to be 

assessed, developing assessment 

specifications and frameworks, 

developing appropriate student 

achievement levels for each grade and 

subject tested, developing standards and 

procedures for interstate and national 

comparisons, developing guidelines for 

reporting and disseminating results, and 

releasing initial NAEP results to the 

public. 

On March 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 

p.m., the Assessment Development 

Committee will meet in closed session 

to review test items in reading 

operational blocks for grades 4 and 8. 

The Board will be provided with 

embargoed test items that cannot be 

discussed in an open meeting. 

Premature disclosure of data would 

significantly impede implementation of 

the NAEP assessments in the subjects, 

and is therefore protected by exemption 

9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. 

On March 4, the Ad Hoc Committee 

on NAEP Testing and Reporting on 


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