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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: January 13, 2000.

William Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Programs

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Federal Pell Grant Program

Recipient Financial Management

System (RFMS).

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public:

Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals

or households; Businesses or other forprofit.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 3,950,083.

Burden Hours: 396,200.

Abstract: The Federal Pell Grant

Program provides grants to eligible

students based on financial need to

meet the costs of postsecondary

education. The new RFMS modernizes

the Federal Pell Grant Program and

institutions report data and request

funds through RFMS.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Vivian Reese, Department

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW, Room 5624, Regional Office

Building 3, Washington, DC 20202–

4651, or should be electronically mailed

to the internet address

OCIO IMG Issues@ed.gov or should

be faxed to 202–708–9346.

Written comments or questions

regarding burden and/or the collection

activity requirements should be directed

to Joseph Schubart at (202) 708–9266 or

via his internet address

Joe Schubart@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. 00–1218 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.320A, 84.321A, and 84.322A]

Alaska Native Education Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education,

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education—Alaska Native Education

Programs.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2000.

SUMMARY: The Secretary invites

applications for new awards for FY 2000

under three direct grant programs for

Alaska Natives, and announces deadline

dates for receipt of applications under

these programs.

Applications Available: January 19,

2000.

Deadline for Receipt of Applications:

March 20, 2000.

Note: The Department must receive all

applications on or before this date. This

requirement takes exception to the Education

Department General Administrative

Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.102. Under

the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553), the Department generally offers

interested parties the opportunity to

comment on proposed regulations. However,

this exception to EDGAR makes procedural

changes only and does not establish new

substantive policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C.

553(b)(A), the Assistant Secretary for

Elementary and Secondary Education has

determined that proposed rulemaking is not

required.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: May 18, 2000.

Estimated Available Funds: Up to $11

million.

Note: The Department is conducting a

single competition for projects under all

three programs described in this notice.

These funds will be allocated among the

highest-quality applications received.

Applicants must submit a separate

application for each program for which they

wish to apply.

Estimated Range of Awards: $50,000

to $750,000 per year.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$366,667.

Estimated Number of Awards: 30.

Project Period for all Programs: Up to

36 months.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice. Funding estimates

are for the first year of the project period

only. Funding for the second and third years

is subject to the availability of funds and the

approval of continuation awards (34 CFR

75.253).

84.320A—Alaska Native Educational

Planning, Curriculum Development,

Teacher Training and Recruitment

Program

Purpose of Program: To support

projects that recognize and address the

unique educational needs of Alaska

Native students through consolidation,

development, and implementation of

educational plans and strategies to

improve schooling for Alaska Natives,

development of curricula, and the

training and recruitment of teachers.

This program is authorized under

section 9304 of the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act.

Eligible Applicants: Alaska Native

organizations or educational entities

with experience in developing or

operating Alaska Native programs or

programs of instruction conducted in

Alaska Native languages, or

partnerships involving Alaska Native

organizations.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7934.

84.321A—Alaska Native Home-Based

Education For Preschool Children

Purpose of Program: To support home

instruction programs for preschool

Alaska Native children that develop

parents as educators for their children

and ensure the active involvement of

parents in the education of their

children from the earliest ages. This

program is authorized under section

9305 of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act.

Eligible Applicants: Alaska Native

organizations or educational entities

with experience in developing or

operating Alaska Native programs, or

partnerships involving Alaska Native

organizations.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7935.

84.322A—Alaska Native Student

Enrichment Programs

Purpose of Program: To support

projects that provide enrichment

programs and family support services

for Alaska Native students from rural

areas who are preparing to enter village

high schools, so that they may excel in

science and mathematics. This program

is authorized by section 9306 of the

Elementary and Secondary Education

Act.

Eligible Applicants: Alaska Native

educational organizations or

educational entities with experience in

developing or operating Alaska Native

programs, or partnerships including

Alaska Native organizations.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7936.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary uses

the selection criteria published in 34

CFR 75.209 and 75.210 to evaluate

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applications for the Alaska Native

Educational Planning, Curriculum

Development, Teacher Training and

Recruitment Program; the Alaska Native

Home-Based Education for Preschool

Children Program; and the Alaska

Native Student Enrichment Programs.

The application package includes the

selection criteria and the points

assigned to each criterion.

Applicable Regulations: EDGAR in 34

CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, and

86.

For Applications and Information

Contact: Mrs. Lynn Thomas, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., FOB6, Room 3C124, Mail

Stop 6140, Washington, DC 20202.

Telephone: (202) 260–1541; FAX: (202)

205–5630. The e-mail address for Mrs.

Thomas is: Lynn Thomas@ 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.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternate format, also, by

contacting that person. However, the

Department is not able to reproduce in

an alternate format the standard forms

included in the application package.

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 either of the following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the PDF you must have the

Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with

Search, which is available free at either

of the previous sites. If you have any

questions about using the 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 Code

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov./nara/

index.html

Dated: January 13, 2000.

Michael Cohen,

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and

Secondary Education.

[FR Doc. 00–1165 Filed 1–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.141A–HEP and CFDA No.

84.149A–CAMP]

Notice Inviting Applications for New

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2000 for

the High School Equivalency Program

(HEP) and the College Assistance

Migrant Program (CAMP)

Purpose of Programs: The purpose of

the HEP and CAMP programs is to

provide grants to institutions of higher

education (IHEs), or to private nonprofit agencies working in cooperation

with IHEs, to help migrant and seasonal

farmworkers complete high school and

succeed in postsecondary education.

Eligible Applicants—HEP and CAMP:

IHEs or private non-profit agencies

working in cooperation with IHEs.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: March 10, 2000.

Applications Available: January 13,

2000.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: May 10, 2000.

Available Funds: HEP FY 2000:

$6,000,000.

Estimated Range of Awards: HEP

$150,000–$475,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

HEP $375,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: HEP

16.

Available Funds: CAMP FY 1999:

$3,000,000.

Estimated Range of Awards: CAMP

$150,000–$400,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

CAMP $325,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: CAMP

9.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

The HEP program assists migrant and

seasonal farmworkers to obtain a general

education diploma (GED) and to be

placed in postsecondary education or

training, career positions, or the

military. By locating the programs at

IHEs, migrant and seasonal farmworkers

also have opportunities to attend

cultural events, academic programs, and

other educational and cultural activities

usually not available to them. The

CAMP program assists migrant and

seasonal farmworkers to successfully

complete the first academic year of

study in the college or university, and

provides follow-up services to help

students continue in postsecondary

education.

The selection criteria used to review

applications, as required by the program

statute are included in the application

package.

The Congress has appropriated a total

of $15,000,000 for HEP and $7,000,000

for CAMP for FY 2000. The increases in

the FY 2000 appropriations ($6,000,000

for HEP and $3,000,000 for CAMP) will

be used to fund new applications.

Applicable Regulations

(a) The Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) as

follows:

(1) 34 CFR Part 74 (Administration of

Grants and Agreements with Institutions

of Higher Education, Hospitals, and

Nonprofit Organizations).

(2) 34 CFR Part 75 (Direct Grant

Programs).

(3) 34 CFR Part 77 (Definitions that

Apply to Department Regulations).

(4) 34 CFR Part 79 (Intergovernmental

Review of Department of Education

Programs and Activities).

(5) 34 CFR Part 82 (New Restrictions

on Lobbying).

(6) 34 CFR Part 85 (Governmentwide

Debarment and Suspension) Nonprocurement and Governmentwide

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

Grants).

(7) 34 CFR Part 86 (Drug-Free Schools

and Campuses).

(b) 34 CFR Part 206 (Special

Education Programs for Students Whose

Families are Engaged in Migrant and

Other Seasonal Farmwork.)

(c) The definitions of a migratory

child, a migratory agricultural worker

and a migratory fisher continued in 34

CFR 200.40 and the definitions of

farmwork, migrant farmworker and

seasonal farmworker contained in 20

CFR 633.1043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

obtain a copy of the application or to

obtain information on the program, call

or write Mary L. Suazo, U.S. Department

of Education, Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education, Office of Migrant

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW,

Room 3E227, FOB 6, Washington, DC

20202–6135. Telephone Number: (202)

260–1396. Inquiries may be sent by email to mary suazo@ed.gov or by FAX

at (202) 205–0089. Individuals who use

a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on