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NATIONAL COMMISSION ON 

LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION 

SCIENCE 

Notice of Meetings 

AGENCY: National Commission on 

Libraries and Information Science 

(NCLIS). 

ACTION: Notice of Meetings. 

Summary: The U.S. National 

Commission on Libraries and 

Information Science is also holding a 

closed meeting to discuss consolidation 

and staffing issues. Closing this meeting 

is in accordance with the exemption 

provided under Title 45, CFR, Part 

1703.202(a)(9). 

Date and Time: NCLIS Closed Meeting—

August 14, 9—10 a.m. 

Address: West Dining Room (Madison 

Building), Library of Congress, 101 

Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20540–1099. 

Status: Closed meeting. 

Summary: The U.S. National Commission 

on Libraries and Information Science is 

holding an open business meeting to discuss 

Commission programs and administrative 

matters. Commissioners will review 

programs related to the Commission’s 

strategic initiatives. Each of the 

Commission’s task forces will share progress 

reports and the Commission will discuss 

future directions and activities. Topics will 

include (1) Policy Issues (Net Neutrality, Eate, EPA); (2) Education Achievement/School 

Libraries, Battle of the Books; (3) School 

Librarian of the Year; (4) Appraisal/ 

Assessment Initiative; (5) the White House 

Conference on Aging; (6) Emergency 

Preparedness and Disaster Response. 

Date and Time: NCLIS Business Meeting—

August 14, 2006, 10 p.m.–3:15 p.m.; August 

15, 2006, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. 

Address: West Dining Room (Madison 

Building), Library of Congress, 101 

Independence Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20540–1099. 

Status: Open meeting. 

Supplementary Information: The business 

meeting is open to the public, subject to 

space availability. To make special 

arrangements for physically challenged 

persons, contact Madeleine McCain, Director 

of Operations, 1800 M Street, NW., Suite 350 

North Tower, Washington, DC 20036, e-mail 

mmccain@nclis.gov, fax 202–606–9203 or 

telephone 202–606–9200. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Madeleine McCain, Director of Operations, 

U.S. National Commission on Libraries and 

Information Science, 1800 M Street, NW., 

Suite 350 North Tower, Washington, DC 

20036, e-mail mmccain@nclis.gov, fax 202–

606–9203 or telephone 202–606 9200. 

Dated: August 1, 2006. 

Madeleine C. McCain, 

NCLIS Director of Operations. 

[FR Doc. E6–12766 Filed 8–4–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7528–01–P 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY 

Overview Information; Literacy 

Information and Communication 

(LINCS) Resource Collections; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.257S. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: August 7, 

2006. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: September 11, 2006. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 11, 2006. 

Eligible Applicants: Public and 

private agencies or institutions, or nonprofit organizations, with knowledge 

and expertise in adult basic education 

and adult literacy; or consortia of such 

agencies, institutions, or organizations. 

Additional information concerning 

eligibility requirements is in Section 

III.1. of this notice. 

Estimated Available Funds: $650,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$175,000–$215,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$200,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 

3. 

Note: The National Institute for Literacy is 

not bound by any estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. Each 

grantee will be required to enter into a 

cooperative agreement with the National 

Institute for Literacy (Institute) for the 

duration of the project period. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Literacy Information and 

Communication (LINCS) Resource 

Collections (Collections) is to develop, 

organize, and support online subjectoriented collections of instructional 

resources, including multi-media 

resources, informed by highest-quality 

research, especially scientifically based 

and other rigorous research, for use by 

adult education and literacy educators. 

The Collections also shall provide 

information on how to use the featured 

resources to enhance teaching and 

learning. 

In addition, the Collections shall 

provide technical assistance on the 

content and use of the collections 

through presentations, workshops, and 

informational materials provided to 

adult education and literacy program 

administrators, project directors, and 

professional development staff. Limited 

technical assistance shall be provided 

via telephone and e-mail. 

The LINCS Resource Collections are 

grouped into three main categories: I. 

Basic Skills; II. Program Planning; or III. 

Workforce Competitiveness. 

I. Basic Skills Resource Collection 

shall focus on locating, reviewing, and 

selecting high-quality instructional 

materials, resources, and research on 

reading, writing, mathematics and 

numeracy for use by adult educators to 

improve instruction in basic skills. 

1. Reading & Writing. 

2. Mathematics & Numeracy. 

II. Program Planning Resource 

Collection shall focus on locating, 

reviewing and selecting high-quality 

instructional materials, resources, and 

research on assessment, learning 

disabilities, and program improvement 

for use by adult education and literacy 

program administrators, project 

directors and professional development 

staff. The combination of topics is 

intended to direct attention to the role 

that assessments and awareness of 

learning disabilities can play in 

strengthening the quality of adult 

education services and learner 

outcomes. 

1. Assessment. 

2. Learning Disabilities. 

3. Program Improvement. 

III. Workforce Competitiveness 

Resource Collection shall focus on 

locating, reviewing, and selecting highquality instructional materials, 

resources, and research on workforce 

basic skills education, English language 

acquisition, and technology. The 

combination of topics in this collection 

is intended to encourage special 

attention to (a) the development of 

connections between resources that 

support the acquisition of English 

language literacy with preparation for 

and participation in the workforce and 

(b) the role technology can play in 

supporting both English language 

acquisition and workforce basic skills. 

1. English Language Literacy. 

2. Technology. 

3. Workforce Education. 

The Collections are intended to play 

a vital role in helping the Institute fulfill 

its authorization to establish a national 

electronic database of information that 

disseminates information to the 

broadest possible audience within the 

literacy and basic skills field and a 

communication network for literacy 

programs, providers, social service 

agencies, and students. These grants 

will be awarded as cooperative 

agreements, as the Institute will be 

substantially involved with the grantees 

in the implementation of the funded 

activities. Applicants should specify 

which Resource Collection (I. Basic 

Skills; II. Program Planning; or III. 


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Workforce Competitiveness) they are 

submitting an application for in their 

proposals. Grantees will be responsible 

for each of the subject areas within their 

selected categories. 

For background information on the 

Institute and LINCS, please visit: http:// 

www.nifl.gov/nifl/grants_contracts/ 

info.html. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9252. 

Applicable Regulations: For purposes 

of this grant competition, the following 

regulations from the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations (EDGAR) are applicable: 34 

CFR parts 74, 75, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, and 

97. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

agreements. 

Estimated Available Funds: $650,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$175,000–$215,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$200,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: Up to 

3. 

Note: The Institute is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

Continuation awards are contingent on 

a grantee’s progress and future 

Congressional appropriations. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Public and 

private agencies or institutions, or nonprofit organizations, with knowledge 

and expertise in adult basic education 

and adult literacy; or consortia of such 

agencies, institutions, or organizations. 

It is expected that applicants shall have 

significant knowledge and experience 

with the adult education and literacy 

system; understand current issues in 

adult education and literacy, especially 

content areas and professional 

development; and be familiar with 

researchers and experts in the adult 

education and literacy field, reading, 

learning disabilities, and research 

methods. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Although 

this program does not require cost 

sharing or matching for eligibility, the 

Institute encourages applicants to 

provide some institutional financial 

commitment to the project. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Jo Maralit; National Institute 

for Literacy; 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 

730; Washington, DC 20006; Telephone: 

202–233–2028; fax: 202–233–2050; email: mmaralit@nifl.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. Individuals with 

disabilities may obtain a copy of the 

application package in an alternative 

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) by 

contacting the program contact person 

listed in this section. 

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 

(Part IV of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. The Director strongly 

encourages applicants to limit Part IV to 

the equivalent of no more than 20 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). 

The suggested page limit does not 

apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part V, 

the budget section, including the 

narrative budget justification; Part VII, 

the assurances and certifications; or the 

one-page abstract, the resumes, the 

bibliography, or the letters of support. 

However, you must include all of the 

application narrative in Part IV. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: August 7, 2006. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: September 11, 2006. 

Applications for grants under this 

application notice may be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (www.grants.gov), or in paper 

format by mail or hand delivery. For 

information (including dates and times) 

about how to submit your application 

electronically, or by mail or hand 

delivery, please refer to section IV.6. 

Other Submission Requirements in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 11, 2006. 

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 may be submitted 

electronically or in paper format by mail 

or hand delivery. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications 

Electronic submissions of 

applications have been submitted 

electronically through the U.S. 

Department of Education’s eApplication system since FY 2000. In 

order to expand on those efforts and 

comply with the President’s 

Management Agenda, the Institute is 

participating as a partner in the new 

government wide Grants.gov Apply site 

in FY 2006. The Institute’s LINCS 

Resource Collections application notice 

(CFDA Number 84.257S) is one of the 

programs included in this project. We 

request your participation in Grants.gov. 

If you choose to submit your 

application electronically, you must use 

the Grants.gov Apply site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. Through this site, you 

will be able to download a copy of the 

application package, complete it offline, 

and then upload and submit your 

application. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for LINCS Resource 

Collections at: http://www.grants.gov. 

You must search for the downloadable 

application package for this program by 

the CFDA number. Do not include the 

CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your 

search. 

Notes: 

• Your participation in Grants.gov is 

voluntary. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are time and date stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted, and must be date/time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not consider your 

application if it is date/time stamped by 

the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. When we 

retrieve your application from 


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Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are 

rejecting your application because it 

was date/time stamped by the 

Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

U.S. Department of Education 

Submission Procedures for submitting 

an application through Grants.gov that 

are included in the application package 

for this application notice to ensure that 

you submit your application in a timely 

manner to the Grants.gov system. You 

can also find the U.S. Department of 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov at http://eGrants.ed.gov/help/ 

GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. 

• To submit your application via 

Grants.gov, you must complete the steps 

in the Grants.gov registration process 

(see http://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted) 

and provide on your application the 

same D–U–N–S Number used with this 

registration. Please note that the 

registration process may take five or 

more business days to complete. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you submit your 

application in paper format. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

typically included on the Application 

for Federal Education Assistance (ED 

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

necessary assurances and certifications. 

If you choose to submit your application 

electronically, 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 above 

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. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. The Institute will 

retrieve your application from 

Grants.gov and send you a second 

confirmation by e-mail that will include 

a PR/Award number (an Institutespecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of System Unavailability: If you 

are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because of 

technical problems with the Grants.gov 

system, we will grant you an extension 

until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

the following business day to enable 

you to transmit your application 

electronically, or by hand delivery. You 

also may mail your application by 

following the mailing instructions as 

described elsewhere in this notice. If 

you submit an application after 4:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 

deadline date, please contact the person 

listed elsewhere in this notice under For 

Further Information Contact, and 

provide an explanation of the technical 

problem you experienced with 

Grants.gov, along with the Grants.gov 

Support Desk Case Number (if 

available). The Institute will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. The Institute will contact you after 

a determination is made on whether 

your application will be accepted. 

Note: Extensions referred to in this section 

apply only to the unavailability of or 

technical problems with the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the deadline 

date and time or if the technical problem you 

experienced is unrelated to the Grants.gov 

system. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Mail 

If you submit your application in 

paper format by mail (through the U.S. 

Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 

your package should include one 

original plus two copies of the 

application. Three additional copies (for 

a total of six applications) are requested, 

but not required. Each application 

should be clipped or stapled, not bound 

or enclosed in a folder and submitted on 

or before the application deadline date, 

to the Institute at the applicable 

following address: 

By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: 

National Institute for Literacy, 

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.257S), 

1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, 

Washington, DC 20006–2417; or 

By mail through a commercial carrier: 

National Institute for Literacy, 

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.257S), 

1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, 

Washington, DC 20006–2417, phone: 

202–233–2025. 

Regardless of which address you use, 

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, or 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Director of the 

Institute. 

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, or 

(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 submit your application in 

paper format by hand delivery, you (or 

a courier service) must deliver the 

original and two copies of your 

application by hand, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Institute at the following address: 

National Institute for Literacy, 

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.257S), 

1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, 

Washington, DC 20006–2417. 

The National Institute for Literacy 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 

a.m. and 4:30 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 Institute: 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and Item 4 of the Application for 

Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) 

the CFDA number—and suffix letter—of 

the competition under which you are 

submitting your application. For the 

LINCS Resource Collections 

competition: CFDA Number 84.257S. 

(2) The Institute will mail a grant 

application receipt acknowledgment to 

you. If you do not receive the grant 

application receipt acknowledgment 

within 15 business days from the 


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application deadline date, you should 

call the National Institute for Literacy at 

202–233–2025. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this program are from section 

75.210 of EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.210, and 

are as follows. The maximum possible 

score for all of these criteria is 100 

points. The maximum possible score for 

each criterion is indicated in 

parentheses following the criterion. 

1. Quality of the project design. (20 

points). 

(1) The Director considers the quality 

of the design of the proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

design of the proposed project, the 

Director considers the following factors: 

(i) The extent to which the goals, 

objectives, and outcomes to be achieved 

by the proposed project are clearly 

specified and measurable. 

(ii) The quality of the proposed 

demonstration design and procedures 

for documenting project activities and 

results. 

(iii) The extent to which the proposed 

project will be coordinated with similar 

or related efforts, and with other 

appropriate community, State, and 

Federal resources. 

(iv) The extent to which the proposed 

project will establish linkages with 

other appropriate agencies and 

organizations providing services to the 

target population. 

2. Quality of project services. (20 

points) 

(1) The Director considers the quality 

of the services to be provided by the 

proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

services to be provided by the proposed 

project, the Director considers the 

quality and sufficiency of strategies for 

ensuring equal access and treatment for 

eligible project participants who are 

members of groups that have 

traditionally been underrepresented 

based on race, color, national origin, 

gender, age, or disability. 

(3) In addition, the Director considers 

the following factors: 

(i) The extent to which entities that 

are to be served by the propsoed project 

techical assistance project demonstrate 

support for the project. 

(ii) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

reflect up-to-date knowledge from 

research and effective practice. 

(iii) The extent to which the training 

or professional development services to 

be provided by the proposed project are 

of sufficient quality, intensity, and 

duration to lead to improvements in 

practice among the recipients of those 

services. 

(iv) The extent to which the services 

to be provided by the proposed project 

involve the collaboration of appropriate 

partners for maximizing the 

effectiveness of project services. 

(v) The extent to which the technical 

assistance services to be provided by the 

proposed project involve the use of 

efficient strategies, including the use of 

technology, as appropriate, and the 

leveraging of non-project resources. 

3. Quality of project personnel. (25 

points) 

(1) The Director considers the quality 

of the personnel who will carry out the 

proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of 

project personnel, the Director considers 

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. 

(3) In addition, the Director considers 

the following factors: 

(i) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of the 

project director or principal 

investigator. 

(ii) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of key 

project personnel. 

(iii) The qualifications, including 

relevant training and experience, of 

project consultants or subcontractors. 

4. Adequacy of resources. (25 points) 

(1) The Director considers the 

adequacy of resources for the proposed 

project. 

(2) In determining the adequacy of 

resources for the proposed project, the 

Director considers the following factors: 

(i) The adequacy of support, including 

facilities, equipment, supplies, and 

other resources, from the applicant 

organization or the lead applicant 

organization. 

(ii) The relevance and demonstrated 

commitment of each partner in the 

proposed project to the implementation 

and success of the project. 

(iii) The extent to which the budget is 

adequate to support the proposed 

project. 

(iv) The potential for continued 

support of the project after Federal 

funding ends, including, as appropriate, 

the demonstrated commitment of 

appropriate entities to such support. 

5. Quality of the management plan. 

(10 points) 

(1) The Director considers the quality 

of the management plan for the 

proposed project. 

(2) In determining the quality of the 

management plan for the proposed 

project, the Director considers the 

following factors: 

(i) The adequacy of the management 

plan to achieve the objectives of the 

proposed project on time and within 

budget, including clearly defined 

responsibilities, timelines, and 

milestones for accomplishing project 

tasks. 

(ii) The adequacy of procedures for 

ensuring feedback and continuous 

improvement in the operation of the 

proposed project. 

2. Review and Selection Process: An 

additional factor we consider in 

selecting an application for an award is 

the extent to which an applicant’s 

response to the selection criteria 

addresses its ability to meet, and its 

commitment to, the following 

expectations of the Collections, which 

will be included in the cooperative 

agreements between the grantees and 

the Institute: 

a. Create and implement a 

comprehensive plan for collecting the 

highest-quality information, especially 

scientifically based research and 

resources based on the most rigorous 

research available, as it pertains to the 

specific subject/topic area, in a central 

online Web site for high quality literacy 

information available for effective 

integration in teaching and professional 

development. 

b. Nominate key personnel and 

content area experts, with expertise and 

knowledge, to work on each subject or 

topic to assist with identifying and 

selecting resources and providing 

technical assistance and training. 

c. Collaborate to finalize guidelines, 

protocols, criteria, quality standards and 

common design templates for the 

Resource Collections. 

d. Provide information on the 

application and implementation of how 

to use featured resources to enhance 

teaching and learning. 

e. Provide content area professional 

development technical assistance and 

informational materials to adult 

education and literacy program 

administrators, project directors, 

professional development staff and 

practitioners via the online Resource 

Collection and conduct a minimum of 

two presentation workshops. 

f. Gather data for measures 

established by the Institute concerning 

training and information dissemination. 

g. Integrate a national discussion list 

into the offerings of the Collections. 

Depending on the topic area, the 

Collection shall nominate and manage, 

upon Institute approval, a discussion 

list moderator for an existing Institute 

discussion list to increase and promote 

active participation on the lists, and to 

stimulate discussion by posing 

questions and developing themes for the 


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specific subject areas that fall within the 

list’s topics. For more information, go 

to: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/ 

grants_contracts/info.html. 

h. Collaborate with other Collections 

and carry out joint activities when 

appropriate to maximize impact. 

Collections project directors and key 

personnel shall meet two times a year 

with Institute staff, participate in 

monthly conference calls, and other 

telephone meetings, as necessary. 

i. Develop a sustainability plan that 

describes how the Collection plans to 

sustain the proposed activities after the 

grant period. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we will notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may also notify you 

informally. If your application is not 

evaluated or not selected for funding, 

we will 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. 

3. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the Institute. 

If you receive a multi-year award, you 

must submit semi-annual performance 

reports, as well as an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as specified in 

34 CFR 75.118. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA), the following measure has 

been developed for evaluating the 

overall effectiveness of the Institute’s 

technical assistance and training: The 

percentage of individuals who receive 

NIFL technical assistance who can 

demonstrate that they implemented 

instructional practices grounded in 

scientifically based research within six 

months of receiving the technical 

assistance. The Institute will expect all 

grantees to document in the 

performance reports referenced in 

section VI.3. of this notice information 

that addresses this measure. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contract: 

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BILLING CODE 6055–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 

informs potential respondents that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

that a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

1. Type of submission, new, revision, 

or extension: Revision. 

2. The title of the information 

collection: ‘‘Nuclear Material Events 

Database (NMED)’’ for the Collection of 

Event Report, Response, Analyses, and 

Follow-up Data on Events Involving the 

Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA) 

Radioactive Byproduct Material. 

3. The form number if applicable: 

N/A. 

4. How often the collection is 

required: Agreement States are 

requested to provide copies of licensee 

material event reports electronically or 

by hard copy to NRC on a monthly basis 

or within 30 days of receipt from their 

licensee. In addition, Agreement States 

are requested to report events that may 

pose a significant health and safety 

hazard to the NRC Headquarters 

Operations Officer within the next 

working day of notification by an 

Agreement State licensee. 

5. Who will be required or asked to 

report: Current Agreement States and 

any State receiving Agreement State 

status in the future. 

6. An estimate of the number of 

responses: 741. 

7. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 34. 

8. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 756 hours, an 

average of approximately 1.0 hour per 

response for 711 events and 1.5 

additional hours for 30 significant 

events, for all existing Agreement State 

reporting. Any new Agreement State 

would add approximately 21 event 

reports (including follow-up reports) per 

year or 22.5 burden hours. 

9. An indication of whether Section 

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not 

applicable. 

10. Abstract: NRC regulations require 

NRC licensees to report incidents and 

events involving the use, transportation 

and security of radioactive byproduct 

material, and source material, such as 

those involving radiation 

overexposures, leaking or contaminated 

sealed source(s), release of excessive 

contamination of radioactive material, 

lost or stolen radioactive material, 

equipment failures, abandoned well 

logging sources and medical events. 

Agreement State licenses are also 

required to report these events to their 

individual Agreement State regulatory 

authorities under compatible Agreement 

State regulations. NRC is requesting that 

the Agreement States provide 


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