2666 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 13 / Monday, January 22, 2007 / Notices 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

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 IC Clearance 

Official, 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: January 16, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Student Right-to-Know (SRK). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Individuals or household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 10,300 

Burden Hours: 228,150. 

Abstract: The SRK requires 

institutions that participate in any 

program under Title IV of the HEA to 

make available to students and 

prospective student-athletes and their 

parents, high school coaches and high 

school counselors the graduation rates 

as well as enrollment data and the 

graduation rates of student athletes, by 

race, gender, and sport. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selection the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3229. 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., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. 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. 07–232 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4001–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

23, 2007. 

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 IC Clearance 

Official, 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: January 16, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Assessing the Needs of State 

Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and 

State Rehabilitation Councils for 

Technical Assistance. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 479. 

Burden Hours: 399. 

Abstract: This submission is for the 

collection of data for the project 

‘‘Assessing the Needs of State 

Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies and 

State Rehabilitation Councils for 

Technical Assistance.’’ The data 

collection to be approved includes two 

needs assessment forms, one for State 

VR agencies and one for State 

Rehabilitation Councils. 

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 3256. 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., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

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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. E7–806 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

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 February 

21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

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 IC Clearance 

Official, 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: January 16, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: National Study on Alternate 

Assessments (NSAA). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 102. 

Burden Hours: 306. 

Abstract: The National Study on 

Alternate Assessments (NSAA) 

examines the development and use of 

alternate assessments in ensuring that 

schools are accountable for the 

performance of students with 

disabilities. The purpose of the National 

Study on Alternate Assessment (NSAA) 

is to evaluate the degree to which states 

and schools provide grade-level, 

modified, and alternate achievement 

standards; access to standards; include 

them in state accountability; and 

improve their education and academic 

performance. 

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 3209. 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., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. 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 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education; Overview Information; 

Early Reading First Program; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Numbers: 84.359A and B. 

Dates: Applications Available: 

January 22, 2007. 

Deadline for Transmittal of PreApplications: February 21, 2007. 

Deadline for Transmittal of Full 

Applications: May 29, 2007 (for 

applicants invited to submit full 

applications only). 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: July 30, 2007. 

Eligible Applicants: Under this 

competition, eligible applicants are (a) 

one or more local educational agencies 

(LEAs) that are eligible to receive a 

subgrant under the Reading First 

program (Title I, Part B, Subpart 1 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA)); (b) 

one or more public or private 

organizations or agencies (including 

faith-based organizations) located in a 

community served by an eligible LEA; 

or (c) one or more eligible LEAs, 

applying in collaboration with one or 

more eligible organizations or agencies. 

To qualify under paragraph (b) of this 

definition, the organization’s or agency’s 

application must be on behalf of one or 

more programs that serve preschool age 

children (such as a Head Start program, 

a child care program, or a family literacy 

program such as Even Start, or a lab 

school at a university), unless the 

organization or agency itself operates a 

preschool program. A list of eligible 

LEAs that qualify under paragraph (a) of 

this definition for this FY 2007 

competition will be posted on the Early 

Reading First Web site at http:// 

www.ed.gov/programs/earlyreading/ 

index.html. If a State changes its 

Reading First program eligibility list 

after the date of publication of this 

notice, those changes will not affect an 

LEA’s eligibility for the purpose of this 

FY 2007 Early Reading First program 

competition. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$103,118,000 for this program for FY 

2007, of which we anticipate 

$102,087,000 would be available for 

grants awarded under this competition. 

The actual level of funding, if any, 

depends on final congressional action. 

However, we are inviting applications to 

allow enough time to complete the grant 

process before the end of the current 


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