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D. Completeness Eligibility 

Applications will not be considered 

for funding if they do not provide 

sufficient information to determine 

eligibility or are missing required 

elements. 

IV. Fiscal Year 2011 Application and 

Submission Information 

A. Address To Request Application 

Package 

For further information, entities 

wishing to apply for assistance should 

contact the USDA Rural Development 

State Office provided in the ADDRESSES

section of this Notice to obtain copies of 

the application package. 

Applicants are encouraged to submit 

applications through the Grants.gov 

Web site at: http://www.grants.gov. 

Applications may be submitted in either 

electronic or paper format. Users of 

Grants.gov will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it off line, and then upload 

and submit the application via the 

Grants.gov Web site. Applications may 

not be submitted by electronic mail. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov web 

site, you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the application and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• After electronically submitting an 

application through the Web site, the 

applicant will receive an automatic 

acknowledgement from Grants.gov that 

contains a Grants.gov tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the deadline, you may 

submit a paper copy of your application 

to your respective Rural Development 

State Office. Paper applications 

submitted to a Rural Development State 

Office must meet the closing date and 

local time deadline. 

• Please note that applicants can 

locate the downloadable application 

package for this program by the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 

or FedGrants Funding Opportunity 

Number, which can be found at http:// 

www.Grants.gov. 

All applicants, whether filing 

applications through www.Grants.gov or 

by paper, must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711 or at http:// 

www.dnb.com. 

B. Content and Form of Submission 

An application must contain all of the 

required elements. Each application 

received in a USDA Rural Development 

State Office will be reviewed to 

determine if it is consistent with the 

eligible purposes contained in section 

310B(c)(2) of the CONACT. Each 

selection priority criterion outlined in 7 

CFR 1942.305(b)(3), must be addressed 

in the application. Failure to address 

any of the criteria will result in a zeropoint score for that criterion and will 

impact the overall evaluation of the 

application. Copies of 7 CFR part 1942, 

subpart G, will be provided by any 

interested applicant making a request to 

a USDA Rural Development State Office 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this Notice. 

All projects to receive technical 

assistance through these passenger 

transportation grant funds are to be 

identified when the applications are 

submitted to the USDA Rural 

Development State Office. Multiple 

project applications must identify each 

individual project, indicate the amount 

of funding requested for each individual 

project, and address the criteria as 

stated above for each individual project. 

For multiple-project applications, the 

average of the individual project scores 

will be the score for that application. 

C. Submission Dates and Times 

Application Deadline Date: March 21, 

2011 

Explanation of Deadlines: 

Applications must be in the USDA 

Rural Development State Office by the 

deadline date. 

V. Application Review Information 

The Rural Development National 

Office will score applications based on 

the grant selection criteria and weights 

contained in 7 CFR part 1942, subpart 

G and will select a grantee subject to the 

grantee’s satisfactory submission of the 

additional items required by 7 CFR part 

1942, subpart G and the USDA Rural 

Development Letter of Conditions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Successful applicants will receive 

notification for funding from the USDA 

Rural Development State Office. 

Applicants must comply with all 

applicable statutes and regulations 

before the grant award will be approved. 

Unsuccessful applications will receive 

notification by mail. Grantees must 

further comply with applicable 

provisions of 7 CFR parts 3015, 3016, 

3019, and 3052. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement, please contact your 

USDA Rural Development State Office 

provided in the ADDRESSES section of 

this Notice. 

VIII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, the paperwork burden 

has been cleared by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0022. 

Nondiscrimination Statement 

‘‘The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its 

programs and activities on the basis of race, 

color, national origin, age, disability, and 

where applicable, sex, marital status, familial 

status, parental status, religion, sexual 

orientation, genetic information, political 

beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large print, 

audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and 

TDD). 

To file a complaint of discrimination write 

to USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication 

and Compliance, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410 

or call (800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 720– 

6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender.’’ 

Dated: January 7, 2011. 

Judith A. Canales, 

Administrator, Rural Business—Cooperative 

Service. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 28, 2011; 

11:30 a.m. EST. 

PLACE: Via Teleconference. Public Dial 

in: 1–800–597–7623. Conference ID#: 

37792479. 

Meeting Agenda 

This meeting is open to the public. 

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I. Approval of Agenda. 

II. Welcome New Commissioners. 

III. Management and Operations: 

• Review of transition, order of 

succession, continuity of 

operations. 

• Review of 2011 meeting calendar. 

• Staff Director’s report. 

IV. Program Planning: Update and 

discussion of projects. 

• Cy Pres. 

• Disparate Impact in School 

Discipline Policies. 

• Gender and the Wage Gap. 

• Title IX—Sex Discrimination in 

Liberal Arts College Admissions. 

• Eminent Domain Project. 

• NBPP. 

V. State Advisory Committee Issues: 

• Consideration of Vermont SAC 

Chair. 

• Re-chartering the Alabama SAC. 

VI. Approval of Dec. 3, 2010 Meeting 

Minutes. 

VII. Announcements. 

VIII. Adjourn. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting 

Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 

8591. TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Persons with a disability requiring 

special services, such as an interpreter 

for the hearing impaired, should contact 

Pamela Dunston at least seven days 

prior to the meeting at 202–376–8105. 

TDD: (202) 376–8116. 

Dated: January 18, 2011. 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Delegated the Authority of the Staff Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

U.S. Census Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Census in Schools 

and Partnership Program Research 

AGENCY: U.S. Census Bureau, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be submitted on or 

before March 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument(s) and instructions should 

be directed to Megan C. Kindelan, U.S. 

Census Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 

Suitland, MD 20746, (301) 763–2820 

(w), megan.c.kindelan@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

For the 2010 Census, among many 

integrated communications outreach 

efforts, the U.S. Census Bureau 

conducted the Census in Schools (CIS) 

Program and the Partnership Program 

(PP) with three primary objectives: 

(1) To increase the mail-back response 

rate of census forms; (2) to improve the 

accuracy and reduce differential 

undercount; and (3) to increase 

cooperation with enumerators in the 

field during the census data collection 

period. The CIS Program educated 

primary and secondary school students 

about the 2010 Census; the students, in 

turn, would influence their parents in 

returning the 2010 Census forms. The 

Census Bureau distributed materials, 

including promotional brochures, takehome materials, fact sheets, lesson 

plans, maps, quick start teaching guides, 

and other aids to increase the 

proportion of households returning 

completed 2010 Census forms. The 

Census Bureau distributed these 

materials to more than 118,000 schools 

representing grades Kindergarten 

through 12th grade. Some of these 

materials were in the form of printed 

copies. Hundreds of thousands of 

additional copies were downloaded in 

electronic form from the 2010 Census in 

Schools Web site. 

At the same time, the Census Bureau 

also conducted the Partnership Program, 

involving commercial entities of 

national scope, state, local and tribal 

governments, and regional and local 

corporations and organizations. The 

purpose of the Partnership Program was 

to target historically ‘‘hard-to-count’’ 

(HTC) areas and increase the Census 

form mail-back rates. More than 257,000 

partners participated in this program. 

The Census Bureau needs to conduct 

collect and analyze qualitative data to 

address the following research 

questions: (a) What new methods can 

the Census Bureau use going forward, 

during the intercensal years, to reach 

out to educators and students from 

kindergarten to the graduate level to 

maintain strong relationships with the 

education community; (b) what are the 

needs of executive-level educators 

regarding statistical literacy and the 

types of materials Federal statistical 

agencies could provide to be most 

helpful with regards to statistics 

education, from the most basic level 

(kindergarten) to the most advanced 

(graduate studies); and (c) what can be 

done to improve the Census Partnership 

Program going forward and how best to 

maintain an active base of partners 

between censuses. 

II. Method of Collection 

The qualitative information will be 

collected via focus groups and 

interviews. The Census Bureau proposes 

to conduct 6 focus groups of primary, 

secondary, and college level 

administrators and teachers, with a 

maximum of 15 individuals per group to 

discuss questions concerning the 

Census in Schools Program and how it 

can be improved during the intercensal 

years as well as for the 2020 Census. 

Additionally, the Census Bureau is 

proposing to conduct 6 focus groups for 

organizations that participated in the 

Partnership Program for the 2010 

Census, with a maximum of 15 

individuals per focus group. Telephone 

interviews will also be conducted with 

30 Partnership Program organizations to 

obtain data from those partners who are 

not able to attend the focus group 

sessions. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: School 

administrators and Teachers; 

representatives of corporations, and notfor-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

210. 

Estimated Time per Response: 90 

minutes per focus group session; 30 

minutes per interview. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 285. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: There is 

no cost to respondents other than their 

time. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 

Section 141. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

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