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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 June 14, 

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, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, 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: May 10, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of English Language Acquisitions 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Application for Grants Under 

English Language Acquisition and 

Language Enhancement: Native 

American and Alaska Native Children 

in School. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 50. 

Burden Hours: 2,000. 

Abstract: Application for Grants 

Under English Language Acquisition 

and Language Enhancement: Native 

American and Alaska Native Children 

in School are authorized under Subpart 

1, of Title III of the English Language 

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, 

and Academic Achievement Act, as 

amended by the No Child Left Behind 

Act of 2001, hereinafter called the Act 

(Section 3112 of Pub. L 107–110). The 

purpose of the Native American and 

Alaska Native Children in School 

Program is to provide grants to eligible 

entities that support language 

instruction educational projects for 

limited English proficient (LEP) 

children from Native American, Alaska 

Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific 

Islander backgrounds. The program is 

designed to ensure that LEP children 

master English and meet the same 

rigorous standards for academic 

achievement that all children are 

expected to meet. Supported programs 

may include the study of Native 

American languages instruction 

educational programs, Section 3112, 

Public Law 107–110. 

This information collection is being 

submitted under the Streamlined 

Clearance Process for Discretionary 

Grant Information Collections (1894– 

0001). Therefore, the 30-day public 

comment period notice will be the only 

public comment notice published for 

this information collection. 

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 4293. 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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, 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 July 12, 

2010. 

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, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, 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 


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collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: May 10, 2010. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Reinstatement. 

Title: Program for International 

Student Assessments (PISA) 2012 

Recruitment and Field Test. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 2,087. 

Burden Hours: 1,057. 

Abstract: The Program for 

International Student Assessment 

(PISA) is an international assessment 

that focuses on 15-year-olds’ capabilities 

in reading, mathematics, and science 

literacy. It was first implemented by the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(NCES) in 2000 and has been 

administered every 3 years since. This 

submission is for the fifth cycle in the 

series, PISA 2012, and requests OMB 

approval for field test and main study 

recruitment, field trial data collection, 

and a waiver of the 60-day Federal 

Register notice for the main study 

clearance in 2012. As in 2003, in PISA 

2012, mathematics will be the major 

subject domain. The field test will also 

include computer-based assessments in 

reading, science, and general problem 

solving, and an assessment of financial 

literacy in a paper-and-pencil format. 

The United States may decide to 

participate in these components in the 

main study as well, based on the results 

of the field test. In addition to 

assessment data, PISA provides 

background information on school 

context and student demographics to 

benchmark performance and inform 

policy. School recruitment for the field 

test will begin in September 2010 with 

data collection beginning in March 

2011. Main study recruitment will begin 

in September 2011 with data collection 

beginning in September 2012. The PISA 

2012 field test sample will include 

about 35 schools (main study sample 

about 150) and about 1,600 students 

(4,500–5,700 for the main study, 

depending on the components 

administered). In January 2011 NCES 

will submit the final field trial 

instruments to OMB; then, following the 

field test study, in May 2011, NCES will 

submit to OMB the final main study 

recruitment materials, design, and 

burden; and in spring 2012, NCES will 

submit the final main study 

instruments. 

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 4303. 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 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Federal Student Aid; Leveraging 

Educational Assistance Partnership, 

Special Leveraging Educational 

Assistance Partnership, and Grants for 

Access and Persistence Programs 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.069. 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of the deadline dates for 

receipt of State applications for Award 

Year 2010–2011 funds. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

deadline dates for receipt of State 

applications for Award Year 2010–2011 

funds under the Leveraging Educational 

Assistance Partnership (LEAP), Special 

Leveraging Educational Assistance 

Partnership (SLEAP), and Grants for 

Access and Persistence (GAP) programs. 

The LEAP and SLEAP programs, 

authorized under title IV, part A, 

subpart 4 of the Higher Education Act 

of 1965, as amended (HEA), assist States 

in providing aid to students with 

substantial financial need to help them 

pay for their postsecondary education 

costs through matching formula grants 

to States. The GAP Program was 

authorized under section 415E of the 

HEA, which was amended as a result of 

the Higher Education Opportunity Act 

of 2008 (HEOA). The GAP Program 

assists States in establishing 

partnerships to provide eligible students 

with LEAP Grants under GAP to attend 

institutions of higher education and to 

encourage increased participation in 

early information and intervention, 

mentoring, or outreach programs. The 

GAP Program replaces the SLEAP 

Program. However, section 415E(j) of 

the HEA, as amended by the HEOA, 

provides that for the two-year period 

that began on August 14, 2008, the date 

of enactment of the HEOA, a State may 

continue to make grants under the 

SLEAP Program, i.e., through the 2010– 

2011 award year. The 2010–2011 award 

year is the last award year in which 

States will be able to apply for SLEAP 

funding. States that choose to apply for 

either SLEAP or GAP funding must first 

apply for LEAP funding and be deemed 

eligible and must subsequently 

participate in the LEAP Program in the 

2010–2011 award year to receive 

funding under either SLEAP or GAP. 

Under section 415C(a) of the HEA, a 

State must submit an application to 

participate in the LEAP, SLEAP, or GAP 

programs through the State agency that 

administered its LEAP Program as of 

July 1, 1985, unless the Governor of the 

State has subsequently designated, and 

the Department has approved, a 

different State agency to administer the 

LEAP Program. 

DATES: To assure funding under the 

LEAP, SLEAP, or GAP programs for 

Award Year 2010–2011, a State must 

meet the applicable deadline date. 

Applications submitted electronically 

must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern 

time) June 1, 2010. Paper applications 

must be received by May 25, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, 

Grants and Campus Based Programs 

Division, Business Operations, Federal 

Student Aid, U.S. Department of 

Education, 830 First Street, NE., room 

UCP–062E3, Washington, DC 20202– 

5453. Telephone: (312) 730–1506 or by 

e-mail: greg.gerrans@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

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

audiotape, or compact disk) on request 

to the program contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Only the 

50 States, the District of Columbia, the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 


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