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United States. These categories are (1) 

Farm and Food Products; (2) Coal and 

Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and 

Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and 

Primary Metals and Mineral Products; 

(5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and 

(6) All Other. A consideration in the 

selection of Board members will be that 

the commodities carried or shipped by 

those individuals or their firms will be 

reasonably representative of the above 

commodity categories. 

d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding 

selection criteria, the current 

representation by the one (1) Board 

member whose term has expired is 

Region 1 and a shipper. 

Nominations to replace Board 

members whose terms expire may be 

made by individuals, firms or 

associations. Nominations will: 

(1) State the region(s) to be 

represented. 

(2) State whether the nominee is 

representing carriers, shippers or both. 

(3) Provide information on the 

nominee’s personal qualifications, such 

as a bio or a resume. 

(4) Include the commercial operations 

of the carrier and/or shipper with whom 

the nominee is affiliated. This 

commercial operations information will 

show the actual or estimated ton-miles 

of each commodity carried or shipped 

on the inland waterways system in a 

recent year (or years) using the 

waterway regions and commodity 

categories previously listed. 

Nominations received in response to 

Federal Register notices published on 

February 17, 2006 (71 FR 8568), on July 

7, 2006 (71 FR 38629), on February 16, 

2007 (72 FR 7620), on July 11, 2008 (73 

FR 39952) and the notice published on 

February 24, 2009 (74 FR 8236) have 

been retained for consideration. 

Renomination is not required but highly 

encouraged to indicate continued 

interest and provide updated 

information. 

e. Deadline for Nominations. All 

nominations must be received at the 

address shown above no later than 

March 15, 2010. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

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 April 5, 

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 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: February 1, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of Response to 

Intervention Practices for Elementary 

School Reading (Site Recruitment). 

Frequency: On Occasion. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 515. 

Burden Hours: 333. 

Abstract: The Evaluation of Response 

to Intervention (RtI) Practices for 

Elementary School Reading will inform 

the National Assessment of IDEA 2004, 

and the choices of districts and schools, 

by studying the implementation and 

impact of practices to identify and 

intervene early with struggling readers 

and, when needed, determine students’ 

eligibility for special education. The 

Department seeks clearance for the site 

recruitment materials. A subsequent 

OMB package will seek approval for 

instruments to collect data for an indepth study of RtI design, 

implementation, and impact in sites 

operating mature RtI programs. 

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 4223. 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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2412 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

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 


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by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 8, 

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 

send e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.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: February 1, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Re-clearance of the IEPS 

International Resource Information 

System (IRIS). 

Frequency: Annually; On Occasion. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; Individuals or households; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 7,803. 

Burden Hours: 16,994. 

Abstract: This is a re-clearance of the 

on-line reporting system, International 

Resource Information System (IRIS), 

that IEPS uses to collect annual 

performance reports from Title VI and 

Fulbright-Hays grantees. The system is 

also used by IEPS to disseminate 

program information to the public. 

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 4151. 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 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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Institute of Education Sciences; 

Overview Information; Education 

Research and Special Education 

Research Grant Programs; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.305A, 

84.305B, 84.305C, 84.305D, 84.305E, 

84.324A, 84.324B, and 84.324C. 

Summary: The Director of the 

Institute of Education Sciences 

(Institute) announces the Institute’s FY 

2011 competitions for grants to support 

education research and special 

education research. The Director takes 

this action under the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002, title I of 

Public Law 107–279. The intent of these 

grants is to provide national leadership 

in expanding fundamental knowledge 

and understanding of education from 

early childhood education through 

postsecondary and adult education. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The central 

purpose of the Institute’s research grant 

programs is to provide parents, 

educators, students, researchers, 

policymakers, and the general public 

with reliable and valid information 

about education practices that support 

learning and improve academic 

achievement and access to education 

opportunities for all students. In 

carrying out its grant programs, the 

Institute provides support for programs 

of research in areas of demonstrated 

national need. 

Competitions in this Notice: The 

Institute will conduct 12 research 

competitions in FY 2011 through two of 

its National Education Centers. 

The National Center for Education 

Research (NCER) will hold eight 

competitions: Two competitions for 

education research; one competition for 

education research training; one 

competition for education research and 

development centers; one competition 

for research on statistical and research 

methodology in education; and three 

competitions for evaluation of State and 

local education programs and policies. 

The National Center for Special 

Education Research (NCSER) will hold 

four competitions: Two competitions for 

special education research, one 

competition for special education 

research training, and one competition 

for special education research and 

development centers. 

NCER Competitions 

Education Research. Under the two 

education research competitions, NCER 

will consider only applications that 

address one of the following education 

research topics: 

• Reading and Writing. 

• Mathematics and Science 

Education. 

• Cognition and Student Learning. 

• Teacher Quality—Reading and 

Writing. 

• Teacher Quality—Mathematics and 

Science Education. 

• Social and Behavioral Context for 

Academic Learning. 

• Education Leadership. 

• Education Policy, Finance, and 

Systems. 

• Organization and Management of 

Schools and Districts. 

• Analysis of Longitudinal Data to 

Support State and Local Education 

Reform. 

• Early Learning Programs and 

Policies. 

• English Learners. 

• Postsecondary Education. 


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