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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 and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Small Business 

Innovation Research (SBIR) Program— 

Phase II—Grant Application Package. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0685. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,750. 

Abstract: The Small Business 

Reauthorization Act of 2000, H.R. 5667 

requires certain agencies, including the 

U.S. Department of Education to 

establish a SBIR program by reserving a 

statutory percentage of their extramural 

research and development budgets to be 

awarded to small business concerns for 

research or research and development 

through a uniform, highly competitive, 

three-phase process each fiscal year. 

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. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9310 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Assurance of Compliance—Civil 

Rights Certificate 

SUMMARY: The Office for Civil Rights 

(OCR) has enforcement responsibilities 

under several civil rights laws, 

including Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, 

the Age Discrimination Act, and the Boy 

Scouts of America Equal Access Act. To 

meet these responsibilities, OCR collects 

assurances of compliance from 

applicants for Federal financial 

assistance from, and applicants for 

funds made available through, the U.S. 

Department of Education, as required by 

regulations. These entities include, for 

example, State educational agencies, 

local education agencies, and 

postsecondary educational institutions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 18, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. 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 04801. 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 and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Assurance of 

Compliance—Civil Rights Certificate. 

OMB Control Number: 1870–0503. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 17. 

Abstract: If a recipient violates one or 

more of these civil rights laws, as stated 

in the Summary above, OCR and the 

U.S. Department of Justice can use the 

signed assurances of compliance in an 

enforcement proceeding. 

Dated: April 11, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9312 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; Small 

Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 

Program—Phase I—Grant Application 

Package 

SUMMARY: This application package 

invites small business concerns to 

submit a Phase I application for the 

Small Business Innovation Research 

(SBIR) Program (CFDA 84.133). This is 

in response to Public Law 106–554, the 

‘‘Small Business Reauthorization Act of 

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2000, H.R. 5667’’ enacted on December 

21, 2000. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 18, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. 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 04809. 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 and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Small Business 

Innovation Research (SBIR) Program— 

Phase I—Grant Application Package. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0684. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 200. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 9,000. 

Abstract: The Small Business 

Reauthorization Act of 2000, H.R. 5667 

requires certain agencies, including the 

U.S. Department of Education to 

establish a SBIR program by reserving a 

statutory percentage of their extramural 

research and development budgets to be 

awarded to small business concerns for 

research or research and development 

through a uniform, highly competitive, 

three-phase process each fiscal year. 

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. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9309 Filed 4–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Council on Indian 

Education (NACIE) 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule for the upcoming public 

meeting of the National Advisory 

Council on Indian Education (the 

Council) and is intended to notify the 

general public of the meeting. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Council. Notice of the Council’s 

meetings is required under Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

Date and Time: May 2–3, 2012; 

May 2, 2012—8 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Savings Time. 

May 3, 2012—8 a.m.–5 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Savings Time. 

Location: 

Washington, DC—Details about the 

meeting location will be posted on the 

Committee Web site on April 30, 2012. 

Web site: www.NACIE-ED.org (To 

RSVP, and for NACIE Meeting Updates, 

and Final Agenda). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Advisory Council on Indian 

Education is authorized by Section 7141 

of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act. The Council is 

established within the Department of 

Education to advise the Secretary of 

Education on the funding and 

administration (including the 

development of regulations, and 

administrative policies and practices) of 

any program over which the Secretary 

has jurisdiction and includes Indian 

children or adults as participants or 

programs that may benefit Indian 

children or adults, including any 

program established under Title VII, 

Part A of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act. The Council submits to 

the Congress, not later than June 30 of 

each year, a report on the activities of 

the Council that includes 

recommendations the Council considers 

appropriate for the improvement of 

Federal education programs that include 

Indian children or adults as participants 

or that may benefit Indian children or 

adults, and recommendations 

concerning the funding of any such 

program. 

One of the Council’s responsibilities 

is to develop and provide 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Education on the funding and 

administration (including the 

development of regulations, and 

administrative policies and practices) of 

any program over which the Secretary 

has jurisdiction that can benefit Indian 

children or adults participating in any 

program which could benefit Indian 

children. The purpose of this meeting is 

to convene the Council to continue its 

responsibilities for developing 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Education on the funding and 

administration (including the 

development of regulations, and 

administrative policies and practices) of 

any program over which the Secretary 

has jurisdiction and includes Indian 

children or adults as participants or 

programs that may benefit Indian 

children or adults, including any 

program established under Title VII, 

Part A of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act, and conduct discussions 

on the development of the report to 

Congress that should be submitted no 

later than June 30, 2012. 

There will be an opportunity for 

public comment during this meeting on 

May 3 from 1:30 p.m.–3 p.m. Comments 

should pertain to the work of NACIE 

and/or the Office of Indian Education. 

Speakers will be allowed to comment 

for 3–5 minutes. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

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