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Sponsorship Program 

The Commission plans to continue 

conference sponsorships in FY 2010. 

Commissioners reinstated Conference 

sponsorship funding for events that 

were consistent with the Commission’s 

mission and values in 2006. 

Sponsorship activities provide a 

positive venue for communicating 

Commission activities. Sponsorship 

opportunities also provide Commission 

outreach to a wide variety of events and 

audiences. Events sponsored by the 

Commission promote key programmatic 

areas that are key to the Commission’s 

values and mission, including efforts in 

alternative-renewable energy 

conferences, health, training and 

leadership and transportation. 

In FY 2010 this program will be 

funded in the amount of $150,000. 

Events funded will be in line with the 

major program areas at the Commission 

and will have a statewide focus. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Joel Neimeyer, 

Federal Co-Chair. 

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BILLING CODE 3300–01–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 19, 

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 12, 2010. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Umbrella Clearance for 

Customer Satisfaction Surveys, Focus 

Groups, and Topic Surveys. 

Frequency: Quarterly; Semiannually; 

Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 

Tribal Governments. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 60,300. 

Burden Hours: 13,375. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Amendments of 1998 established 

Federal Student Aid as the first 

Performance-Based Organization. One 

purpose of the PBO is to improve 

service to students and other 

participants in the student financial 

assistance programs authorized under 

title IV, including making those 

programs more understandable to 

students and their parents. To do that, 

FSA has committed to ensuring that all 

people receive service that matches or 

exceeds the best service available in the 

private sector. The legislation’s 

requirements establish an ongoing need 

for FSA to be engaged in an interactive 

process of collecting information and 

using it to improve program services 

and processes. 

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 4190. 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. 2010–3147 Filed 2–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

22, 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 

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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, 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 12, 2010. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Application for Grants under 

the Predominantly Black Institutions 

Program. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit; Not-for-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 30. 

Burden Hours: 600. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) 

amended Title III, Part A of the Higher 

Education Act to include Section 318— 

The Predominantly Black Institutions 

(PBI) Program. Unlike the previous PBI 

Program (authorized by the College Cost 

Reduction and Access Act of 2007), 

which was competitive and focused on 

programs in the science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics (STEM) 

fields, the PBI program authorized 

under the HEOA is an institutional aid 

program and grants are based on a 

formula rather than being competitive. 

All institutions who qualify as PBIs and 

submit the required materials will 

receive a portion of the total 

appropriation based on a formula. The 

PBI Program makes grant awards to 

eligible colleges and universities to 

plan, develop, undertake and 

implement programs to enhance the 

institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American 

students; to expand higher education 

opportunities for eligible students by 

encouraging college preparation and 

student persistence in secondary school 

and postsecondary education; and to 

strengthen the financial ability of the 

institution to serve the academic needs 

of these students. Allowable activities 

are numerous and include academic 

instruction, teacher education, faculty 

development, equipment purchase, 

construction and maintenance, and 

tutoring and counseling services. This 

information collection is necessary to 

comply with Section 318 of Title III, 

Part A of the HEA as amended. 

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 4160. 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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Government in the Sunshine; Meeting 

Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: FR 75,5322 dated 

February 2, 2010. 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: 11:30 a.m., Monday, 

February 8, 2010. 

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: Due to the 

closure of the Federal government the 

closed meeting was canceled. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 

Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave 

Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office 

of Board Members at 202–452–2955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may 

call 202–452–3206 for a recorded 

announcement of the meeting; or you 

may contact the Board’s Web site at 

http://www.federalreserve.gov for an 

electronic announcement. (The Web site 

also includes procedural and other 

information about the meeting.) 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3132 Filed 2–16–10; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Government in the Sunshine; Meeting 

Notice 

Agency Holding the Meeting: Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

TIME AND DATE: 11:30 a.m., Monday, 

February 22, 2010. 

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal 

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C 

Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20551. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Personnel actions (appointments, 

promotions, assignments, 

reassignments, and salary actions) 

involving individual Federal Reserve 

System employees. 

2. Any items carried forward from a 

previously announced meeting. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: 

Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave 

Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office 

of Board Members at 202–452–2955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may 

call 202–452–3206 beginning at 

approximately 5 p.m. two business days 

before the meeting for a recorded 

announcement of bank and bank 

holding company applications 

scheduled for the meeting; or you may 

contact the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic 

announcement that not only lists 

applications, but also indicates 

procedural and other information about 

the meeting. 

Dated: February 12, 2010. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

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BILLING CODE 6210–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreement Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreement 

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