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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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the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and 

the U.S. Virgin Islands may submit an 

application for funding under the LEAP, 

SLEAP, and GAP programs. 

State allotments for each award year 

are determined according to the 

statutorily mandated formula under 

section 415B of the HEA and are not 

negotiable. A State may also request its 

share of reallotment, in addition to its 

basic allotment, which is contingent 

upon the availability of such additional 

funds. 

In Award Year 2009–2010, 48 States, 

the District of Columbia, Guam, and the 

U.S. Virgin Islands received funds 

under the LEAP Program. Additionally, 

44 States, the District of Columbia, 

Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands 

received funds under the SLEAP 

Program. 

Applications Submitted 

Electronically: States or territories may 

apply using the electronic form (Form 

1288–E OMB 1845–0028) which can be 

obtained by contacting Mr. Greg 

Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, at 

(312) 730–1506 or by e-mail: 

greg.gerrans@ed.gov. The form will be emailed to you. Applications submitted 

electronically must be e-mailed to 

greg.gerrans@ed.gov and received by 

11:59 p.m. (Eastern time), June 1, 2010. 

Paper Applications Delivered By Mail: 

States or territories may request a paper 

version of the application (Form 1288 

OMB 1845–0028) by contacting Mr. 

Greg Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, 

at (312) 730–1506 or by e-mail: 

greg.gerrans@ed.gov. The form will be 

mailed to you. A paper application sent 

by mail must be addressed to: 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. 

The Department of Education 

encourages applicants that are 

completing a paper application to use 

certified or at least first-class mail when 

sending the application by mail to the 

Department. The Department must 

receive paper applications that are 

mailed no later than May 25, 2010. 

Paper Applications Delivered By 

Hand: Paper applications that are handdelivered must be delivered to Mr. Greg 

Gerrans, LEAP Program Manager, Grants 

and Campus Based Division, Business 

Operations, Federal Student Aid, U.S. 

Department of Education, 830 First 

Street, NE., room UCP–062E3, 

Washington, DC 20002. Hand-delivered 

applications will be accepted between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily (Eastern 

time), except Saturdays, Sundays, and 

Federal holidays. 

Paper applications that are handdelivered must be received by 4:30 p.m. 

(Eastern time) on May 25, 2010. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

following regulations are applicable to 

the LEAP, SLEAP, and GAP programs: 

(1) The LEAP, SLEAP, and GAP 

Program regulations in 34 CFR part 692. 

(2) The Student Assistance General 

Provisions in 34 CFR part 668. 

(3) The Regulations Governing 

Institutional Eligibility in 34 CFR part 

600. 

(4) The Education Department 

General Administrative Regulations 

(EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.60 through 75.62 

(Ineligibility of Certain Individuals to 

Receive Assistance), part 76 (StateAdministered Programs), part 77 

(Definitions that Apply to Department 

Regulations), part 79 (Intergovernmental 

Review of Department of Education 

Programs and Activities), part 80 

(Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

to State and Local Governments), part 

82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying), part 

84 (Governmentwide Requirements for 

Drug-Free Workplace (Financial 

Assistance)), part 85 (Governmentwide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement)), part 86 (Drug and 

Alcohol Abuse Prevention), and part 99 

(Family Educational Rights and 

Privacy). 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF) on the Internet 

at the following site: www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. 

Note: The official version of this document 

is the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the Code 

of Federal Regulations is available on GPO 

Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq. 

Dated: May 6, 2010. 

William J. Taggart, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

International Education Programs 

Service—Fulbright-Hays Group 

Projects Abroad Program 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.021. 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priorities. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Postsecondary Education proposes two 

priorities for the Fulbright-Hays Group 

Projects Abroad Program administered 

by the International Education Programs 

Service. The Assistant Secretary may 

use these priorities for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2011 and later years. 

We intend these two priorities to help 

increase the number of teachers at the 

Kindergarten-grade 12 (K–12) level with 

skills in a second language and 

knowledge of other cultures around the 

world by supporting: (1) short-term 

projects abroad that provide pre-service 

teachers with training or courses in 

foreign languages and international area 

studies as part of a teacher education 

curriculum developed through 

collaboration between colleges or 

departments of education and colleges 

or departments of arts and sciences 

within institutions of higher education, 

and (2) projects that propose 50 percent 

or greater participation of K–12 

teachers, K–12 administrators, or both 

in short-term projects abroad. The first 

priority helps give pre-service teachers 

a deeper knowledge of languages and 

cultures from around the world. The 

second priority helps increase the study 

abroad opportunities for in-service 

teachers, giving these individuals 

exposure to another country and its 

culture. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 14, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Michelle Guilfoil, U.S. 

Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 

NW., room 6098, Washington, DC 

20006–8544. If you prefer to send your 

comments by e-mail, use the following 

address: comments@ed.gov. 

You must include the following 

information in the subject line of your 

electronic message: ‘‘Priorities for 

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad 

Program, International Education 

Programs Service.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Guilfoil. Telephone: (202) 

502–7625 or by e-mail: 

Michelle.Guilfoil@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 


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