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longer be conducted in these locations. Additional public scoping meetings will be held at Cloudcroft, NM, Boise, ID, City of Surprise/Sun Cities, AZ, and Tucson, AZ. In addition, exact meeting
locations were not known at the time the Notice of Intent was published. This
revised Notice of Intent has been prepared to notify the public of the changes in the cities in which the public scoping meetings will be held and to provide locations and dates for the meetings.

**DATES :**  The Air Force intends to hold scoping meetings in the following
communities: Holloman Air Force Base: Monday, January 25, 2010, at Lincoln County Manager’s Building Commissioners Chambers, 300 Central Avenue Carrizozo, New Mexico; Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at Sgt. Willie Estrada Memorial Civic Center, 800 E. First Street, Alamogordo, New Mexico; Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at The Lodge Resort Pavilion Room, 601 Corona Place, Cloudcroft, New Mexico; Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Best Western Pine Springs Inn, 1420 W. Highway 70, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico; Friday, January 29, 2010 at De Baca County Courthouse Annex, 248 East Avenue C, Fort Sumner, New Mexico; Boise Air Terminal Air Guard Station: Monday, February 8, 2010, at Marsing High School Commons, 301 W. Eighth Avenue, Marsing, Idaho; Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at Boise Senior Activities Center Dining Room, 690 Robbins Road, Boise, Idaho; Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Meridian Middle School Foyer/ Auditorium, 1507 W. Eighth Street, Meridian, Idaho; Thursday, February 11, 2010, at Best Western Vista Inn Rocky Mountain Conference Center, 2645 Airport Way, Boise, Idaho; Friday, February 12, 2010, at Rimrock Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium, 39678 State Highway 78, Bruneau, Idaho; Luke Air Force Base: Monday, February 22, 2010 at Gila Bend Unified School District, 308 N. Martin Avenue, Gila Bend, Arizona; Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Pueblo El Mirage RV Resort RC Roberts Memorial Building, 11201 N. El Mirage Road, El Mirage, Arizona; Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at Communiversity @ Surprise, 15850 West Civic Center Plaza, City of Surprise/Sun Cities, Arizona; Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Wickenburg High School Media Center, 1090 S. Vulture Mine Road, Wickenburg, Arizona; Friday, February 26, 2010 at Wigwam Resort, 300 Wigwam Boulevard, Litchfield Park, Arizona; Tucson International Airport Air Guard Station: Monday, March 1, 2010, at Sunnyside High School Foyer/ Auditorium, 1725 E. Bilby Road, Tucson, Arizona; Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at San Carlos High School Cafeteria, Milepost 270 Highway 70, San Carlos, Arizona; Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at Eastern Arizona College Gila/ Galiuro Room, Activities Center, 1014 N. College Avenue, Thatcher, Arizona; Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Bisbee High School Cafeteria, 475 School Terrace Road, Bisbee, Arizona; Friday, March 5, 2010, at Roskruge Elementary School Auditorium 501 East Sixth Street, Tucson, Arizona. The scheduled dates, times, locations and addresses for the meetings will be published in local media a minimum of 15 days prior to the scoping meetings. All meetings will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Comments will be accepted at any time during the environmental impact analysis process. However, to ensure the
Air Force has sufficient time to consider public input in the preparation of the Draft EIS, comments should be submitted to the address below by April

5, 2010.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. David Martin, HQ AETC/A7CPP, 266 F Street West, Randolph AFB, TX 78150– 4319, telephone 210/652–1961.

Bao-Anh Trinh, Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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**BILLING CODE 5001–05–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 March

15, 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: January 7, 2010. James Hyler, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Vocational and Adult
Education

Type of Review: Revision. Title: Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act (PL 105– 332)—State Plan.

Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 56. Burden Hours: 3,834.

Abstract: PL 105–332 requires eligible State agencies to submit a 5-year State plan, with annual revisions as the agency deems necessary, in order to receive Federal funds. Program staff review the plans for compliance and quality.

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 4198. When you access the


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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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**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Overview Information; Elementary and**  **Secondary School Counseling Programs; Notice Inviting Applications**  **for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)**

**2010**

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

(CFDA) Number: 84.215E. Dates: Applications Available: January 12, 2010.

Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 26, 2010.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: April 27, 2010.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling program is to support efforts by local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or expand elementary school and secondary school counseling

programs.

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from section 5421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7245).

Absolute Priority: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that meet this priority.

This priority is: Establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools, secondary schools, or both.

Definitions: The following definitions are from 34 CFR part 77 and apply to this competition: Elementary school means a day or residential school that provides elementary education, as determined
under State law.

Secondary school means a day or residential school that provides secondary education, as determined
under State law. In the absence of State law, the Secretary may determine, with respect to that State, whether the term includes education beyond the twelfth grade.

Under this competition we are particularly interested in applications that address the following priority.

Invitational Priority: For FY 2010 and any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition, this priority is an invitational priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not give an application that meets this invitational priority a competitive or absolute priority over other applications.

This priority is:

Low-Achieving Schools

Projects that are designed to dramatically improve student
achievement in schools identified for corrective action or restructuring under Title I of the ESEA or in secondary schools with graduation rates of less than 60 percent through either comprehensive interventions or targeted approaches to reform.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7245.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, 99, and 299. (b) The notice of final eligibility requirements for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools discretionary grant programs published
in the Federal Register on December 4, 2006 (71 FR 70369).

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants except Federally recognized Indian Tribes.

II. Award Information

Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: $15,437,591.

Contingent upon the availability of funds and the quality of applications, we may make additional awards later in
FY 2010 and in FY 2011 from the list of unfunded applicants from this competition.

Estimated Range of Awards: $250,000–$400,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards: $350,000.

Maximum Award: $400,000. Note: Section 5421(a)(5) of the ESEA limits the amount of a grant under this program in any one year to a maximum of $400,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 44.

Note: Section 5421(g)(1) of the ESEA requires that for any fiscal year in which the amount of funds made available by the Secretary for this program equals or exceeds $40,000,000, the Secretary shall award not less than $40,000,000 to enable LEAs to establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools. Under this notice applicants may propose projects that establish or expand counseling programs in elementary schools, secondary schools, or
both.

Note: We will use the highest grade level an applicant proposes to serve under its grant, along with the information obtained by examining the applicant State’s law that defines what grade levels constitute an elementary school in the State, to determine if the application will be considered for funding from amounts available for elementary school counseling programs only or from amounts available for elementary or secondary school counseling programs or
both.

Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months. Budgets should be developed for each year of funding requested up to 36
months.

III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants: (a) LEAs, including charter schools that are
considered LEAs under State law.

(b) LEAs that currently have an active grant under the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program are not eligible to apply for an award in this competition. For the purpose of this eligibility requirement, a grant is
considered active until the end of the grant’s project or funding period, including any extensions of those periods that extend the grantee’s authority to obligate funds.

2. a. Cost Sharing or Matching: This program does not require cost sharing or matching.

b. Supplement-Not-Supplant: Thisprogram involves supplement-notsupplant funding requirements. Section 5421(b)(2)(G) of the ESEA requires applicants under this program to assure that program funds will be used to supplement, and not supplant, any other Federal, State, or local funds used for providing school-based counseling
and mental health services to students.

IV. Application and Submission
Information

1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an application package via the Internet or from the