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3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a grant under this competition, you must ensure that you have in place the necessary processes and systems to comply with the reporting requirements in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive funding under the competition. This does not apply if you have an exception under 2 CFR 170.110(b).

(b) At the end of your project period, you must submit a final performance report, including financial information, as directed by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an annual performance report that provides the most current performance and financial expenditure information as directed by the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary may also require more frequent performance reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific requirements on reporting, please go to http:// www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ appforms/appforms.html.

4. Performance Measures: The Department has established the following Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) performance measures for this program. These measures gauge improvement in student
achievement and resources in the schools and LEAs served by the program by assessing:

(1) The percentage of students in schools served by the Improving Literacy through School Libraries program who are proficient in reading;

(2) The number of books and mediaresources purchased per student, preand post-grant, compared to the national average; and

(3) The difference in the number of purchases of school library materials (books and media resources) between schools participating in the Improving Literacy through School Libraries program and the national average.

The Department will collect data for these measures from grantees’ final performance reports and other data

sources.
VII. Agency Contacts

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Peter D. Eldridge, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E246, Washington, DC 20202– 6200. Telephone: (202) 260–2514 or by
e-mail: Peter.Eldridge@ed.gov; or David Miller, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3E242, Washington, DC 20202–6200. Telephone: (202) 453–5621 or by e-mail: David.Miller@ed.gov.

If you use a TDD, call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–

877–8339. VIII. Other Information

Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document and a copy of the application package in an accessible format ( e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact persons listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** in section VII of
this notice.

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: http://www.ed.gov/news/ fedregister. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site. You can view
this document in text or PDF at the following site, also: http://www.ed.gov/ programs/lsl/applicant.html.

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: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/
index.html.

Dated: January 21, 2011.

Thelma Mele  ́ ndez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.

[FR Doc. 2011–1672 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4000–01–P**

**ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;**  **Comment Request; Election Assistance Commission’s Voting**  **System Testing and Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0** 

**AGENCY :**  U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

**ACTION :**  Notice; comment request.

**SUMMARY :**  As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on EAC’s request to renew an existing information collection, EAC’s Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual,
Version 1.0. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents. Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and included in the request for approval of this information collection by the Office of Management and Budget; they also will become a matter of public record. This notice requests comments solely on the
four criteria above. Note: This notice solicits comments on the currently-used Manual, Version 1.0 only. Due to lack of a quorum, EAC will postpone making changes to Version 1.0 of the Manualuntil such a time as a quorum is reestablished. See **SUPPLEMENTARY**

**INFORMATION** , below.

**DATES :**  Written comments must be submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 28, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments and recommendations on the proposed
information collection must be submitted in writing through either: (1) electronically to votingsystemguidelines@eac.gov; via mail to Mr. Brian Hancock, Director of Voting System Testing and Certification, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005; or via fax to (202) 566–1392. An electronic copy of the manual, version 1.0, may be found
on EAC’s Web site at http:// www.eac.gov/open/comment.aspx.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  To request more information on this proposed information collection, please contact Mr. Brian Hancock, Director, Voting System Testing and Certification, Washington, DC, (202) 566–3100, Fax: (202) 566–1392.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Background

In this notice, EAC seeks comments on the paperwork burdens contained in the current version of the Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0 OMB Control Number 3265–0004 only. Version 1.0 is the original version of the Manual without changes or updates. EAC is requesting an emergency extension for
Version 1.0 and will abandon its Paperwork Reduction Act request for
version 2.0 of the Manual at this time.

When EAC drafted Version 1.0 of the Manual in 2006, the agency sought input from experts and stakeholders. Specifically, EAC conducted meetings


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with representatives from the voting system test laboratory and voting system manufacturing community. The Commission also held a public hearing in which it received testimony from State election officials, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, academics, electronic voting system experts, public interest groups, and the public at large.

In a notice dated November 30, 2010, EAC previously requested comments on a proposed new version of the Manual, Version 2.0. After EAC published its request for comments on Version 2.0, the agency lost its quorum. As a result, EAC has chosen to postpone implementing Version 2.0 of the Manual
until such time as the Commission has a quorum again. At that point, EAC will start the Paperwork Reduction Act process from the beginning on Version 2.0 of the Manual. Soliciting comments through an emergency extension will permit EAC to continue to use the Control Number assigned to Version 1.0.

Current Information Collection Request, Version 1.0

Title: Voting System Testing and Certification Program, Version 1.0.

OMB Number: 3265–0004. Type of Review: Emergency

Extension.

Needs and Uses: Section 231(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 42 U.S.C. 15371(a), requires EAC to

‘‘ provide for the testing, certification, decertification, and recertification of voting system hardware and software by
accredited laboratories. ’’ To fulfill this mandate, EAC has developed and implemented the Voting System Testing and Certification Program Manual, Version 1.0. This version is currently in
use under OMB Control Number 3265– 0004. EAC had hoped to finalize a revised Manual prior to the expiration
of the current manual’s control number. However, due to lack of a quorum, EAC will continue using the existing manual, version 1.0, necessitating this action. Although participation in the program in voluntary, adherence to the program’s procedural requirements is mandatory for participants.

Affected Public: Voting system
manufacturers.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. Total Annual Responses: 8.
Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 200 hours.

Thomas R. Wilkey,

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance

Commission.

[FR Doc. 2011–1809 Filed 1–26–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION** 

**Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of**

**Records**

**AGENCY :**  U.S. Election Assistance

Commission.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Privacy Act Systems of
Records.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), Federal agencies are required to publish
in the Federal Register a notice of the existence and character of systems of records agencies maintain on individuals. In this notice, EAC provides the required information for 5 such systems of records that are not otherwise covered by an existing Government-wide system of records

notice. See **GOVERNMENT**

**- WIDE SYSTEMS** 

**OF RECORDS**
**,** below.

**DATES :**  Effective Date: The proposed systems of records and routine uses
included in this notice will be effective without further notice on March 8, 2011 unless comments received require a contrary determination.

**ADDRESSES :**  Send written comments to Ms. Stacie Fabre, 1201 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005. Comments may also be transmitted by facsimile to Ms. Fabre’s attention at (202) 566–5542; or via
electronic mail at sfabre@eac.gov, with

‘‘ Comments on Privacy Act Systems of
Records Notice ’’ in the subject line. All comments must be sent or postmarked no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on March

8, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ms. Stacie Fabre by telephone at (202) 566– 3105, or by electronic mail at sfabre@eac.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Privacy Act of 1974, at 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11), directs each federal agency to provided notice to the public of systems of records it maintains on individuals. Accordingly, notice is hereby given of 5 systems of records maintained by EAC as described below. This notice also describes proposed routine uses of each system and provides contact information for inquiries. Following is a preliminary statement and the complete text of the 5 EAC systems of records. Of note, EAC maintains Federal Advisory Committee Act records for three statutory boards: (1) Board of Advisors; (2) Standards Board; and (3) Technical Guidelines Development Committee. However, EAC has not established systems of recordsfor these boards because personallyidentifiable information generated by
EAC’s business with its boards is maintained either in a government-wide system of records or in one of the 5 EAC systems of records.

Thomas R. Wilkey,

Executive Director, U.S. Election Assistance

Commission.

**NOTICE OF SYSTEMS OF RECORDS ;**  **PRELIMINARY**

**STATEMENT GOVERNMENT**

**- WIDE SYSTEMS OF** 

**RECORDS :** 

In addition to the internal systems of records described below, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
also maintains certain records covered by existing government-wide systems of records. Government-wide systems of records are established by federal agencies that are responsible for government-wide functions. Examples of agencies with government-wide
functions are the Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Government Ethics, and the Department of Labor. Government-wide systems of records are described in notices published by the establishing agencies. While the establishing agency creates and administers the system, the actual records are physically maintained by agencies throughout the government. Requests for EAC records covered by a government-wide system of records should be directed to EAC pursuant to EAC’s Privacy Act regulations at 11 CFR part 9410. In accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A–130, EAC is not creating or publishing notices for the government-wide functions described in the following systems of records notices:

(1) DOL/GOVT–1: Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs, Federal Employees’ Compensation Act File, 67 FR 16815 (April 8, 2002);

(2) DOT/ALL–8: Employee Transportation Facilitation, 65 FR 19475 (April 11, 2000);

(3) EEOC/GOVT–1: Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government Complaint and Appeal Records, 67 FR 49338 (July 30, 2002);

(4) EPA–GOVT–2: Federal Docket Management System (FDMS), 70 FR 15086 (March 24, 2005);

(5) GSA/GOVT–2: Employment Under Commercial Activities Contracts, 48 FR 6176 (February 10, 1983);

(6) GSA/GOVT–3: Travel Charge Card Program, 69 FR 4517 (January 30, 2004);

(7) GSA/GOVT–4: Contracted Travel Services Program, 71 FR 48764 (August 2, 2006);

(8) GSA/GOVT–5: Access Certificates for Electronic Services, 64 FR 29032 (May 8, 1999);

(9) GSA/GOVT–6: GSA SmartPay Purchase Charge Card Program, 71 FR 64707 (November 3, 2006);