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• The percentage of NIDRR-supported 

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tested with NIDRR funding that have 

been judged by expert panels to be of 

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• The average number of publications 

per award based on NIDRR-funded 

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• The percentage of new NIDRR 

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interventions, programs, and devices 

using rigorous methods. 

• The number of new or improved 

NIDRR-funded assistive and universally 

designed technologies, products, and 

devices transferred to industry for 

potential commercialization. 

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its performance through NIDRR’s 

Annual Performance Report (APR) form. 

NIDRR uses APR information submitted 

by grantees to assess progress on these 

measures. 

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Donna Nangle, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

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Telephone: (202) 245–7462 or by e-mail: 

Donna.Nangle@ed.gov. 

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Dated: January 28, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2184 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the National Reporting System 

for Adult Education (NRS) 

AGENCY: Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

tests determined to be suitable for use 

in the NRS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Dean, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–7240. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7828 or via 

Internet: Mike.Dean@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 

877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain this document in an accessible 

format (e.g., braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed in 

the preceding paragraph. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On January 14, 2008, the Secretary 

published final regulations for 34 CFR 

part 462, Measuring Educational Gain in 

the National Reporting System for Adult 

Education, in the Federal Register (73 

FR 2306) (NRS regulations). The NRS 

regulations established the process the 

Secretary uses to determine the 

suitability of tests for use in the NRS. 

On April 16, 2008, (73 FR 20616), the 

Secretary published a notice in the 

Federal Register providing test 

publishers an opportunity to submit 

tests for review under the regulations. 

As a result of the Secretary’s review 

of the tests submitted in response to the 

April 16, 2008 Federal Register notice, 

the following tests have been 

determined to be suitable for use in the 

NRS for a period of either seven or three 

years. A seven year approval requires no 

additional action on the part of the 

publisher, unless the information the 

publisher submitted as a basis for the 

Secretary’s review was inaccurate or 

unless the test is substantially revised. 

A three year approval is issued with a 

set of conditions that must be met by the 

completion of the three year time 

period. If these conditions are met the 

test is approved for continued use in the 

NRS. 

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the NRS for Seven Years 

(a) The following test is determined to 

be suitable for use at all Adult Basic 

Education (ABE) and Adult Secondary 

Education (ASE) levels and at all 

English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) 

levels of the NRS for a period of seven 

years from the date of publication of this 

notice: 

Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) Reading 

Assessments (Life and Work, Life Skills, 

Reading for Citizenship, Reading for 

Language Arts—Secondary Level). 

Forms 27, 28, 81, 82, 81X, 82X, 83, 84, 

85, 86, 185, 186, 187, 188, 310, 311, 513, 

514, 951, 952, 951X, 952X. Publisher: 

CASAS, 5151 Murphy Canyon Road, 

Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123–4339. 

Telephone: (800) 255–1036. Internet: 

http://www.casas.org. 

(b) The following tests are determined 

to be suitable for use at all ABE and ASE 

levels of the NRS for a period of seven 

years from the date of publication of this 

notice: 

(1) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) Life Skills 

Math Assessments—Application of 

Mathematics (Secondary Level). Forms 

31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 505, 506. 

Publisher: CASAS, 5151 Murphy 

Canyon Road, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 

92123–4339. Telephone: (800) 255– 

1036. Internet: http://www.casas.org. 

(2) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency 

Test (MAPT) for Math. Publisher: 

Massachusetts Department of 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

and University of Massachusetts 

Amherst, School of Education, 156 Hills 

South, University of Massachusetts, 

Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413) 

545–0564. Internet: http:// 

www.sabes.org/assessment/mapt.htm. 

(3) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency 

Test (MAPT) for Reading. Publisher: 

Massachusetts Department of 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

and University of Massachusetts 

Amherst, School of Education, 156 Hills 

South, University of Massachusetts, 

Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413) 

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545–0564. Internet: http:// 

www.sabes.org/assessment/mapt.htm. 

(4) Tests of Adult Basic Education 

(TABE 9/10). Forms 9 and 10. Publisher: 

CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 Ryan Ranch Road, 

Monterey, CA 93940. Telephone: (800) 

538–9547. Internet: http://www.ctb.com. 

(5) Tests of Adult Basic Education 

Survey (TABE Survey). Forms 9 and 10. 

Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 Ryan 

Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940. 

Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet: 

http://www.ctb.com. 

(c) The following tests are determined 

to be suitable for use at all ESL levels 

of the NRS for a period of seven years 

from the date of publication of this 

notice: 

(1) BEST (Basic English Skills Test) 

Literacy. Forms B, C, and D. Publisher: 

Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 

40th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20016–1859. Telephone: (202) 362– 

0700. Internet: http://www.cal.org. 

(2) Tests of Adult Basic Education 

Complete Language Assessment 

System—English (TABE/CLAS–E). 

Forms A and B. Publisher: CTB/McGraw 

Hill, 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, 

CA 93940. Telephone: (800) 538–9547. 

Internet: http://www.ctb.com. 

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for 

Use in the NRS for Three Years 

(a) The following tests are determined 

to be suitable for use at all ABE and ASE 

levels and at all ESL levels of the NRS 

for a period of three years from the date 

of publication of this notice: 

(1) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Employability Competency System 

(ECS) Reading Assessments—Workforce 

Learning Systems (WLS). Forms 11, 12, 

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 114, 116, 213, 214, 

215, 216. Publisher: CASAS, 5151 

Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, San 

Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone: 

(800) 255–1036. Internet: http:// 

www.casas.org. 

(2) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Functional Writing Assessments. Forms 

460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466. 

Publisher: CASAS, 5151 Murphy 

Canyon Road, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 

92123–4339. Telephone: (800) 255– 

1036. Internet: http://www.casas.org. 

(b) The following tests are determined 

to be suitable for use at all ABE and ASE 

levels of the NRS for a period of three 

years from the date of publication of this 

notice: 

(1) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Employability Competency System 

(ECS) Math Assessments—Workforce 

Learning Systems (WLS). Forms 11, 12, 

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 213, 214, 215, 216. 

Publisher: CASAS, 5151 Murphy 

Canyon Road, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 

92123–4339. Telephone: (800) 255– 

1036. Internet: http://www.casas.org. 

(2) General Assessment of 

Instructional Needs (GAIN)—Test of 

English Skills. Forms A and B. 

Publisher: Wonderlic Inc., 1795 N. 

Butterfield Road, Suite 200, Libertyville, 

IL 60048–1212. Telephone: (888) 397– 

8519. Internet: http:// 

www.wonderlic.com. 

(3) General Assessment of 

Instructional Needs (GAIN)—Test of 

Math Skills. Forms A and B. Publisher: 

Wonderlic Inc., 1795 N. Butterfield 

Road, Suite 200, Libertyville, IL 60048– 

1212. Telephone: (888) 397–8519. 

Internet: http://www.wonderlic.com. 

(c) The following tests are determined 

to be suitable for use at the High 

Intermediate, Low Adult Secondary, 

and High Adult Secondary levels of the 

NRS for a period of three years from the 

date of publication of this notice: 

(1) WorkKeys: Applied Mathematics. 

Forms 210 and 220. Publisher: ACT, 500 

ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, 

Iowa 52243–0168. Telephone: (800) 

967–5539. Internet: http://www.act.org. 

(2) WorkKeys: Reading for 

Information. Forms 110 and 120. 

Publisher: ACT, 500 ACT Drive, P.O. 

Box 168, Iowa City, Iowa 52243–0168. 

Telephone: (800) 967–5539. Internet: 

http://www.act.org. 

(d) The following tests are determined 

to be suitable for use at all ESL levels 

of the NRS for a period of three years 

from the date of publication of this 

notice: 

(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST) 

Plus. Publisher: Center for Applied 

Linguistics, 4646 40th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20016–1859. 

Telephone: (202) 362–0700. Internet: 

http://www.cal.org. 

(2) Comprehensive Adult Student 

Assessment Systems (CASAS) 

Employability Competency System 

(ECS) Listening Assessments—Life Skills 

(LS). Forms 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 63, 

64, 65, 66. Publisher: CASAS, 5151 

Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, San 

Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone: 

(800) 255–1036. Internet: http:// 

www.casas.org. 

Revocation of Tests 

The Secretary’s determination 

regarding the suitability of a test may be 

revoked under certain circumstances 

(see 34 CFR 462.12(e)). If the Secretary 

revokes the determination regarding the 

suitability of a test, the Secretary 

publishes in the Federal Register and 

posts on the Internet at http:// 

www.nrsweb.org a notice of that 

revocation along with the date by which 

States and local eligible providers must 

stop using the revoked test. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents 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. 

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. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number does not apply.) 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9212. 

Dated: January 28, 2010. 

Brenda Dann-Messier, 

Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult 

Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

proposed collection of information that 

DOE is developing for submission to the 

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