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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 25, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collections Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Guaranty Agency Financial 

Report. 

Frequency: Monthly and Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov’t, 

SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 468. 

Burden Hours: 25,740. 

Abstract: The Guaranty Agency 

Financial Report (GAFR), ED Form 

2000, is used by the thirty-six (36) 

guaranty agencies under the FFEL 

program, authorized by Title IV, Part B 

of the HEA of 1965, as amended. 

Guaranty agencies use the GAFR to: (1) 

Request reinsurance from ED; (2) 

request payment on death, disability, 

closed school, and false certification 

claim payments to lenders; (3) remit to 

ED refunds on rehabilitated loans and 

consolidation loans; (4) remit to ED 

default and wage garnishment 

collections. ED also uses report data to 

monitor the guaranty agency’s financial 

activities (agency federal fund and 

agency operating fund) and each 

agency’s Federal receivable balance. 

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 3949. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to 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. E9–4461 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Correction notice. 

SUMMARY: On February 25, 2009, the 

Department of Education published a 

comment period notice in the Federal 

Register (Page 8515, Column 2) for the 

information collection, ‘‘Federal Family 

Education Loan (FFEL) Deferment 

Request Forms’’. This notice amends the 

invitation for comment period for 

interested persons to March 27, 2009. 

The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, hereby issues a 

correction notice as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Dated: February 26, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–4462 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education; Overview Information; 

Early Reading First Program; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Numbers: 84.359A and B. 

Dates: Applications Available: March 

3, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of PreApplications: April 2, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of Full 

Applications: June 16, 2009 (for 

applicants invited to submit full 

applications only). 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 17, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: This program 

supports local efforts to enhance the 

oral language, cognitive, and early 

reading skills of preschool-aged 

children, especially those from lowincome families, through strategies, 

materials, and professional development 

that are grounded in scientifically based 

reading research. 

The specific activities for which 

recipients must use grant funds are 

identified in section 1222(d) of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). This 

and other relevant provisions of the 

ESEA are included in the application 

package. 

Statutory Requirements: All 

applicants must meet the application 

requirements established in section 

1222(b) of the ESEA in order to be 

considered for funding. All applications 

must include a description of the 

following: 

(1) The programs to be served by the 

proposed project, including 

demographic and socioeconomic 

information on the preschool-aged 

children enrolled in the programs; 

(2) How the proposed project will 

enhance the school readiness of 

preschool-aged children in high-quality 

oral language and literature-rich 

environments; 

(3) How the proposed project will 

prepare and provide ongoing assistance 

to staff in the programs, through 

professional development and other 

support, in providing high-quality 

language, literacy, and prereading 

activities using scientifically based 

reading research, for preschool-aged 

children; 

(4) How the proposed project will 

provide services and use instructional 

materials that are based on scientifically 

based reading research on early 

language acquisition, prereading 

activities, and the development of 

spoken vocabulary skills; 

(5) How the proposed project will 

help staff in the programs to meet more 

effectively the diverse needs of 

preschool-aged children in the 

community, including such children 

with limited English proficiency, 

disabilities, or other special needs; 

(6) How the proposed project will 

integrate such instructional materials 

and literacy activities with existing 

preschool programs and family literacy 

services; 

(7) How the proposed project will 

help children, particularly children 

experiencing difficulty with spoken 

language, prereading, and early reading 

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