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holdings, library staff, library services 

and usage, library technology, library 

budget and expenditures for 4,300 

academic libraries in the U.S. The ALS 

questionnaire is being revised for the 

2010 survey: One eligibility question 

and twelve item responses will be 

added and one item response will be 

dropped. 

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 4228. 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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5480 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management invites comments on the 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 12, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or 

e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

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. 

Dated: March 9, 2010. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Application for Grants under 

the Predominantly Black Institutions 

Program. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; not-for-profit institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 30 

Burden Hours: 600 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) 

amended Title III, Part A of the Higher 

Education Act to include Section 318— 

The Predominantly Black Institutions 

(PBI) Program. Unlike the previous PBI 

Program (authorized by the College Cost 

Reduction and Access Act of 2007), 

which was competitive and focused on 

programs in the science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics (STEM) 

fields, the PBI program authorized 

under the HEOA is an institutional aid 

program and grants are based on a 

formula rather than being competitive. 

All institutions who qualify as PBIs and 

submit the required materials will 

receive a portion of the total 

appropriation based on a formula. The 

PBI Program makes grant awards to 

eligible colleges and universities to 

plan, develop, undertake and 

implement programs to enhance the 

institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American 

students; to expand higher education 

opportunities for eligible students by 

encouraging college preparation and 

student persistence in secondary school 

and postsecondary education; and to 

strengthen the financial ability of the 

institution to serve the academic needs 

of these students. Allowable activities 

are numerous and include academic 

instruction, teacher education, faculty 

development, equipment purchase, 

construction and maintenance, and 

tutoring and counseling services. This 

information collection is necessary to 

comply with Section 318 of Title III, 

Part A of the HEA as amended. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4160. 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 the Internet address 

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 directed to Valentine at 202– 

401–0526. 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. 2010–5476 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB 

review and comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) invites public comment 

on a proposed emergency collection of 

information that DOE is developing to 

collect data on the status of activities, 

project progress, jobs created and 


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