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Policies and practices for storing,

retrieving, accessing, retaining, and

disposing of records in the system:

STORAGE:

Paper records in file folders and on

electronic storage media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

By surname and Social Security

Number of defendant in the proceeding.

SAFEGUARDS

Records are maintained in buildings

have security guards and are restricted

to authorized personnel who are

properly screened, cleared. Access to

computer databases is limited to users

with passwords. AAFES management

monitors use of the system.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Records are permanent.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Commander, Army and Air Force

Exchange Service, 3911 S. Walton

Walker Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75236–

1598.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

Individuals seeking to determine

whether information about themselves

is contained in this system should

address written inquiries to the

Commander, Army and Air Force

Exchange Service, ATTN: General

Counsel, 3911 S. Walton Walker

Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75236–1598.

Individual should provide their full

name, current address and telephone

number, copy of latest correspondence

from AAFES, if available, and signature.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

Individuals seeking access to

information about themselves contained

in this system should address written

inquiries to the Commander, Army and

Air Force Exchange Service, ATTN:

General Counsel, 3911 S. Walton Walker

Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75236–1598.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice to delete a system of

records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army

is proposing to delete a system of

records notice from its existing

inventory of records systems subject to

the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a),

as amended.

DATES: This proposed action will be

effective without further notice on June

8, 2001 unless comments are received

which result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Records Management

Division, U.S. Army Records

Management and Declassification

Agency, ATTN: TAPC–PDD–RP, Stop

5603, 6000 6th Street, Ft. Belvoir, VA

22060–5603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Janice Thornton at (703) 806–4390 or

DSN 656–4390 or Ms. Christie King at

(703) 806–3711 or DSN 656–3711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Army systems of

records notices subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as

amended, have been published in the

Federal Register and are available from

the address above.

The specific changes to the records

systems being amended are set forth

below followed by the notice, as

amended, published in its entirety. The

proposed amendments are not within

the purview of subsection (r) of the

Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as

amended, which requires the

submission of a new or altered system

report.

Dated: May 3, 2001.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

A0570–4 ARPC

SYSTEM NAME:

Human Resources Information System

(HRIS) (February 2, 1996, 61 FR 3921).

REASON:

The records are no longer maintained

and have been destroyed.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, 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 July 9,

2001.

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 Leader,

Regulatory Information Management

Group, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, 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: May 3, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Student Financial Assistance

Programs

Type of Review: Existing.

Title: Federal Perkins Loan/National

Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Promissory

Notes.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Individuals or

household; Businesses or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 690,000.

Burden Hours: 345,000.

Abstract: The promissory note is the

means by which a borrower applies for

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a Federal Perkins Loan or National

Direct Student Loan and promises to

repay the loan. This notice was first

published on April 20, 2001. Due to

technical difficulties some of the public

was not able to electronically obtain this

collection. Hence, we are extending the

comment period until July 9, 2001.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or

should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW, Room 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346. 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 Joseph Schubart at (202)

708–9266 or via his internet address

Joe.Schubart@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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.258]

Even Start Family Literacy Program

Grants for Indian Tribes and Tribal

Organizations

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2001

funds for Even Start Family Literacy

Program grants for Indian tribes and

tribal organizations.

SUMMARY: Purpose of Competition: The

Secretary of Education announces the

availability of applications and an

application deadline for federally

recognized Indian tribes and tribal

organizations to apply for FY 2001 new

awards under the Even Start Family

Literacy Program grant authority for

Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

Even Start Family Literacy Program

grants for Indian tribes and tribal

organizations are awarded under

Section 1202(a)(1)(C) of the Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA). The purpose of these grants is

to help break the cycle of poverty and

illiteracy by improving the educational

opportunities of low-income families by

integrating early childhood education,

adult literacy or adult basic education,

and parenting education into a unified

family literacy program for federally

recognized Indian tribes and tribal

organizations.

Eligible Applicants: Federally

recognized Indian tribes and tribal

organizations. (The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’

and ‘‘tribal organization’’ have the

meanings given those terms in section 4

of the Indian Self-Determination and

Education Assistance Act.)

Applications Available: May 9, 2001.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: July 9, 2001.

Available Funds: The Secretary

estimates that there will be sufficient FY

2001 funds for 6–10 new grants.

Matching and Use of Funds

Requirements

Federal and local funding: An Even

Start Family Literacy project’s funding

is comprised of both a Federal portion

of funds (Federal share) and a portion

contributed by the eligible applicant

(local project share). The local share of

the project may be provided in cash or

in kind and may be obtained from any

source, including other Federal

programs funded by the ESEA. The

Federal share of the project may not

exceed—

• 90 percent of the total cost of the

project in the first year;

• 80 percent in the second year;

• 70 percent in the third year;

• 60 percent in the fourth year;

• 50 percent in the fifth through

eighth years; and

• 35 percent in any subsequent year.

Any grantee that wishes to reapply at

the end of a project period (up to 48

months) must recompete for funding

with new applicants.

Indirect costs: Recipients of an Even

Start Indian tribe and tribal organization

grant may not use funds awarded under

this competition for the indirect costs of

a project, or claim indirect costs as part

of the local project share. Grant

recipients may request the Secretary to

waive this requirement. To obtain a

waiver, however, the recipient must

demonstrate to the Secretary’s

satisfaction that the recipient otherwise

would not be able to participate in the

Even Start Family Literacy Program.

(Section 1204(b)(2), ESEA.)

Estimated Range of Awards:

$100,000–$200,000 per year.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$175,000 per year.

Estimated Number of Awards: 6–10.

Note: This Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 48 months.

Applicable Regulations: The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86,

97, 98, and 99.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background: As required by Section

1202(a)(1)(C) of the ESEA, the Assistant

Secretary of Elementary and Secondary

Education (Assistant Secretary) awards

grants to eligible Indian tribe and tribal

organization applicants for projects

that—

• Improve the educational

opportunities of low-income families by

integrating early childhood education,

adult literacy or adult basic education,

and parenting education into a unified

family literacy program;

• Are implemented through

cooperative activities that build on highquality existing community resources to

create a new range of services for

federally recognized Indian tribe and

tribal organization projects;

• Promote the academic achievement

of children and adults;

• Assist children and adults from

low-income families to achieve to

challenging State content standards and

challenging State student performance

standards; and

• Use instructional programs based

on scientifically based reading research

(as defined in section 2252 of the ESEA)

and the prevention of reading

difficulties for children and adults, to

the extent such research is available.

Each project must use the grant funds

to provide intensive family literacy

services that involve parents and

children, from birth through age seven,

in a cooperative effort to help parents

become full partners in the education of

their children and to assist children in

reaching their full potential as learners.

(Section 1204(a), ESEA.)

‘‘Family literacy services’’ means

services provided to participants on a

voluntary basis that are of sufficient

intensity in terms of hours, and of

sufficient duration, to make sustainable

changes in a family, and that integrate

all of the following activities:

(A) Interactive literacy activities

between parents and their children.

(B) Training for parents regarding how

to be the primary teacher for their

children and full partners in the

education of their children.

(C) Parent literacy training that leads

to economic self-sufficiency.

(D) An age-appropriate education to

prepare children for success in school

and life experiences. (Section 14401(15),

ESEA.)

Each Even Start family literacy project

must include fifteen specific program

elements (listed in the application

package). (Section 1205, ESEA.) Those

elements include in part the following: