Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 21, 2005 / Notices 55357 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

Management Case Services Team, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, 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 

November 21, 2005. 

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, 

Information Management Case Services 

Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, 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: September 15, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Survey on Ensuring Equal 

Opportunity for Applicants. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions (primary). 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 17,000. 

Burden Hours: 1,360. 

Abstract: To ensure equal opportunity 

for all applicants including small 

community-based and faith-based and 

religious groups. It is essential to collect 

information that allows Federal agencies 

to determine the level of participation of 

such organizations in Federal grant 

programs while ensuring that such 

information is not used in grant-making 

decisions. 

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 2881. 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., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to the Internet 

address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 

202–245–6621. 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 Sheila Carey at her 

e-mail address Sheila.Carey@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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Open Meeting of the National Advisory 

Council on Indian Education 

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on 

Indian Education (NACIE), U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming open meeting of the National 

Advisory Council on Indian Education 

(the Council) and is intended to notify 

the general public of their opportunity 

to attend. This notice also describes the 

functions of the Council. Notice of the 

Council meetings is required under 

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and by the Council’s 

charter. 

AGENDA: The purpose of the meeting 

will be to discuss the Annual Report to 

Congress, and receive updates from the 

Office of Indian Education (OIE) staff on 

OIE Formula and Discretionary grant 

programs, including the OIE National 

Activities. The Council will also receive 

a briefing from the Deputy Director on 

the Best Practice Competition, an OIE 

program that recognizes successful 

programs operated by OIE grantees, as 

the No Child Left Behind Act is 

implemented in a manner that is 

consistent with tribal traditions, 

language and culture. The Council will 

review and update the NACIE activity 

plan and receive subcommittee reports. 

DATE AND TIME: October 06, 2005; 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. 

LOCATION: Adam’s Mark Hotel, 1550 

Court Place, Denver, Co 80202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bernard Garcia, Group Leader, Office of 

Indian Education, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

202–260–1454. Fax: 202–260–7770. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council advises the Secretary of 

Education on the funding and 

administration (including the 

development of regulations, and 

administrative policies and practices) of 

any program over which the Secretary 

has jurisdiction and includes Indian 

children or adults as participants or 

programs that may benefit Indian 

children or adults, including any 

program established under Title VII, 

Part A of the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act (ESEA). On June 30th, 

the council submitted to the congress a 

report that included recommendations 

the Council considers appropriate for 

the improvement of Federal education 

programs that include Indian children 

or adults as participants or that may 

benefit Indian children or adults, and 

recommendations concerning the 

funding of any such program. 

The general public is welcome to 

attend the October 06, 2005 open 

meeting to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Denver, CO. Individuals who need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to participate (i.e., interpreting services,