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navigation project requires, at a 

minimum, yearly channel maintenance. 

Existing disposal sites are at their design 

capacity and new disposal areas are 

required. The SEIS objective is to 

document the potential impacts at 

newly designated disposal sites (adverse 

and beneficial) related to maintaining 

the navigation channel for the next 

twenty years. The dredged material 

would be used for beneficial purposes to 

extent practicable (barrier island and 

coastal wetlands restoration). A public 

scoping meeting will be held on 

November 17, 2005, at the City 

Auditorium, 728 Myrtle Street, Morgan 

City, Louisiana, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

DATES: Public Scoping Meeting, 

November 17, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Correspondence may be 

sent to Mr. Larry Marcy at U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, 

CEMVK–PP–PQ, 4155 Clay Street, 

Vicksburg, MS 39180–3435. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Larry Marcy at phone (601) 631–5965, 

fax number (601) 631–5155, or e-mail at 

larry.e.marcy@MVK02.uasce.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed 

Action. The proposed action includes 

environmental impact assessment 

related to maintenance dredging of the 

existing Lower Atchafalaya River, 

Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black 

navigation channels to a depth of 24 feet 

(four feet over dredging required to 

maintain a 20-foot deep channel). The 

dredged material from channel 

maintenance would be used in the most 

environmentally sound and costeffective manner to restore coastal 

wetlands and barrier islands, 

maximizing the beneficial use of 

dredged material as a resource. 

Alternatives. alternative disposal sites 

could be identified, evaluated, and 

selected in cooperation with state and 

Federal agencies, local government, and 

the public. 

Scoping. Scoping is the process for 

determining the range of the alternatives 

and significant issues to be addressed in 

the SEIS. For this analysis, a letter will 

be sent to all parties believed to have an 

interest in the analysis, requesting their 

input on alternatives and issues to be 

evaluated. The letter will also notify 

interested parties of the public scoping 

meeting that will be held in the local 

area. A notice will be sent to the local 

new media. All interested parties are 

invited to comment at this time, and 

anyone interested in this study should 

request to be included on the mailing 

list. 

Significant Issues. The tentative list of 

resources and issues to be evaluated in 

the DMMP SEIS includes tidal wetlands 

(marshes and swamps), aquatic 

resources, commercial and recreational 

fisheries, wildlife resources, essential 

fish habitat, water quality, air quality, 

threatened and endangered species, 

recreation resources, and cultural 

resources. Tentative socio economic 

items to be evaluated in the SEIS 

include navigation, business and 

industrial activity and service, tax 

revenues, population, community and 

regional growth, transportation, 

housing, community cohesion, and 

noise. 

Environmental Consultation and 

Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the 

documentation of existing conditions 

and assessment of effects of dredged 

material disposal at the various 

alternative disposal sites through Fish 

and Wildlife Coordination Act 

consultation procedures. The USFWS 

will provide a Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act report. Threatened 

and endangered species consultation 

will be accomplished with the USFWS 

and National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS). The NMFS will be consulted 

on the effects of this proposed action on 

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The draft 

SEIS or a notice of availability will be 

distributed to all interested agencies, 

organizations, and individuals. 

Estimated Date of Availability. The 

earliest that the draft SEIS is expected 

to be available is June 2007. 

Michael B. Rogers, 

Director of Programs. 

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Engineers 

Grant of Partially Exclusive or 

Exclusive Licenses 

AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. 

Corps of Engineers, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army, 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

announces the general availability of 

partially exclusive licenses under the 

following pending patents listed under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Any 

license granted shall comply with 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR Part 404. 

ADDRESSES: Humphreys Engineer Center 

Support Activity, Office of Counsel, 

7701 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 

22315–3860. 

DATES: Applications for an exclusive or 

partially exclusive license may be 

submitted at any time from the date of 

this notice. However, no exclusive or 

partially exclusive license shall be 

granted until January 17, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia L. Howland (703) 428–6672. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Title: Corrosion-Resistant Structure 

Incorporating Zinc or Zinc-Alloy Plated 

Lead or Lead-Alloy Wires and Methods 

of Making Same. Structure 

incorporating lead is fabricated from 

specially prepared components such 

that mobility of the lead is impeded 

when the structure is exposed to an 

unprotected environment such as 

weathering outdoors or saltwater. In a 

preferred embodiment, a bullet or bullet 

core is swaged from a number of 

bunched electroplated fine lead or leadalloy wires placed in a die. The lead or 

lead-alloy wires may be fabricated from 

lead or lead-alloy wool. The lead alloy 

may comprise zinc and antimony. The 

electroplating process plates zinc on the 

fine wires and may plate a zinc alloy 

such as zinc-aluminum. The plated 

surface may be coated with a corrosion 

resistant coating such as molybdenum 

phosphate. In addition to bullets and 

bullet cores, fishing weights, lead 

shielding, counterweights, ballast, and 

other lead containing structure may be 

fabricated or treated using methods and 

materials of the present invention. 

Serial No.: 10/462,707. 

Date: 06/17/2003. 

2. Title: Deconvolution Technique 

Employing Hermite Functions. A 

procedure generates deconvolution 

algorithms by first solving a general 

convolution integral exactly. Results are 

transformed, yielding a linear 

relationship between actual 

(undistorted) and captured (distorted) 

data. Hermite functions and the FourierHermite series represent the two data 

classes. It circumvents the need for 

solving incompatible systems of linear 

equations derived from ‘‘numerically 

discretizing’’ convolution integrals, i.e., 

the convolution integral is not 

evaluated. It is execute by exploiting a 

mathematical coincidence that the most 

common Point spread Function (PSF) 

used to characterize a device is a 

Gaussian functions that is also a 

Fourier-Hermite functions of zero order. 

By expanding the undistorted data in a 

Fourier-Hermite series, the convolution 

integral becomes analytically integrable. 

It also avoids an inherent problem or 

dividing by decimal ‘‘noisy data’’ values 

in conventional ‘‘combined 

deconvolution’’ in that division is by a 

function of the PS parameters yielding 

divisors generally greater than one. 

Serial No.: 10/658,285. 

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Date: 09/10/2003. 

3. Title: Automated Resource 

Management System (ARMSTM). The 

Automated Resource Management 

System (ARMSTM) automates collection, 

integration, analysis, reporting and 

archiving of data in a variety of 

applications while insuring data 

accuracy and reliability not attainable 

conventionally. Applications include: 

environmental, safety, security, military, 

educational, emergency management, 

land use, fish and wildlife management, 

construction and maintenance of 

highways and waterways, mining, 

exploration, manufacturing, recreational 

management, urban restoration, and 

archaeological preservation. ARMSTM

integrates a number of portable devices, 

employing digital technology and 

specialized software in these portable 

devices as well as analysis devices, such 

as PCs and servers. ARMSTM increases 

efficiency and reduces cost, while 

accurately and timely preserving and 

integrating information. It is useful for 

both post-processing and real-time 

reporting, analysis, and pro-active 

direction of ongoing investigations. 

Serial No: 10/729,269. 

Date: 12/8/2003. 

4. Title: System Employing Wireless 

Means for Governing Operation of an 

Apparatus and Methods of use Therefor. 

A system employing principles of the 

present invention governs operation of 

an apparatus by an operator. An 

embodiment of the present invention 

comprises means for receiving at least 

one signal, portable means affixed to the 

operator for transmitting the signal, and 

means for inactivating or interrupting 

the operation of the apparatus should 

the operator be beyond a pre-specified 

distance from the controls of the 

apparatus. The means for inactivating 

communicates with both the means for 

receiving and the apparatus, while the 

means for transmitting sends the signal 

to the means for receiving during 

normal operation of the apparatus, e.g., 

with the operator physically present. 

Without the presence of the signal, 

operation of the apparatus is 

interrupted. One embodiment provides 

for an emergency override of the system 

to permit operation of the apparatus 

without the presence of the signal. 

Methods of using embodiments of the 

present invention are also provided. 

Serial No: 10778,706. 

Date: 02/11/2004. 

5. Title: A Portable Nuclear Detector. 

A portable nuclear material detector 

generally includes a scintillating fiber 

radiation sensor, a light detector, a 

conditioning circuit, a frequency shift 

keying (FSK) circuit, a fast Fourier 

transform (FFT) circuit, an electronic 

controller, an amplitude spectral 

addition circuit, and an output devise. 

A high voltage direct current (HVDC) 

source is provided to excite the light 

detector, while a separate power supply 

may be provided to power the 

remaining components. Portability is 

facilitated by locating the components 

of the detector within a handheld-sized 

housing. When bombarded by gamma 

particles, the radiation sensor emits 

light, which is detected by the light 

detector and converted into electrical 

signals. These electrical signals are then 

conditioned and converted to spectral 

lines. The frequency of a give spectral 

line is associated with a particular 

radioactive isotope, while the 

cumulative amplitude of all spectral 

lines having a common frequency is 

indicative of the strength and location of 

the isotope. All or part of this 

information (identity, strength, director 

and distance) may be provided on the 

output device. 

Serial No: 10/795,363. 

Date: 03/9/2004. 

6. Title: Modular Barrier System for 

Satisfying Needs Unique to a Specific 

User. Components and system for 

limiting access and egress. A properly 

scaled barrier of the present invention 

meets varied requirements for 

applications that include: security, 

safety, order, privacy and discipline. In 

one embodiment, pre-manufactured 

panels and connectors are delivered to 

a site that has been prepared for 

installation of the system. Local 

materials may be used for the panels in 

some cases. The panels and connectors 

can be assembled quickly by unskilled 

labor and, in some embodiments, the 

barrier just as quickly dismantled or 

repaired as necessary. One embodiment 

may be used as a temporary or 

emergency solution to access control 

while another may employ in-fill 

material to provide a permanent barrier. 

Another embodiment may be used in a 

residential setting, providing storage in 

some installations. In all embodiments, 

accessories for enhancing effectiveness 

may be installed on or within the 

barrier. 

Serial No: 10/795,364. 

Date: 03/9/2004. 

7. Title: Measurement Device and 

Method. Apparatus for determining the 

thickness of a configuration having flat, 

parallel surfaces that are transparent, or 

nearly so, to pre-specified types of 

energy. Embodiments comprise a 

mechanism for illuminating a front 

surface with an energy source and 

mechanisms for measuring reflections of 

the illumination from a parallel back 

surface. The energy is contained in a 

spectrum of wavelengths, the energy 

being refracted in components at unique 

wavelengths, e.g., different colored light 

bands, and similarly reflected from the 

back surface. The measuring 

mechanisms, e.g., spectrometers, 

determine the relative lateral 

displacement between two spectral lines 

in the refracted and reflected beams to 

enable determination of thickness. 

Other characteristics of the material of 

the configuration may be ascertained, 

e.g., chemical composition is 

ascertained by measuring the intensity 

of responses at multiple wavelengths 

and comparing this to responses of 

known materials. 

Serial No: 10/867,700. 

Date: 06/16/2004. 

8. Title: Condition Survey Inspection 

(KBCSI). A knowledge-based condition 

survey inspection (KBSCI) framework 

and procedure for use with an 

engineering management system (EMS) 

that tailors types of condition survey 

inspections (CSIs) and inspection 

intervals to empirically-established life 

cycles of component-sections. 

Embodiments of the invention facilitate 

proactive life cycle management, 

scheduling appropriate types of CSIs 

only when needed. The frequency and 

type of inspection is tailored to items 

important to a facility manager, such as 

the importance to the operation of 

individual component-sections and 

their individual life cycle, not the 

overall life cycle of a system or facility. 

Further, additional useful information is 

available from the data collected to 

maintain embodiments of the KBCSI 

framework so that meaningful ‘‘What-If’’

analysis may be performed in support of 

decision makers. By tailoring CSIs to 

needs rather than an arbitrary 

inspection schedule designed to only 

catch deficiencies, significant life cycle 

cost savings are realized. 

Serial No: 10/886,609. 

Date: 08/24/2004. 

9. Title: Self-Healing Coatings Using 

Microcapsules. Self-healing coatings 

incorporate microcapsules of about 60–

150 microns diameter that contain film 

formers and dust suppression 

compounds suitable for controlling 

spalling of lead dust, for example. In 

one embodiment, a primer paint is 

mixed with these microcapsules and 

applied by brushing or rolling. After the 

coating has cured, any physical 

compromise of the coating results in 

microcapsules bursting to release liquid 

that fills and seals the compromised 

volume. The microcapsule contents 

protect the underlying substrate from 

damage and repair some of the outer 

coating. In one application, 

embodiments of these self-healing 

coatings seal existing lead-based paint 

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for suppression of lead dust. In another 

embodiment, microcapsules are 

provided separately to enhance 

commercially available products. For 

example, if a paint formulation is know 

a priori specifically configured 

microcapsules, packaged separately 

from the paint and designed for use 

with the paint formulation, are added to 

the paint just prior to application. 

Serial No.: 10/923,890. 

Date: 08/24/2004. 

10. Title: Perlite Sorbents for Vapor 

Phase Metals and Metal Compounds. 

Perlite, particularly, perlite in powdered 

form, is employed to adsorb metals and 

metal compounds from a fluid flow. In 

select embodiments, the perlite is 

treated to expand its surface area and 

injected into a fluid stream, such as flue 

gas, held for a specific retention period, 

and removed for subsequent disposal. In 

other embodiments the perlite is 

provided in a fixed adsorption bed and 

the fluid flow permitted to pass through 

the bed until the perlite surface is 

exhausted. The perlite in the fixed bed 

is then replaced, with the exhausted 

perlite disposed of as appropriate. 

Treatment of perlite by boiling with 

sulfuric acid or suspending in a 

suspension of sulfur in carbon disulfide 

has been shown to significantly expand 

the surface area of perlite. 

Serial No.: 10/931,232. 

Date: 09/1/2004. 

11. Title: Embedded Metal to Fluid 

Flow. A barrier to fluid passage is 

embedded within, instead of atop, 

porous material to retain the durability 

of the surface of the porous material. In 

one embodiment, a thin set mortar is 

applied to a concrete slab. A pleated 

metal foil is pressed into the wet mortar 

and a bond is established. The mortar is 

allowed to set and a top, or finish, 

section of concrete is then poured over 

the foil and finished conventionally. 

Provisions are made for sealing 

expansion joints in concrete slab floors 

and at the juncture of floor and wall. 

The foil may be provided in multiple 

layers to provide a mechanical bond via 

the concrete or mortar oozing through 

perforation or along pleats in each of the 

top and bottoms layers of the multilayer foil, while providing at least one 

solid layer through which a fluid will 

not pass, at least in one direction. 

Serial No.: 10/715,430 

Date: 11/19/2003. 

12. Title: Self-healing coatings 

incorporate microcapsules of about 60–

150 microns diameter that contain film 

formers and dust suppression 

compounds suitable for controlling 

spalling of lead dust, for example. In 

one embodiment, a primer paint is 

mixed with these microcapsules and 

applied by brushing or rolling. After the 

coating has cured, any physical 

compromise of the coating results in 

microcapsules bursting to release liquid 

that fills and seals the compromise 

volume. The microcapsule contents 

protect the underlying substrate from 

damage and repair some of the outer 

coating. In one application, 

embodiments of these self-healing 

coatings seal existing lead-based paint 

for suppression of lead dust. In another 

embodiment, microcapsules are 

provided separately to enhance 

commercially available products. For 

example, if a paint formulation is 

known a priori, specifically configured 

microcapsules, packaged separately 

from the paint and designed for use 

with the paint formulation, are added to 

the paint just prior to application. 

Serial No.: 10/923,890. 

Date: 08/24/2004. 

13. Title: Perlite, particularly, perlite 

in powdered form, is employed to 

absorb metals and metal compounds 

from a fluid flow. In select 

embodiments, the perlite is treated to 

expand its surface area and injected into 

a fluid stream, such as flue gas, held for 

a specific retention period, and removed 

for subsequent disposal. In other 

embodiments the perlite is provided in 

a fixed adsorption bed and the fluid 

flow permitted to pass through the bed 

until the perlite surface is exhausted. 

The perlite in the fixed bed is then 

replaced, with the exhausted perlite 

disposed of as appropriate. Treatment of 

perlite by boiling with sulfuric acid or 

suspending in a suspension of sulfur in 

carbon disulfide has been shown to 

significantly expand the surface area of 

perlite. 

Serial No.: 10/931,232 

Date: 09/01/2004. 

14. Title: An apparatus for nondestructively testing the response of a 

specimen to temperature change. An 

embodiment temperature cycles a 

specimen, such as a wet mortar beam 

dynamically measuring change in 

dimension and the temperature of the 

specimen during the cycle. Among other 

elements, the apparatus employs an 

accelerometer, a thermistor, a 

thermocouple, a temperature control, 

linear variable differential transducer 

(LVDTs), an FET device, a data logger 

and a hat tape controller. A typically 

cycle involves using liquid nitrogen to 

reduce the temperature in an insulated 

test chamber from ambient to less than 

¥60° C and returning to ambient by 

dispersing the nitrogen with a source of 

ambient air. Further, in select 

embodiments, the apparatus measures 

fundamental frequencies induced by a 

micro-hammer as measured traversely 

along a dimension of a specimen during 

the cooling-warming cycle. Also 

provided is a method for testing 

specimens using devices representative 

of embodiments of the present 

invention. 

Serial No.: 10/941,958. 

Date: 09/16/2004. 

15. Title: A backstop for decelerating 

and trapping projectiles generally 

includes a support structure having an 

inclined surface and a projectile 

trapping medium disposed on the 

inclined surface. The projectile trapping 

medium may be either a resilient 

granular ballistic medium or a 

combination of a ballistic medium with 

a hydrated super absorbent polymer 

(SAP) gel. Preferably, the support 

structure is made of a shock absorbing, 

foamed, fiber-reinforced concrete, such 

as SACON. In embodiments, the 

support structure also includes an 

enclosure. Additives may also be mixed 

into the projectile trapping medium to 

control alkalinity and prevent leaching 

of heavy metals. 

Serial No.: 10/979,834. 

Date: 11/03/2004. 

16. Title: An unobtrusive on-grade 

barrier is provided. One embodiment 

comprises a concrete-lined trench over 

which a biased hinged plate is affixed 

to an end wall of the trench. The biased 

hinge holds the free end of the plate 

against a tab affixed to the other end 

wall, assuring the plate does not rise 

above grade. The plate is supported for 

vehicle passage by a sliding mechanism 

energized by an actuator controlled by 

a controller that may be automated or 

operated by security personnel. The 

barrier may be configured so that 

vehicles may approach from either end. 

Upon authorizing access to the driver, 

the vehicle is permitted to pass over the 

supported plate. If the driver is not 

authorized access, the support is slid 

out of the way and any vehicle 

attempting to pass slides into the trench. 

Means for clearing the trench of a 

trapped vehicle are provided in select 

embodiments. 

Serial No.: 10/979,852. 

Date: 11/03/2004. 

17. Title: A dynamic pressure testing 

or calibration system packaged as a 

portable unit for characterizing pressure 

sensors, such as transducers. 

Embodiments are packaged for carry on 

the body, are batter operated, 

compatible with existing transducer 

mounts, and quickly learned and easily 

used by a single operator. The system 

supplies a pre-specified impulse 

(pressure pulse) of fluid, preferably a 

benign gas, such as air, or an inert gas 

such as helium, or nitrogen. In select 

embodiments, the gas pulse has a fast 

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rise time and its amplitude may be 

varied over a pre-specified dynamic 

range. For example, the rise time may 

emulate that of an impulse created 

during an explosion by a resultant 

pressure wave, i.e., less than 100 

microseconds. Embodiments also 

incorporate a data acquisition capability 

that accurately captures and records 

both the supplied impulse and the 

response of the sensor under test. 

Serial No.: 10/991,219. 

Date: 11/18/2004. 

18. Title: A barrier to fluid passage is 

embedded within, instead of atop, 

porous material to retain the durability 

of the surface of the porous material. In 

one embodiment, a thin set mortar is 

applied to a concrete slab. A pleated 

metal foil is pressed into the wet mortar 

and a bond is established. The mortar is 

allowed to set and a top, or finish, 

section of concrete is then poured over 

the foil and finished conventionally. 

Provisions are made for sealing 

expansion joints in concrete slab floors 

and at the juncture of floor and wall. 

The foil may be provided in multiple 

layers to provide a mechanical bond via 

the concrete or mortar oozing through 

perforations or along pleats in each of 

the top and bottom layers of the multilayer foil, while providing at least one 

solid layer through which a fluid will 

not pass, at least in one direction. 

Serial No.: 10/715,430. 

Date: 11/19/2003. 

19. Title: A method, and a compound 

for facilitating it, that enchances night 

vision by dispersing a luminescent to 

provide low-intensity area illumination. 

Luminescents may include naturally 

occurring bioluminescents (visible 

spectrum) or man-made, preferably nontoxic, chemical-based luminescents 

(also termed chemiluminescents), the 

latter available for use in either the 

visible or IR spectrum. It may be applied 

locally to a surface or remotely by 

means of a delivery system. Preferably, 

select luminescents are dispersed as an 

aerosal to contact targeted surfaces. 

These luminescents may be used in 

spaces otherwise difficult to image with 

night vision equipment. Specifically 

provided is a method for viewing a 

target under low ambient light 

conditions comprising dispersing a 

luminescent material on surfaces in a 

dark space to provide a low-level, 

spatially broad, source of supplemental 

scene illumination, and viewing the 

target with image enhancing devices 

that are otherwise marginally useful 

without the presence of the luminescent 

material. 

Serial No.: 11/086,311. 

Date: 03/23/2005. 

20. Title: An ‘‘implant and forget’’

device for interacting with biota after a 

pre-established time period. Preferably, 

the biota are fauna and more 

particularly fish. In select embodiments, 

the device comprises packaging 

enclosing means for timing interaction 

via opening the packaging. In select 

embodiments of the present invention, 

the device is a sealed capsule inserted 

in fish. Embodiments of the present 

invention are implanted in triploid grass 

carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) to 

facilitate control of aquatic weeds in 

bodies of water. When the carp have 

been in the water for a pre-established 

approximate period of time, toxins in 

the device are dispensed via long-term 

bioerosion of the sealed opening in the 

packaging. Otherwise, the carp may 

destroy all vegetation and harm the 

aquatic environment for other aquatic 

life. Several alternative bioerodible seal 

configurations are provided as 

embodiments. 

Serial No.: 10/179,541. 

Date: 07/13/2005. 

Richard L. Frenette, 

Counsel. 

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Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information 

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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 

December 19, 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, 

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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, 

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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 

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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: October 13, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Application Package for the 

REAP Small, Rural School Achievement 

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Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

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Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

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Burden Hours: 4,830. 

Abstract: LEAs will apply for funding 

under the REAP Small, Rural School 

Achievement Program. This collection 

consists of an additional form to the 

Spreadsheet and Instructions which will 

address the second tier of the 

Department’s strategy for completing the 

funding process. The additional form 

will serve as the application package for 

LEAs under the REAP Small, Rural 

Schools Achievement Program. 

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