62104 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 208 / Friday, October 28, 2005 / Notices 

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: October 24, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of Reading 

Comprehension Interventions. 

Frequency: Semi-Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 700. 

Burden Hours: 4,100. 

Abstract: The Evaluation of Reading 

Comprehension Interventions addresses 

the questions of whether reading 

comprehension interventions can 

improve student reading achievement in 

content subject areas and what 

interventions are most effective. 

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 2912. 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 Kathy Axt at her 

e-mail address Kathy.Axt@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 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

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 

submission for OMB review as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 28, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Rachel Potter, Desk Officer, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395–6974. 

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. 

Dated: October 24, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Common Core of Data Survey 

System. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 114. 

Burden Hours: 10,732. 

Abstract: The Common Core of Data is 

the National Center for Education 

Statistics’ universe data collection for 

finance and nonfinance information 

about public school districts and 

schools. Information is collected 

annually from school districts about the 

districts and their member schools 

including enrollment by grade, race/ 

ethnicity, and gender. Information is 

also collected about students receiving 

various types of services such as English 

Language Learner services. The CCD 

also collects information about the 

occurrence of high school dropouts. 

Information about teachers and staffing 

is also collected. 

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 2829. When 

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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 202–245–6623. 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 Kathy Axt at her 

e-mail address Kathy.Axt@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 

National Assessment Governing 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board; Education. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

partially closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting of the National 

Assessment Governing Board. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Board. Notice of this meeting is 

required under section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act. This 

document is intended to notify members 

of the general public of their 

opportunity to attend. Individuals who 

will need special accommodations in 

order to attend the meeting (i.e. 

interpreting services, assistive listening 

devices, materials in alternative format) 

should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–

357–6938 or at 

Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than 

November 1, 2005. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but cannot 

guarantee availability of the requested 

accommodation. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: November 17–19, 2005 

Times 

November 17 

Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Closed Session—9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 

Assessment Development Committee 

and Committee on Standards, Design 

and Methodology (Joint Meeting): Open 

Session—2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee: Open Session—2 p.m. to 4 

p.m.; 

Executive Committee: Open Session—

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Closed Session 

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

November 18 

Full Board: Open Session—8:30 a.m. 

to 12 p.m.; Closed Session 12 p.m. to 2 

p.m.; Open Session 2:15 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 

Committee on Standards, Design and 

Methodology: Open Session—9:30 a.m. 

to 12 p.m.; 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee: Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 

12 p.m.; 

November 19 

Nominations Committee: Open 

Session—7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. 

Full Board: Open Session—9 a.m. to 

12 p.m. 

Location: Sheraton National Hotel 

Arlington, 900 South Orme Street, 

Arlington, VA 22204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, 

National Assessment Governing Board, 

800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 

825, Washington, DC 20002–4233, 

Telephone: (202) 357–6938. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Assessment Governing Board 

is established under section 412 of the 

National Education Statistics Act of 

1994, as amended. 

The Board is established to formulate 

policy guidelines for the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP). The Board’s responsibilities 

include selecting subject areas to be 

assessed, developing assessment 

objectives, developing appropriate 

student achievement levels for each 

grade and subject tested, developing 

guidelines for reporting and 

disseminating results, and developing 

standards and procedures for interstate 

and national comparisons. 

The Assessment Development 

Committee will meet in closed session 

on November 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

(five hours) to review 19 reading blocks 

and 25–30 reading passages 

(approximately 190 cognitive items) for 

the 2009 National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading 

assessments at grades 4 and 8. This 

review is required by the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001 prior to submission 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for clearance. This is the last review of 

the 2009 assessment instrument by 

NAGB. The meeting must be conducted 

in closed session as disclosure of 

proposed test items from the NAEP 

assessments would significantly impede 

implementation of the NAEP program, 

and is therefore protected by exemption 

9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. 

On November 17, the Assessment 

Development Committee and the 

Committee on Standards, Design, and 

Methodology will meet in a joint open 

session from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the 

Reporting and Dissemination Committee 

will meet in open session from 2 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. 

The Executive Committee will meet in 

open session on November 17 from 4:30 

p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Executive 

Committee will meet in closed session 

on November 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 5:50 

p.m. to receive independent government 

cost estimates from the Associate 

Commissioner, National Center for 

Education Statistics for proposed 

contracts for item development, sample 

selection, analysis, and reporting of 

NAEP testing for 2007–2012 and their 

implications on future NAEP activities. 

The discussion of independent 

government cost estimates prior to the 

development of the Request for 

Proposals for NAEP 2007–2012 

contracts is necessary for ensuring that 

NAEP contracts meet congressionally 

mandated goals and adhere to Board 

policies on NAEP assessments. This part 

of the meeting must be conducted in 

closed session because public disclosure 

of this information would likely have an 

adverse financial effect on the NAEP 

program and will provide an advantage 

to potential bidders attending the 

meeting. The discussion of this 

information would be likely to 

significantly impede implementation of 

a proposed agency action if conducted 

in open session. Such matters are 

protected by exemption 9(B) of section 

552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. 

During this closed session, from 5:50 

p.m. to 6 p.m. the Executive Committee 

(only Board members) will discuss a 

NAGB personnel matter. This 

discussion pertains solely to internal 

personnel rules and practices of an 

agency and will disclose information of 

a personal nature where disclosure 

would constitute an unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. As such, 

the discussions are protected by 

exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) 

of Title 5 U.S.C. 

On November 18, the full Board will 

meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. to 

12 p.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. the 

Board will approve the agenda, and 

receive the Executive Director’s report