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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 17, 2005. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Leader, Information Management Case 

Services Team, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Annual Performance Reporting 

Forms for NIDRR Grantees (RERCs, 

RRTCs, FIRs, ARRTs, DBTACs, DRRPs, 

MSs, D&Us). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 279. 

Burden Hours: 4,464. 

Abstract: Information collection to 

obtain annual program and performance 

data from NIDRR grantees on their 

project activities. The information 

collected will be used for monitoring 

grantees and for NIDRR program 

planning, budget development and 

reporting on Government Performance 

and Results Act (GPRA) indicators. 

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 2836. 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 202–245–6623. 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 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. 

[FR Doc. 05–21072 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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 

December 20, 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: October 17, 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 States’ Monitoring 

and Improvement Practices Under 

IDEA: Site Visit Data Collection. 

Frequency: Two times. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 440. 

Burden Hours: 1,100. 

Abstract: States’ monitoring and 

improvement practices under the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act (IDEA) are vital to ensuring that 

students with disabilities receive a free 

appropriate public education and that 

infants and toddlers with disabilities 

and their families receive early 

intervention services. The purpose of 

this study is to evaluate states’

monitoring and related improvement 

practices under IDEA. This study will 

describe the nature and scope of 

monitoring as implemented by the 50 

states and the District of Columbia for 

Parts B and C of IDEA, assess the effect 

of the quality of states’ monitoring and 

related improvement practices on key 

outcomes of Parts B and C of IDEA, and 

identify and develop recommendations 

for potential best practices in 

monitoring and identifying areas for 

ongoing technical assistance. 

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 2909. 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 

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Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8339. 

[FR Doc. 05–21073 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

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 

December 20, 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: October 17, 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: Adult ESL Explicit Literacy 

Impact Study. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 55. 

Burden Hours: 28. 

Abstract: Data collection to identify 

adult education sites eligible to 

participate in the Adult ESL Explicit 

Literacy Impact Study. A sample of 

adult education program coordinators 

are the primary respondents. 

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 2907. 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 

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. 

[FR Doc. 05–21074 Filed 10–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(National Advisory Committee); Notice 

of Meeting Changes 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity, 

Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises interested 

parties of changes concerning the 

upcoming meeting of the National 

Advisory Committee and amends 

information provided in the original 

meeting notice published in the October 

3, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 57570). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Francesca Paris-Albertson, in the office 

of the Executive Director of the National 

Advisory Committee on Institutional 

Quality and Integrity, U.S. Department 

of Education, room 7107, 1990 K St., 

NW., Washington, DC 20006, telephone: 

(202) 502–7671, fax: (202) 219–7008, email: Francesca.Paris-Albertson@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The changes to the agenda are as 

follows: 

(1) On Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 

the National Advisory Committee is 

now scheduled to meet from 9:30 a.m. 

until 5:30 p.m. and on Thursday, 

December 8, 2005, the National 

Advisory Committee is now scheduled 

to meet from 8:30 a.m. until 

approximately 5 p.m. The National 

Advisory Committee will not meet on 

Friday, December 9, 2005. 

(2) The agency listed below, which 

was originally scheduled for review 

during the National Advisory 

Committee’s December 2005 meeting, 

will be postponed for review until a 

future meeting. 

• American Bar Association, Council 

of the Section of Legal Education and 

Admissions to the Bar (Current and 

requested scope of recognition: The 

accreditation throughout the United 

States of programs in legal education 

that lead to the first professional degree 

in law, as well as freestanding law 

schools offering such programs.) 

Any third-party written comments 

regarding this agency that were received 

by August 24, 2005, in accordance with 

the Federal Register notice published 

on July 25, 2005, will become part of the 

official record, and those comments will 

be considered by the National Advisory 

Committee when it reviews the agency’s 

petition for continued recognition at a 

future meeting. In addition, prior to the 

meeting, another opportunity to provide 

written comments on the agency will be 

announced in a Federal Register notice. 

(3) This notice amends the 

information previously provided for the 

agency listed below. In addition to 

reviewing the agency’s request for 

renewal of recognition, the National 

Advisory Committee will review the 

agency’s request for an expansion of its 

scope of recognition. This notice invites 

written comments on the agency’s 

request for an expansion of scope.