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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 IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, 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: February 7, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Federal Family Education Loan 

Program and William D. Ford Federal 

Direct Loan Program Teacher Loan 

Forgiveness Forms. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit (primary), Individuals or 

household, Not-for-profit institutions, 

Federal Government, State, Local, or 

Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 8,700. 

Burden Hours: 2,871. 

Abstract: These forms serve as the 

means by which eligible borrowers in 

the Federal Family Education Loan 

Program and the William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program apply for 

teacher loan forgiveness and request 

forbearance on their loans while 

performing qualifying teaching service. 

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 3533. 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., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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. 08–647 Filed 2–12–08; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, 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 April 14, 

2008. 

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 IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, 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: February 7, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Vocational and Adult 

Education 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Title: Consolidated Annual Report 

(CAR) For the Carl D. Perkins Career 

and Technical Education Act of 2006 

(Perkins IV) (as reauthorized by Pub. L. 

109–270). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 55. 

Burden Hours: 11,825. 

Abstract: The purpose of this 

information collection package—the 

Consolidated Annual Report (CAR)— is 

to gather narrative, financial, and 

performance data as required by the 

newly reauthorized Carl D. Perkins 

Career and Technical Education Act of 

2006 (Perkins IV) (20 U.S.C. 2301 et. 

seq. as amended by Pub. L. 109–270). 

OVAE staff will determine each State’s 

compliance with basic provisions of 

Perkins IV and the Education 

Department General Administrative 

Regulations (34 CFR Part 80.40 [Annual 

Performance Report] and Part 80.41 

[Financial Status Report]). OVAE staff 

will review performance data to 

determine whether, and to what extent, 

each State has met its State adjusted 

levels of performance for the core 

indicators described in section 113(b)(4) 

of Perkins IV. Perkins IV requires the 

Secretary to provide the appropriate 

committees of Congress copies of annual 

reports received by the department from 

each eligible agency that receives funds 

under the Act. 

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 3576. 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 


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electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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 electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@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 

National Assessment Governing 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Education, 

National Assessment Governing Board. 

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 

February 22, 2008. 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: March 6–8, 2008. 

Times: 

March 6: 

Committee Meeting: 

Executive Committee: Open Session—

4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Closed Session—

5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

March 7: 

Full Board: Open Session—8 a.m. to 

9 a.m..; Closed Sessions—9 a.m. to 9:45 

a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Open 

Session—2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Committee Meetings: 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Open Session—10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 

Committee on Standards, Design and 

Methodology: Open Session—10 a.m. to 

11 a.m.; Closed Session—11 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee: Open Session—10 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. 

March 8: 

Nominations Committee: Closed 

Session—7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. 

Full Board: Closed Session—9 a.m. to 

9:30 a.m.; Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 

11 a.m. 

Location: Albuquerque Marriott Hotel, 

2101 Louisiana Boulevard, NE., 

Albuquerque, NM 87110. 

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 

specifications and frameworks, 

developing appropriate student 

achievement levels for each grade and 

subject tested, developing standards and 

procedures for interstate and national 

comparisons, developing guidelines for 

reporting and disseminating results, and 

releasing initial NAEP results to the 

public. 

On March 6, the Executive Committee 

will meet in open session from 4:30 

p.m. to 5:15 p.m. and in closed session 

from 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. During the 

closed session, the Executive Committee 

will receive a briefing from the National 

Center for Education Statistics on 

contract options for the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) 2008–2012 assessment years, 

based on funding for Fiscal Years 2008–

2009. The discussion of contract options 

and costs will address the implications 

for congressionally mandated goals and 

adherence to Board policies on NAEP 

assessments. This part of the meeting 

must be conducted in closed session 

because public discussion of this 

information would disclose 

independent government costs estimates 

and contract options, adversely 

impacting the confidentiality of the 

contracting process. The meeting must 

therefore be conducted in closed session 

as disclosure of technical and cost data 

would significantly impede 

implementation of the NAEP contract 

awards, and is therefore protected by 

exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of 

Title 5 U.S.C. 

On March 7, the full Board will meet 

in open session from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. 

The Board will approve the agenda and 

a new Board member will be 

administered the Oath of Office. The 

Governing Board will receive a report 

from the Executive Director and hear an 

update on the work of the National 

Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 

On March 7, the full Board will meet 

in closed session from 9 a.m. to 9:45 

a.m. to receive a briefing on confidential 

student test results and secure test 

questions from the NAEP 2007 Puerto 

Rico Mathematics Assessment at grades 

4 and 8. The Governing Board will be 

provided with confidential test data that 

has not been released to the public and 

cannot be discussed in an open meeting 

prior to their official release. The 

meeting must therefore be conducted in 

closed session as premature disclosure 

of data 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 March 7, the Assessment 

Development Committee and the 

Reporting and Dissemination Committee 

will meet in open session from 10 a.m. 

to 12:30 p.m. The Committee on 

Standards, Design and Methodology 

will meet in open session from 10 a.m. 

to 11 a.m. and in closed session from 11 

a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the closed 

session, the Committee on Standards, 

Design and Methodology will discuss 

contract options for setting achievement 

levels on the 2009 NAEP reading, 

mathematics and science. The meeting 

must be conducted in closed session as 

the Committee will discuss confidential 

procurement options and independent 

government cost estimates. Public 

disclosure of this information, prior to 

release of the Request for Proposals 

would release confidential information 

and provide unfair advantage to 

potential bidders present at the meeting. 

This 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 March 7, the full Board will meet 

in closed session from 12:45 p.m. to 2 

p.m. to receive a briefing from the 

National Center of Education Statistics 

on results of the 2007 NAEP Writing 

Report Card. The Governing Board will 

be provided with embargoed data on the 

results of the 2007 Writing Report Card 

that cannot be discussed in an open 

meeting prior to their official release. 

The meeting must therefore be 

conducted in closed session as 

premature disclosure of data would 

significantly impede implementation of 

the NAEP program, and is therefore 


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