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respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: September 29, 2010. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Improving Literacy 

through School Libraries. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0667. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 70. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 280. 

Abstract: This information is required 

under Title I of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965 

(ESEA), as amended. Specifically, part 

B, subpart 4 section 1251(h)(1) requires 

that ach respondent will report on 

‘‘* * * how the funding was used and 

the extent to which the availablity of, 

the access to, and the use of up-to-date 

school library media resources in the 

elementary and secondary schools 

served by the local educatonal agency 

was increased.’’ The final report makes 

specific request for easily retrieved 

information on each approved activity, 

personnel description and outcomes 

that can’t be derived from any other 

information collection. 

Additionally, section 1251(j)(1) of the 

ESEA requires an independent 

evaluation of the activities supported by 

funds and their impact on improved 

reading skills not later than three (3) 

years after the date of enactment for 

ESEA, as amended and biennially 

thereafter. This information collection is 

one of three sources of data for the 

congressional mandated program 

evaluation. 

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 4412. 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 and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

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. 2010–25039 Filed 10–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, 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 

December 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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 30, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title of Collection: Integrated 

Evaluation of ARRA Funding, 

Implementation and Outcomes. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: One time. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 5,551. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,774. 

Abstract: On February 17, 2009, 

President Obama signed the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

into law (Pub. L. 111–50). ARRA 

supports investments in innovative 

strategies that are intended to lead to 

improved results for students, long-term 

gains in school and local education 

agency (LEA) capacity for success, and 

increased productivity and 

effectiveness. 

This evaluation will focus on 

answering four sets of research 

questions: 

• Money: Which states/districts/ 

schools get which program funds, when, 

and how much? What do they spend it 

on? How much overlap is there across 

ARRA funding streams in terms of who 

receives the funding or what grantees do 

with it? 

• Strategies: What efforts and 

activities are underway as a result of 

each of the ARRA programs and overall? 

What state policies are changing or 

being enacted? What specific 

interventions are districts and schools 

implementing? How do the strategies 

line up with the four assurances or with 

the specific strategies promoted by the 

different programs? 

• Implementation Process: How 

much coordination do states and 

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districts report in the decision-making 

and planning for implementation across 

the various streams of funds? Are 

districts that receive funds directly (e.g., 

thru I3) employing strategies that are 

consistent with their state’s policies and 

plans (e.g., under Race to the Top)? On 

an ongoing basis, what challenges do 

grantees face in enacting their plans and 

what successes have they had? 

• Outcomes: Is receiving more ARRA 

funds or certain types of funds 

associated with improvement in student 

outcomes or other key measures (e.g., 

more equitable distribution of teacher 

quality)? 

The integrated evaluation will draw 

on existing data, including ED data 

collections, ED ARRA program files, 

ARRA required reporting, and databases 

of achievement and other outcomes. The 

evaluation will also collect new 

information through surveys of (1) The 

50 states and the District of Columbia, 

(2) a nationally representative sample of 

school districts, and (3) a nationally 

representative sample of schools within 

the sampled school districts. Surveys 

are planned for spring 2011, spring 

2012, and spring 2013. Subsamples of 

school districts will also be drawn to 

receive a smaller set of questions (polls); 

these polls will be administered twice 

between 2011 and 2013. 

A report will be prepared in the first 

year of the evaluation to describe the 

distribution of funding. A report and 

state tabulations will be prepared after 

each annual survey. The first report, 

based on the 2011 surveys, will focus on 

early ARRA implementation and 

strategies. The second report, based on 

the 2012 surveys, will expand upon 

strategies implemented under ARRA. 

The final report will draw upon existing 

data on outcomes as well as data from 

the 2013 surveys. 

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 4413. 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 and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

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. 2010–25153 Filed 10–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and 

Hearing Agenda. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 14, 

2010, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Pacific Daylight 

Time (PDT). 

PLACE: Sheraton Pasadena Hotel, 303 

East Cordova Street, Pasadena, CA 

91101, 626–449–4000. 

MEETING AGENDA: The Commission will 

hold a public meeting to consider and 

discuss the following matters: (1) 

Consideration of Election Worker 

Appreciation Resolution, and (2) 

Discussion of Voter Preparation and 

Information. Commissioners will 

consider other administrative matters. 

HEARING AGENDA: The Commission will 

conduct a public hearing to receive 

testimony on proposed draft National 

Voter Registration Act (NVRA) 

regulations. Members of the public who 

wish to speak at the hearing, regarding 

proposed NVRA regulations may send a 

request to participate to the EAC via 

e-mail to testimony@eac.gov by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 

Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Members of 

the public may also sign up at the 

public meeting as long as they do so 

before the public meeting adjourns and 

the public hearing begins and EAC has 

not already received the maximum 

number of requests to testify via e-mail. 

Due to time constraints, the EAC can 

select no more than ten participants 

amongst the volunteers who request to 

participate. Each participant will be 

allotted up to five minutes each to share 

his or her viewpoint. Participants will 

be selected on a first-come, first-served 

basis. To maximize diversity of input, 

only one participant per organization or 

entity will be chosen. Participants may 

also submit written testimony to be 

published at http://www.eac.gov. All 

requests must include a description of 

what will be said, contact information 

which will be used to notify the 

requestor with status of request (phone 

number on which a message may be left 

or e-mail), and include the subject/ 

attention line (or on the envelope if by 

mail): Testimony on proposed NVRA 

regulations. Please note that these 

testimonies will be made available to 

the public at http://www.eac.gov. 

Written testimony from members of 

the public, regarding proposed NVRA 

regulations will also be accepted. This 

testimony will be included as part of the 

written record of the hearing, and 

available on our Web site. Written 

testimony must be submitted before the 

end of the public hearing, and received 

by 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) 

on Thursday, October 14, 2010. Written 

testimony should be submitted via email at testimony@eac.gov, via mail 

addressed to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission 1201 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20005, or by fax at 202–566–1392. 

All correspondence that contains 

written testimony must have in the 

subject/attention line (or on the 

envelope if by mail): Written testimony 

on proposed NVRA regulations. 

Members of the public may observe 

but not participate in EAC meetings 

unless this notice provides otherwise. 

Members of the public may use small 

electronic audio recording devices to 

record the proceedings. The use of other 

recording equipment and cameras 

requires advance notice to and 

coordination with the Commission’s 

Communications Office.* 

*View EAC Regulations Implementing 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

This meeting and hearing will be 

open to the public. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 

3100. 

Donetta Davidson, 

Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, October 21, 2010 

6 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Barkley Centre, 111 

Memorial Drive, Paducah, Kentucky 

42001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated 

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