[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28860-28861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11821]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Office of Elementary and 
Secondary Education; Application for New Grants Under the Indian 
Education Professional Development Program

SUMMARY: The Office of Indian Education of the U.S. Department of 
Education requests clearance for the Indian Education Discretionary 
Grant Applications authorized under Title VII, Part A, of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended. The Professional 
Development (CFDA 84.299B) program is a competitive discretionary grant 
program. The grant applications submitted for this program are 
evaluated on the basis of how well an applicant addresses the selection 
criteria, and are used to determine applicant eligibility and amount of 
award for projects selected for funding.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 15, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection 
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 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 04856. 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

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mailed to [email protected] 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.

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, Privacy, Information and Records 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. Please note that written 
comments received in response to this notice will be considered public 
records.
    Title of Collection: Application for New Grants Under the Indian 
Education Professional Development Program .
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0580.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Abstract: The Office of Indian Education of the Department of 
Education requests clearance for the Indian Education Discretionary 
Grant Applications authorized under Title VII, Part A, of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended. The Professional 
Development (CFDA 84.299B) program is a competitive discretionary grant 
program. The grant applications submitted for this program are 
evaluated on the basis of how well an applicant addresses the selection 
criteria, and are used to determine applicant eligibility and amount of 
award for projects selected for funding.
    This information collection is being submitted under the 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information 
Collections (1894-0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period 
notice will be the only public comment notice published for this 
information collection.

    Dated: May 10, 2012.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-11821 Filed 5-15-12; 8:45 am]
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