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Wednesday,

May 16, 2001

Part VII

Department of
Education
Arts in Education Model Development
and Dissemination Grant Program; Notice
Inviting Applications for New Grant
Awards for Fiscal Year 2001 Funds

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION able to develop a more efficient process swiftly in recent years to reform and
for reviewing grant applications if it has enhance traditional core academic
[CFDA No. 84.351D]
an estimate of the number of entities programs, most have not made similar
Arts in Education Model Development that intend to apply for funding under efforts to integrate arts effectively into
and Dissemination Grant Program; this competition. Therefore, the the regular curriculum, either as vehicle
Notice Inviting Applications for New Secretary strongly encourages each by which to strengthen other core
Grant Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001 potential applicant to notify the academic subjects or as an academic
Funds Department with a short e-mail noting discipline in its own right. High-quality
the intent to submit an application for programs effectively integrating and
Note to Applicants: This notice is a funding. The e-mail need not include improving arts instruction are
complete application package. Together information regarding the content of the increasingly important as students face
with the statute authorizing these grants proposed application, only the the demands of the information age in
and the Education Department General applicant’s intent to submit. The the 21st century. Creating, performing,
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), Secretary requests that this e-mail and responding to works of art build
this notice contains all of the notification be sent no later than June creativity, self-confidence, and critical
information, application forms, and 15, 2001. The e-mail notification should thinking skills ‘‘ qualities central to
instructions needed to apply for an Arts be sent to: artsdemos@ed.gov. success in school, work, and life.
in Education Model Development and Applicants that fail to provide this e- For several reasons, high-quality arts
Dissemination Grant Program under this mail notification may still apply for and art education programs have
competition. This grant program is funding. implications for students’ other
authorized by 20 U.S.C. 8091. Deadline for Transmittal of academic development. First, most
Purpose of Program: The Arts in Applications: July 16, 2001. educators agree that arts-rich education
Education Model Development and Deadline for Intergovernmental programs keep students engaged and
Dissemination Grant Program will Review: September 13, 2001. interested in school. For example, James
support the development, Estimated Available Funds: Catterall’s work suggests that students
documentation, evaluation, and $10,000,000. who participate in arts programs,
dissemination of innovative, cohesive Estimated Range of Awards: especially students identified as at-risk
models that have demonstrated $350,000–$1,000,000 (total for the of educational failure, are less likely to
effectiveness in effectively (1) project period). drop out of school (See Catterall, et al.
integratinge arts into the core Project Period: Up to 36 months. in Champions of Change at: http://
elementary and middle school curricula, Applicants for multi-year awards are artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
(2) strengthening arts instruction in required to provide detailed budget champions). Additionally, research
these grades, and (3) improving information for the total grant period studies suggest that involvement in arts-
students’ academic performance, requested. The Secretary will determine rich schooling affects students’ success
including their skills in creating, at the time of the initial award the in other academic areas (See also
performing, and responding to the arts. funding levels for each year of the grant Burton, et al. in Champions). In a study
Eligible Applicants: (1) One or more award. The Department of Education is reanalyzing the cross-sectional National
local educational agencies (LEAs), that not bound by any estimates in this Educational Longitudinal Survey
may work in partnership with one or notice. (NELS) data, for example, Catterall
more of the following: found that students in learning
State or local non-profit or Note: To provide the applicant with the environments with diverse, high-quality
governmental arts organization; capacity to effectively plan for and carry out arts education offerings had higher
the comprehensive long-term activities
State educational agencies or regional achievement than students in arts-poor
involved in model development,
educational service agencies; documentation, evaluation, and communities, even when controlling for
Institutions of higher education; and/ dissemination the Secretary anticipates students’ socioeconomic background.
or awarding the entire grant amount for the Sustained involvement in particular arts
Other public and private agencies, project at the time of the initial award. disciplines, like music and theater,
institutions, and organizations with seemed to be highly correlated with
expertise in the arts. Page Limits: Applicants are strongly
success in traditional academic subjects
(2) One or more state or local non- encouraged to limit the application like math and reading. These studies
profit or governmental arts narrative to no more than 30 double- have also found that improving the
organizations that must work in spaced pages. The following standards quality of arts education has a
partnership with one or more LEAs and are preferred: (1) A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″ particularly positive impact on students
may partner with one or more of the (one side only) with one-inch margins from low-income backgrounds.
following: (top, bottom, and sides). (2) All text in Unfortunately, students from low
State educational agencies or regional the application narrative must be double socioeconomic backgrounds are almost
educational service agencies; spaced. The page limit does not apply twice as likely to attend arts-poor
Institutions of higher education; and/ to the cover sheet, the one-page abstract, schools, while students from socio-
or budget section, appendices, and forms economically advantaged backgrounds
Other public and private agencies, and assurances. However, all of the are twice as likely to attend arts-rich
institutions, and organizations with application narrative must be included schools (Catterall, et al.)
expertise in the arts. in the narrative section. To ensure that high expectations are
Note: If more than one LEA and/or arts Applicable Regulations: The held for all of America’s students, it is
organization wish to form a consortia and Education Department General critical to assess and develop high-
jointly submit a single application, they must Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in quality, research-based models for
follow the procedures for group applications 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, effectively integrating arts into the
described in 34 CFR 75.127–129 of EDGAR. 86, 97, 98, and 99. regular school curricula, both as a core
E-Mail Notification of Intent to Apply SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: While academic content area and as a means
for Funding: The Department will be many schools and districts have moved for strengthening other core academic

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areas. The Arts in Education Model Developing partnerships among Be linked to state and national
Development and Dissemination Grant schools, arts organizations, and others standards enabling all students to meet
Program seeks to redress the lack of with expertise in the arts to enhance the challenging expectations, and
information in this area by encouraging quality and sustainability of effective improving student and school
partnerships of arts and education programming; performance.
specialists to develop and document Creating materials documenting the Have the potential to improve
effective models for improving arts implementation and achievement of the students’ achievement both in creating,
education and student achievement ‘‘ model program for other educators and performing, and responding to works of
particularly for students from poor and agencies; and art, and in other core academic subjects.
disadvantaged backgrounds. The Obtaining the services of outside Highlight the development of model
Department of Education intends to experts to assist with program professional development for arts
disseminate the results of this program implementation, curriculum educators and other instructional staff.
to other educational entities. development, data collection, Include multiple partners and
Program Description: The Arts in evaluation design or other appropriate effectively combine resources to create
Education Model Development and activities. quality, sustainable programs.
Dissemination Grant Program is This program seeks to increase the Demonstrate the feasibility of further
authorized under section 10401, Part D, research base and provide communities replication and dissemination.
Subpart 1 of Title X of the Elementary Be applicable to a broad range of high
with additional information regarding
and Secondary Education Act. The Arts poverty and disadvantaged, rural and
innovative, research-based models for
in Education Model Development and urban schools, including those that are
effectively integrating and strengthening
Dissemination Grant Program will chronically low-performing.
arts instruction and improving students’ Make effective use of technology to
further the development of innovative, skills in creating, performing, and further the model’s goals.
cohesive models that have demonstrated responding to works of arts, as well as Describe methods by which the
effectiveness in integrating arts into the achievement in other core academic applicant will assess the model’s
school curriculum. In this case, subjects. In addition to any outcomes.
‘‘integrating’’ should be understood both dissemination work in which the Additionally, grant applicants should
as strengthening the use of high-quality applicants choose to engage, the describe activities which, to the extent
arts in the course of other academic Department intends to take the products possible, coordinate model development
instruction and strengthening the place and information resulting from these with relevant activities of public and
of arts as a core academic subject in the demonstration grants and share them private cultural agencies, institutions,
regular school curricula. widely with other communities. Upon and organizations, including museums,
These grants are designed to enable completion of the project, the arts education associations, libraries,
LEAs and organizations with art Department requires that any materials and theaters. (20 U.S.C. 8091(e)(1))
expertise to further develop and create or products developed as a part of Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: In
materials for the replication or model development activities be accordance with the Administrative
adaptation of current comprehensive provided to the Department for further Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), it is the
approaches for integrating a range of arts dissemination. Such activities will be practice of the Secretary to offer
disciplines—such as music, dance, carried out in full compliance with interested parties the opportunity to
theater, and visual arts, including folk copyright requirements. comment on proposed rules. Section
arts in these fields—into the elementary Application Content: To apply for 437(d)(1) of the General Education
and middle school curricula. Such Arts in Education Model Development Provisions Act (GEPA), however, allows
development work should yield more and Dissemination funds, applicants the Secretary to exempt from
systematic information about effective must be prepared to: further the rulemaking requirements governing the
models that provide quality arts development of programs designed to first grant competition under a new or
instruction and use the arts to enhance improve or expand the integration of substantially revised program authority
instruction in other core academic arts education in elementary or middle (20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1)). Funding was
subjects. The goal of the Arts in school curricula; develop materials provided for this new initiative in the
Education Model Development and designed to help replicate or adapt the fiscal year 2001 Department of
Dissemination Grant Program is to bring program; document the program’s Education Appropriations Act, enacted
to the field additional models with a results and benefits; and develop in December 2000. As this competition
solid research base for effectively products and services that can be used is the first under this program, it
integrating the arts, in the same way that to replicate the program in other therefore qualifies for the exemption.
solid research bases have been settings. Thus, grant applications must The Secretary, in accordance with
developed for instruction in other fields, describe an existing set of strategies for section 437(d)(1) of GEPA, has decided
such as reading. integrating the arts into the regular to forego public comment in order to
Under this program, applicants elementary and middle school ensure timely grant awards.
should propose projects that may curriculum which could successfully be Absolute Priority: The Secretary will
include but are not limited to the implemented, expanded, documented, only fund applications from LEAs or
following components: evaluated, and disseminated. Taken non-profit organizations which propose
Field testing and evaluating together, a research-based, to work with at least one elementary
promising new educational strategies; comprehensive Arts in Education Model and/or middle school with no less than
Field testing and evaluating model in- will: 35% of its students from low-income
service and pre-service professional Be based, to the extent possible, on families consistent with section
development programs; the most rigorous theory, research, and 1113(b)(1)(A) of Title I of the
Ensuring comprehensive coverage of evaluation available and effective in Elementary and Secondary Education
the arts disciplines—such as visual arts, improving student achievement and Act.
dance, music, theater, and the folk arts performance and other program Competitive Priority: The Secretary
in these areas; objectives. will award five (5) points, in addition to

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any points the applicant earns under the for strengthening the use of high-quality groups that have traditionally been
selection criteria, to projects proposing arts in the course of other academic underrepresented based on race, color,
models that involve schools in rural or instruction and the place of arts as a national origin, gender, age, or
inner-city communities. core academic subject in the regular disability.
Invitational Priority: The Secretary school curricula. (f) Quality of the project evaluation.
strongly encourages applicants to bring (ii) The likely utility and replicability (25 points)
together a partnership of educational of the proposed model and the extent to In determining the quality of the
and arts-based entities as well as other which its products (including evaluation, the Secretary considers the
community resources to carry out information, materials, processes, or following factors:
activities designed under this program. techniques) will be effective in a variety (i) The extent to which the methods
Partnerships among these entities are of settings. of evaluation are rigorous, thorough,
important to ensure the quality of (c) Quality of the project design. (30 feasible, and appropriate to the goals,
programming as well as the points) objectives, and outcomes of the
sustainability of the activities. In determining the quality of the proposed project.
Definition: In addition to definitions design of the proposed project, the (ii) The extent to which the methods
in the statute and EDGAR, the following Secretary considers the following of evaluation include the use of
definition applies: factors: objective performance measures that are
Research-based, when used with (i) The extent to which the goals, clearly related to the intended outcomes
respect to an activity or a program, objectives, and results to be achieved of the project and will produce
means that, to the extent possible, the over the proposed project period are quantitative and qualitative data on the
activity or program is based on the most clearly specified and measurable. results of the program.
rigorous theory, research, and (ii) The extent to which the proposed (iii) The extent to which the
evaluation available and effective in model is based on reliable research, evaluation will provide guidance about
improving student achievement and effective practice and/or coherent theory effective strategies suitable for
performance and other program regarding means for strengthening the replication or testing in other settings.
objectives. use of high-quality arts in the course of Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Selection Criteria: The Secretary uses other academic instruction and the Programs
the following selection criteria to place of arts as a core academic subject
evaluate applications for grants under in the regular school curricula. This program is subject to the
this competition. In all instances where (iii) The extent to which the proposed requirements of Executive Order 12372
the word ‘‘project’’ appears in the model aims to strengthen the academic (Intergovernmental Review of Federal
selection criteria, the reference to an performance of students in creating, Programs) and the regulations in 34 CFR
Arts in Education Model Development performing, and responding to multiple part 79. One of the objectives of the
and Dissemination grant program arts disciplines and other core academic Executive order is to foster an
should be made. areas. intergovernmental partnership and a
The maximum composite score for all (iv) The extent to which the project strengthened federalism. The Executive
of these criteria is 100 points. The will document and evaluate the success order relies on processes developed by
maximum score an applicant may of the model and disseminate relevant State and local governments for
receive is 105 if they meet the information. coordination and review of proposed
competitive priority. (d) Quality of the management plan. Federal financial assistance.
The maximum score for each criterion (10 points) If you are an applicant, you must
is indicated in parentheses. Within each In determining the quality of the contact the appropriate State Single
criterion, the Secretary evaluates each management plan for the proposed Point of Contact to find out about, and
factor equally. project, the Secretary considers the to comply with, the State’s process
(a) Need for project. (10 points) following factors: under Executive Order 12372.
In determining the need for the (i) The adequacy of the management Applicants proposing to perform
proposed project, the Secretary plan to achieve the objectives of the activities in more than one State should
considers the following factors: proposed project on time and within a immediately contact the Single Point of
(i) The extent to which the model reasonable budget, including relevant Contact for each of those States and
addresses specific needs of students at contributions and commitments from follow the procedures established in
risk of educational failure. partners, timelines, continuous each State under the Executive Order.
(ii) The extent to which specific gaps, improvement strategies and milestones If you want to know the name and
weaknesses, or opportunities have been for accomplishing project tasks. address of any State Single Point of
identified in effectively integrating arts (e) Quality of the project personnel. (5 Contact (SPOC), you may view the latest
into the core curricula, strengthening points) SPOC list on the OMB Web site at the
arts instruction and improving students’ In determining the quality of the following address: http://
academic performance, including skills personnel plan for the proposed project, www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/
in creating, performing and responding the Secretary considers the following spoc.html.
to the arts. Also, the nature and factors: In States that have not established a
magnitude of those gaps or weaknesses (i) The qualifications, including process or chosen a program for review,
and the degree to which they will be relevant training and experience of key State, area-wide, regional, and local
addressed by the proposed model. project personnel, major partners, entities may submit comments directly
(b) Significance. (20 points) project consultants and/or to the Department.
In determining the significance of the subcontractors and the extent to which Any State Process Recommendation
proposed project, the Secretary personnel have clearly defined and other comments submitted by a
considers the following factors: responsibilites. State Single Point of Contact and any
(i) The potential contribution of the (ii) The extent to which the applicant comments from State, area-wide,
proposed project to increase knowledge encourages applications for employment regional, and local entities must be
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indicated in this notice to the following Assistance (ED 424) the CFDA number—and application as ‘‘original’’ or ‘‘copy’’. To
address: The Secretary, E.O. 12372– suffix letter, if any—of the competition under aid with the review of applications, the
CFDA No. 84.351D, U.S. Department of which the application is being submitted. Department also encourages applicants
Education, Room 7E200, 400 Maryland Application Instructions and Forms to submit two additional paper copies of
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202– the application (five total). The
0125. Proof of mailing will be The appendix to this notice contains Department will not penalize applicants
determined on the same basis as all required forms and instructions,
who do not provide additional copies.
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). including instructions for preparing the
No grant may be awarded unless a
Recommendations or comments may be application narrative, a statement
completed application form, including
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Eastern regarding estimated public reporting
burden, a notice to applicants regarding the signed assurances and certifications,
Standard Time) on the date indicated in has been received.
this notice. compliance with section 427 of the
Please note that the above address is General Education Provisions Act FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
not the same address as the one to (GEPA), various assurances and Margaret McNeely or Gillian Cohen,
which the applicant submits its certifications, a list of relevant Arts in Education Model Development
completed application. Do not send definitions from the authorizing statute and Dissemination Program, Academic
applications to the above address. and EDGAR, and a checklist for Improvement and Demonstration
applicants. Programs, Office of Elementary and
Instructions for Transmittal of To apply for an award under this
Applications Secondary Education, U.S. Department
competition, your application must be of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
(a) If an applicant wants to apply for organized in the following order and
SW., Room 3W312, FOB–6, Washington,
a grant, the applicant must— include the following four parts. The
DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260–1335
(1) Mail the original and two copies parts and additional materials are as
of the application on or before the (Margaret McNeely) or (202) 260–7813
follows:
deadline date to: U.S. Department of Part I: Application for Federal (Gillian Cohen) E-mail:
Education, Application Control Center, Assistance (ED 424, Exp. 06/30/2001) artsdemos@ed.gov
Attention: (CFDA No. 84.351D), and instructions. Individuals who use a
Washington, DC 20202–4725, or Part II: Budget Information—Non- telecommunications device for the deaf
(2) Hand deliver the original and two Construction Programs (ED Form No. (TDD) may call the Federal Information
copies of the application by 4:30 p.m. 524) and instructions. An applicant for Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
(Eastern Standard Time) on or before the a multi-year project must provide a 8339.
deadline date to: U.S. Department of budget narrative that provides budget Individuals with disabilities may
Education, Application Control Center, information for each budget period of
obtain this notice in an alternate format
Attention: (CFDA No. 84.351D), Room the proposed project period.
3633, Regional Office Building #3, 7th (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or
Part III: Application Narrative.
and D Streets, SW., Washington, D.C. Part IV: Assurances and Certifications: computer diskette) on request to the
20202. Assurances—Non-Construction contact person listed in the preceding
(b) An applicant must show one of the Programs (Standard Form 424B). paragraph. Please note, however, that
following as proof of mailing: b. Certifications Regarding Lobbying; the Department is not able to reproduce
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service Debarment, Suspension, and Other in an alternate format the standard
postmark. Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free forms included in the notice.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013)
date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Electronic Access to This Document
and instructions.
Postal Service. c. Certifications Regarding Debarment, You may view this document, as well
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary as all other Department of Education
receipt from a commercial carrier. Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered documents published in the Federal
(4) Any other proof of mailing Transactions (ED 80–0014, 9/90) and Register, in text or Adobe Portable
acceptable to the Secretary. instructions.
(c) If an application is mailed through Document Format (PDF) on the Internet
the U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary Note: ED Form 80–0014 is intended for the at either of the following site:
use of grantees and should not be transmitted www.ed.gov/legislation/FEDRegister.
does not accept either of the following to the Department.
as proof of mailing: To use PDF you must have Adobe
(1) A private metered postmark. d. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Acrobat Reader, which is available free
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by (Standard Form LLL) (if applicable) and at the previous site. If you have
the U.S. Postal Service. instructions. questions about using the PDF, call the
Notes: (1) The U.S. Postal Service does not
An applicant may submit information U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before on photostatic copies of the application, toll free at 1–888–293–6498, or in the
relying on this method, an applicant should budget forms, assurances, and Washington, DC area at 202–512–1530.
check with its local post office. (2) The certifications as printed in this notice in
Application Control Center will mail a Grant the Federal Register. However, the Note: The official version of this document
Application Receipt Acknowledgment to application form, assurances, and is the document published in the Federal
each applicant. If an applicant fails to receive certifications must each have an original Register. Free Internet access to the official
the notification of application receipt within signature. All applicants are required to edition of the Federal Register and the Code
15 days from the date of mailing the submit ONE original signed application, of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
application, the applicant should call the Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
U.S. Department of Education Application
including ink signatures on all forms
and assurances, and TWO copies of the index.html
Control Center at (202) 708–9494. (3) The
applicant must indicate on the envelope application, one bound and one Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 8091.
and—if not provided by the Department—in unbound copy suitable for
Item 3 of the Application for Federal photocopying. Please mark each

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Dated: May 10, 2001. 4. Describe fully the proposed project in required to complete this information
Thomas M. Corwin, light of the selection criteria in the order in collection is estimated to average 60 hours
which the criteria are listed in the per response, including the time to review
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
application package. Do not simply instructions, search existing data resources,
Elementary and Secondary Education.
paraphrase the criteria. gather the data needed, and complete and
Appendix—Instructions for the 5. Provide the following in response to the review the information collection. If you
Application Narrative attached ‘‘Notice to all Applicants’’: (1) a have any comments concerning the accuracy
reference to the portion of the application in of the time estimate or suggestions for
The narrative is the section of the which information appears as to how the improving this form, please write to: Arts in
application where the selection criteria used applicant is addressing steps to promote Education Model Development Program, U.S.
by reviewers in evaluating the application are equitable access and participation, or (2) a Department of Education, 400 Maryland
addressed. The narrative must encompass separate statement that contains that Avenue, SW., Room 3W312 or 5C145,
each function or activity for which funds are information. Washington, DC 20202–4651.
being requested. Before preparing the 6. When applying for funds as a If you have comments or concerns
application narrative, an applicant should consortium, individual eligible applicants regarding the status of your individual
read carefully the description of the program must enter into an agreement signed by all submission of this form, write directly to:
and the selection criteria the Secretary uses members. The consortium’s agreement must Arts in Education Model Development
to evaluate applications. detail the activities each member of the Program, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Applicants should note there is a suggested consortium plans to perform, and must bind Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3W312 or
30 page limit for the application narrative each member to every statement and 5C145, Washington, DC 20202–4651.
with the following standards applying: A assurance made in the consortium’s
‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″ (one side only) with one- application. The designated applicant must Checklist for Applicants
inch margins (top, bottom, and sides). All submit the consortium’s agreement with its The following forms and other items must
text in the application narrative must be application. be included in the application in the order
double spaced. The suggested page limit does 7. Applicants may include supporting listed below:
not apply to the cover sheet, the one-page documentation as appendices to the 1. Application for Federal Assistance (ED
abstract, budget section, appendices, and narrative. This material should be concise 424).
forms and assurances. However, all of the and pertinent to the competition. Note that 2. Budget Information—Non-Construction
application narrative must be included in the the Secretary considers only information Programs (ED Form No. 524) and budget
narrative section. contained in the application in ranking narrative.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to use applications for funding consideration. 3. Application Narrative, including
the following format in developing Letters of support sent separately from the information that addresses section 427 of the
applications: formal application package are not General Education Provisions Act (see the
1. Begin with a one-page Abstract considered in the review by the technical section entitled ‘‘Notice to All Applicants’’),
summarizing the proposed Arts in Education review panels. (34 CFR 75.217) and relevant appendices.
Model Development and Dissemination 8. Attach copies of all required assurances 4. Consortia agreement, if applicable.
project, including a description of project and forms. 5. Assurances—Non-Construction
objectives and activities and any partners in
Estimated Public Reporting Burden Programs (SF 242B).
the application. Also include a short
6. Certifications Regarding Lobbying;
description of the population to be served by According to the Paperwork Reduction Act
Debarment, Suspension, and Other
the project. of 1995, no persons are required to respond
Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free
2. Include a table of contents and be sure to a collection of information unless it
Workplace Requirements (ED 80–0013).
to number the pages. displays a valid OMB Control Number. The
7. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
3. Describe how the applicant meets the valid OMB control number for this
(Standard Form LLL).
absolute priority and the competitive priority information collection is 1810–NEW
if necessary. (Expiration Date: 05/31/2004). The time BILLING CODE 4000–01–U

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[FR Doc. 01–12329 Filed 5–15–01; 8:45 am]


BILLING CODE 4000–01–C

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