97-26622. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52523-52524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26622]


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BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Extension

AGENCY: Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice annouces that the Goldwater Scholarship 
Foundation is planning to submit, for extension, the following 
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB): Goldwater Scholarship Payment Request Form, OMB No. 3019-
0001. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval for 
extension, The Goldwater Foundation is soliciting comments on the 
proposed ICR as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to Gerald J. Smith, President, Barry Goldwater 
Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, 6225 Brandon 
Avenue, Suite 315, Springfield, VA 22150-2519.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald J. Smith, [phone]; FAX: [phone]; E-mail: 
[e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Affected Entities: Entities affected by this action include 
approximately 400 Goldwater Scholars and their respective Academic and 
Financial Aid Officers.
    Title: Goldwater Foundation payment Request Form.
    Abstract: Public Law 99-166 authorizes The Goldwater Foundation to 
conduct an annual nationwide undergraduate scholarship competition for 
students pursuing careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and 
engineering. This Information Collection Form is used by the Foundation 
to verify a Goldwater Scholarship recipient's academic standing and to 
authorize the disbursement of funds to the Scholar each term.
    The Foundation uses this form to ensure that only authorized 
expenses are requested and to avoid the duplication of other 
scholarship funding which is prohibited. Less frequent collection of 
this information would not allow the Foundation to verify a Scholar's 
academic and financial status as required each term. Further, less 
frequent collection would cause the Foundation to expend funds sooner 
than would be fiscally responsible, since all funds are interest 
bearing until expended. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the 
PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 
information they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information'' is 
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3 and includes 
agency requests or requirements that members of the public submit 
reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.

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    Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. (c)(2)(A) requires 
Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register 
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each 
proposed extension of an existing collection of information before 
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this 
requirement, The Goldwater Foundation is publishing notice of the 
proposed collection of information listed below.
    With respect to the following collection of information, The 
Goldwater Foundation invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the Foundation's functions, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when 
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.
    Data Collected Include: Current School and Home addresses; Current 
cost of tuition, fees, books, room and board and additional expenses: 
list of other scholarships and verification signatures of the Scholar, 
academic and financial aid officers.
    Burden Statement: The estimated public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is 45 minutes per respondent semiannually. 
This estimate includes the time for reviewing instructions, searching 
existing data sources, gathering and maintaining and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    Respondents: Goldwater Scholarship recipients.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Responses: 2 per school year.
    Total Burden Hours: 600 per year.
    Recordkeepers: 2.
    Total Burden Hours: 133.

    Dated: September 26, 1997.
Gerald J. Smith,
President.
[FR Doc. 97-26622 Filed 10-7-97; 8:45 am]
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