[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6731-6732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3456]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by
February 9, 1998. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April
10, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer: Department of Education, Office
of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Requests for copies
of the proposed information collection request should be addressed to
Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th & D Streets, S.W.,
Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.
Written comments regarding the regular clearance and requests for
copies of the proposed information collection requests should be
addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronic mailed to the
internet address Pat__Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-
9346.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that
the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public
an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The
Office of Management and Budget (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 Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice containing proposed
information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental
review of the information collection. 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. ED invites public comment at the address
specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J.
Sherrill at the address specified above.
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 5, 1998.
Linda C. Tague,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Management
Type of Review: New.
Title: Streamlined Process for the Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Approved Grant Applications.
Abstract: Since April 1997, EDGAR's menu of selection criteria
became effective. For each competition, the Secretary would select one
or more criteria that best enable the Department to identify the
highest quality applications consistent with the program purpose,
statutory requirements, and any priorities established. This allowed
the Secretary the flexibility to weigh the criteria according to the
needs of each individual program. This menu of selection criteria will
provide the Department the flexibility to choose a set of criteria
tailored to a given competition and obviate the need to create specific
selection criteria through individual program regulations. ED is
requesting a streamlined process for programs of approved applications
who choose to change: (1) criteria from the same EDGAR menu, (2) old
EDGAR to new EDGAR criteria, or (3) program criteria to EDGAR criteria.
Additional Information: ED is requesting an emergency clearance by
February 9, 1998. This will allow programs to make the appropriate
criteria changes without further delaying the grant process and provide
sufficient time for applicants to complete their applications. Without
this emergency request, applicants
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would not receive their awards in time which could result in public
harm.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1
Burden Hours: 1
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