[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6695]
[[Page 12788]]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The 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: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 15, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments 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.
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 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U. S. C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. 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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice containing
proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these
requests to OMB. 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. OMB 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: March 11, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications for the
Participation in the Quality Assurance (QA) Program.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 125.
Burden Hours: 400.
Abstract: Financial Aid Administrators in a letter of application
to the Department of Education will describe their institutions
commitment to quality assurance and to the reduction of error in the
processing and awarding of student aid dollars.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Application for Ability to Benefit Testing Approval.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 150,090.
Burden Hours: 77,040.
Abstract: The Secretary will publish a list of approved tests which
can be used by postsecondary educational institutions to establish the
ability to benefit for a student who does not have a high school
diploma or its equivalent.
[FR Doc. 98-6695 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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