[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5706]
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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 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
March 30, 1998. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 4,
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, D.C. 20202-4651, or should be electronically 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 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: March 2, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Grants to States for Training Incarcerated Youth Offenders--
State Plan, Data Collection.
Abstract: To receive an award under the Youth Offenders Program, a
State Correctional Education Agency must submit a State Plan describing
how the program will operate. The data requested from the State is
necessary to run the allocation formula.
Additional Information: The Department of Education's Fiscal Year
1998 appropriation included $12 million to fund Grants to States for
Workplace and Community Transition Training for Incarcerated Youth
Offenders (Title X, Part E, Section 1091 of the Higher Education Act).
This is the first appropriation for this Program. As a result, the
Department needs State Correctional Education Agencies to submit an
application of operation. In addition, States need to submit data
concerning the number of ``eligible students'' under the Program, so
that the Department can run the State allocation formula. The statute
also requires State Correctional Education Agencies to conduct an
evaluation and to annually report to the Secretary and the Attorney
General on the results of the evaluation.
Frequency: Three-year plan.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Responses: 56.
Burden Hours: 9,520.
[FR Doc. 98-5706 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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