[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 19719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10450]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, Office of
the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, invites comments on
the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 21, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments 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, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., 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 Chief Financial and Chief Information
Officer, Office of the Chief Financial and 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.
Dated: April 15, 1998.
Donald Rappaport,
Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Financial and Chief Information Officer.
Office of Management
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Streamlined Process for Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Approved Grant Applications.
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.
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 allows 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. The
Department 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.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Application for Federal Education Assistance (AFEA).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 15,550; Burden
Hours: 4,404.
Abstract: Need to collect information necessary for the processing
of various Department of Education grant program's application packets
from State and local educational agencies, institutions of higher
education. Information is used by program offices to determine
eligibility and facilitate distribution of program funds.
[FR Doc. 98-10450 Filed 4-20-98; 8:45 am]
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