97-8966. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 67 (Tuesday, April 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16791-16792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8966]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Department of Defense has submitted to OMB for clearance, the 
following proposal for collection of information under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title and Associated Form: Department of Defense Fiscal Year 1997: 
Assistance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs), OMB Number 0704-0389.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement.
    Number of Respondents: 127.
    Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Annual Responses: 127.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 42.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requirement is 
necessary to disperse funds to LEAs in accordance with the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Sec. 386 of Pub. L. 
102-484, as amended by Sec. 372 of Pub. L. 104-201). In order to 
establish eligibility for assistance and to calculate payments, DoD 
relies on data furnished by the Department of Education and information 
provided through an application filed by the LEA. Qualifying LEAs are 
those in which over 20 percent of the students are federally connected 
or those which have experienced at least a 20 percent decrease in 
student enrollment due to Base Realignment and Closure. The application 
requires the LEA to (a) certify that they have applied for financial 
assistance from all sources, including the state/commonwealth; (b) have 
filed a complete and timely application for Section 3 impact assistance 
to the Secretary of Education; and (c) include a copy of their 
independent audit. Approximately 127 LEAs are expected to qualify.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Repondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edward C. Springer.
    Written comments and recommendations on the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Mr. Springer at the Office of Management 
and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
    DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert Cushing.

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    Written request for copies of the information collection proposal 
should be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302.

    Dated: April 2, 1997.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-8966 Filed 4-7-97; 8:45 am]
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