[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28377-28378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13766]
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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 Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the
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
June 22, 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, 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 Acting 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
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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: May 19, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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.
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. 98-13766 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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