[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20169]
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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
August 28, 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, D.C. 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 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: July 23, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of the General Counsel
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427 Guidance
for All Grant Applications.
Frequency: Once only per application for new awards.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 5,125.
Burden Hours: 7,688.
Abstract: In compliance with Section 427 of the General Education
Provisions Act, as amended by Pub. L. 103-382, all applicants for grant
awards made by the Department of Education are required to describe in
their applications the steps they propose to take to ensure equitable
access to, and equitable participation in, the proposed grant
activities conducted with federal funds. The Department has developed a
single document that provides common guidance for all competitive and
formula grant applicants on how they can meet this requirement. The
language in this common guidance document is nearly identical to
language that the Department has previously used in separate guidance
documents applicable to discretionary grant applicants and to States
that have previously applied for formula grants on the basis of
consolidated plans available under Title XIV of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act.
Office for Civil Rights
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Fall 1998 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights
Compliance Report.
Frequency: Biennially.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 60,950.
Burden Hours: 293,419.
Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights
Compliance Report is the vehicle for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR),
U.S. Department of Education, to acquire source material in the form of
data and information regarding the civil rights compliance issues in
the nation's public elementary and secondary schools. Information from
the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report is
used by OCR field offices when they consider public school districts
for compliance reviews, and as source material when civil rights
compliance investigations are conducted.
[FR Doc. 98-20169 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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