[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 130 (Thursday, July 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 36859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17262]
[[Page 36859]]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Invitation to comment on the proposed information collection
requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 7, 1999.
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 Leader, Information Management
Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes that 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.
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: July 1, 1999.
Patrick J. Sherrill,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
(OSERS) Peer Review Qualifications Statement.
Frequency: Biennially.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 5,000 Burden
Hours: 1,250.
Abstract: In order for OSERS to conduct a review of its
discretionary grant applications, it must be able to select qualified
reviewers. This selection is based on the information from the OSERS
Peer Reviewer Qualifications Statement that is entered into the OSERS
Peer Review System. The potential peer reviewers come from the
rehabilitation and special education fields.
Requests for copies of this information collection should be
addressed to Vivian Reese, U. S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.
20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the Internet address
Vivian Reese @ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements, contact Sheila Carey at 202-708-6287 or electronically
mail her at internet address sheila__carey@ed.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Office of Student Financial Assistance
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and/or Federal Direct
Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Borrower Promises to Repay His or Her
Loan.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, State, local or Tribal
Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 1,828,224 Burden
Hours: 1,828,224.
Abstract: This form is the means by which a Federal Direct
Stafford/Ford Loan and/or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford
Loan borrower promises to repay his or her loan.
Requests for copies of this information collection should be
addressed to Vivian Reese, U. S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.
20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the Internet address
Vivian Reese @ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements, contact Joseph Schubart at 202-708-9266 or electronically
mail him at internet address joe__schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: The Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education
(A Special Focus Competition of FIPSE).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 80 Burden Hours:
2,400.
Abstract: The Program for North American Mobility in Higher
Education is a competition grant program which supports institutional
cooperation and student exchange among the countries of the U.S.,
Mexico and Canada. Funding supports the participation of U.S.
institutions and students in trilateral consortia of institutions of
higher education. Funding will be multi-year, with projects lasting up
to four years.
Requests for copies of this information collection should be
addressed to Vivian Reese, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.
20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the Internet address
Vivian Reese @ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements, contact Joseph Schubart at 202-708-9266 or electronically
mail him at internet address joe_schubart@ed.gov. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. 99-17262 Filed 7-7-99; 8:45 am]
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