[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21249]
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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
September 9, 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: August 4, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Annual Report of Title I Allocations to Local Educational
Agencies (LEAs).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 416.
Abstract: An annual survey will be conducted to collect data on
Title I allocations to local educational agencies in order for the
Department of Education to establish a prior year base on which to
determine ``hold-harmless'' guarantees for each LEA when computing
Title I, Part A allocations in accordance with the authorizing statute.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Grants Under the Minority Science
Improvement Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 200.
Burden Hours: 8,000.
Abstract: This application is essential to conducting the
competition for new awards in Fiscal Year 1999 for eligible
institutions of higher education to participate in the Minority Science
Improvement Program.
This information collection is being submitted under the
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information
Collections (OMB Control No. 1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public
comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published
for this information collection.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,200.
Burden Hours: 9,600.
Abstract: Institutions of Higher Education will submit this form in
order to be designated as eligible to compete for grants under the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title III, Parts A and C.
This information collection is being submitted under the
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information
Collections (OMB Control No. 1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public
comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published
for this information collection.
[FR Doc. 98-21249 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am]
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