[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19960]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The 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
October 4, 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 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 29, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Waiver of the Two-Year Foreign Residence
Requirement of the Exchange Visitor Program.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 25.
Burden Hours: 500.
Abstract: The ED Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board makes
recommendations to the Justice Department through the U.S. Information
Agency (USIA) for waiver of the two-year foreign residency requirement
for exchange visitors who have been granted J-1 visas. This application
will be used by educational or rehabilitative institutions or
organizations that apply to the Department of Education to request a
recommendation for a waiver on behalf of an exchange visitor. As a
result of the regulation reinvention efforts, the Federal Regulations
governing this process were eliminated October 1, 1996.
Requests for copies of this information collection should be
addressed to Vivian Reese, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC
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 by e-mail at
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. 99-19960 Filed 8-3-99; 8:45 am]
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