[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24253]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), since public harm is reasonably likely
to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by September
15, 1998. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 9, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review 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 request should be addressed to
Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue,
SW, Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651,
or should be electronically mailed to the internet address
Pat__Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-8196.
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 Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 at the
beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection.
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. ED invites public comment at the
address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from
Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
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: September 3, 1998.
Sally Budd,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program Application
Documents.
Abstract: These forms are the means by which a borrower applies
for/promises to repay a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan and a lender
verifies an eligible loan to be consolidated.
Additional Information: This information collection includes an
application and promissory note, a promissory note endorser addendum, a
verification certificate, and a request form to add loans to an
existing Federal Direct Consolidation Loan.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profits.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 747,000.
Burden Hours: 528,250.
[FR Doc. 98-24253 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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