[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47900-47901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23160]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Resources Group, 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 11, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, 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 DC 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 Director of the Information
Resources Group 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 at
the address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from
Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
Dated: September 5, 1996.
Arthur F. Chantker,
Acting Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, Loan Discharge
Application Documents.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 3,000.
Burden Hours: 1,500.
Abstract: These forms will serve as the means of collecting the
information that the Department of Education requires in order to
determine whether a direct loan borrower qualifies for a loan discharge
based on school closure, false certification of student eligibility, or
unauthorized signature.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Student Aid Report (SAR).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 9,395,776.
Burden Hours: 3,882,726.
Abstract: The Student Aid Report is used to notify all applicants
of their eligibility to receive Federal student aid for postsecondary
education. The form is submitted by the applicant to the institution of
their choice.
Office of Management
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Education Department General Administrative Regulations
(EDGAR) for grants, 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 76, and 80.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not for profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 36,000.
Burden Hours: 690,000.
Abstract: These collections are necessary for the award and
administration of discretionary and formula grants. The collections
specific to ED forms are part of the reinvented process ED uses for
awarding multi-year discretionary grants. The new process substantially
increases flexibility of the grant process by enabling all years of
multi-year budgets to be negotiated in at the time of initial award,
(ED Form 524), and to submit only performance report (ED Form 524-B)
instead of an entire noncompeting continuation (NCC) package to receive
NCC funding. This clearance also includes government-wide common rules
for Institutions of Higher Education, Non-Profits (A-110), and State
and Local Governments (A-102).
[FR Doc. 96-23160 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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