[Federal Register: October 5, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 192)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, Office of
the Chief Financial and 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
November 4, 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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the
internet address Werfel--d@al.eop.gov. 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, or
should be electronically mailed to the internet address Pat
Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
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 Chief Financial and Chief Information
Officer, Office of the Chief Financial and 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 at the address
specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J.
Sherrill at the address specified above.
Dated: September 29, 1998.
Donald Rappaport,
Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Financial and Chief Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Application for Grants Under the Fund for the Improvement of
Education Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 35; Burden
Hours: 840.
Abstract: Grant program that supports nationally significant
programs and projects to improve the quality of education, assist all
students to meet challenging State content standards and challenging
State student performance standards, and contribute to the achievement
of the National Education Goals.
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.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Regulations for Federal Perkins Loan Program, Due Diligence,
Reporting/Disclosure and Recordkeeping--Subpart C.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 2,795,396; Burden
Hours: 79,931.
Abstract: Institutions of higher education make student loans. This
information is necessary in order to monitor loan borrowers and
documents are needed that can be used as proof in case of legal
implications or proceedings.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Federal Perkins Loan, Work-Study, Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant Programs.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 17,188;
Burden Hours: 12,719.
Abstract: Campus-based program records are maintained by the
institutions that administer the program. Records are necessary to
ensure that the institution has followed regulatory procedures in
administering these programs and to justify the payments of funds by
the Department of Education.
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