[Federal Register: December 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 246)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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
February 19, 2002.
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, Regulatory 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: December 17, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Annual Performance Report for Title III and Title V
Grantees.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 631,
Burden Hours: 11,358.
Abstract: Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA),
provide discretionary and formula grant programs that make competitive
awards to eligible Institutions of Higher Education and organizations
(Title III, Part E) to assist these institutions expand their capacity
to serve minority and low-income students. Grantees annually submit a
yearly performance report to demonstrate that substantial progress is
being made towards meeting the objectives of their project. This
request is to implement a new, web-based Annual Performance Report to
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more effectively elicit program-specific information to be used for
program monitoring and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
reporting purposes. The Annual Performance Report will be the
cornerstone of a new Performance Measurement System tailored to
strengthen the Department of Education's program monitoring efforts,
streamline our processes, and enhance our customer service.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO.RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the complete
title of the information collection when making your request. Comments
regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be
directed to Joe Schubart at (202) 708-9266 or via his internet address
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. 01-31440 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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