[Federal Register: April 17, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 74)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the 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
May 17, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, Desk Officer,
Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address
Karen_F.lowbar;Lee@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
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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.
Dated: April 11, 2002.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: Application for Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
Grant Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,500.
Burden Hours: 45,000.
Abstract: The purpose of the program is to improve student literacy
skills and academic achievement by providing increased access to up-to-
date library materials, a well-equipped, technologically advanced
school library media center and well-trained professionally certified
school library media specialists.
This information collection is being submitted under the
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period
notice will be the only public comment notice published for this
information collection.
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_IMG_Issues@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 Kathy Axt at her Internet address
Kathy.Axt@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. 02-9262 Filed 4-16-02; 8:45 am]
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