[Federal Register: July 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, 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 
August 30, 1999.

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, NW, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, 
DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

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 Leader, 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)

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Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.

    Dated: July 23, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Distance Education Demonstration Program Annual Evaluation.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or 
households; businesses or other for-profit.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 13,515
    Burden Hours: 1,485
    Abstract: The Distance Education Demonstration Program is a new 
program designed to test the quality and viability of expanded distance 
education programs that are currently restricted by provisions of the 
Higher Education Act (HEA). The HEA requires the Department to report 
to Congress annually on the results and specifies the areas which must 
be addressed.
    Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection request should be addressed to Vivian Reese, 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional 
Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be 
electronically mailed to the internet address vivian__reese@ed.gov, or 
should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
    For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements, contact Joe Schubart at 202-708-9266. 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. 99-19349 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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