[Federal Register: October 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 197)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The 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 
November 12, 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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 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 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) Respondents and frequency of 
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 
public comment.

    Dated: October 6, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Title: Applications for Assistance Under the Impact Aid Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Federal Government; 
State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 602,237
     Burden Hours: 631,534
    Abstract: A local educational agency must submit an application to 
the Department to receive Impact Aid payments under Sections 8002 or 
8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and a State 
requesting certification under Section 8009 of the ESEA must submit 
data for the Secretary to determine whether the State has a qualified 
equalization plan and may take Impact Aid payments into consideration 
in allocating State aid.
    Requests for copies of this information collection request should 
be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 
20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
OCIO__IMG__Issues@ed.gov should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
    Written comments or questions regarding burden and/or the 
collection activity requirements, contact Kathy Axt at 703-426-9692. 
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. 99-26616 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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