[Federal Register: November 17, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 221)]
[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.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information Officer, 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
December 17, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. 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, DC 20202-4651.
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
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statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, publishes this 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: November 10, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Type of Review: New.
Title: Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant
Information Collections. Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not for Profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government,
SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1.
Burden Hours: 1.
Abstract: This information collection plan provides the U.S.
Department of Education with the option of submitting its discretionary
grant information collections through a streamlined Paperwork Reduction
Act clearance process. This streamlined information to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and, at the same time, publishes a 30-day
public comment period notice in the Federal Register. OMB will then
have 60 days after the public comment period begins to reach a decision
on the information collection.
[FR Doc. 97-30092 Filed 11-14-97; 8:45 am]
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