[Federal Register: December 4, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 234)] [Notices] [Page 64343] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Resources Group, 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 3, 1997. ADDRESSES: Written comments and 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 USC 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 Director of the Information Resources Group 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. 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: November 27, 1996. Linda C. Tague, Acting Director, Information Resources Group. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Type of Review: New. Title: Combined Application for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) Visiting Scholars Fellowship Program. Frequency: Biennially. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping: Responses: 45. Burden Hours: 630. Abstract: The OERI Visiting Scholars Fellowship provides support to senior scholars, researchers, education practitioners, and statisticians to engage in the use, collection, and dissemination of information about education and education research to work at OERI in Washington, D.C. The information collected in the application will be used to determine who is selected for these fellowships. Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages and Affairs Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: Biennial Report Form for the Emergency Immigrant Education Program. Frequency: Biennially Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 944. Burden Hours: 5,620. Abstract: This form is used by State educational agencies to submit a biennial report to the Secretary concerning expenditures of EIEP funds by their local educational agencies as well as national origin of immigrant children served under the Emergency Immigrant Education Act (Title VI of Public Law 98-511, 20 U.S.C. 4101-4108, as amended by Pub. L. 103-382, 20 U.S.C. 7541-7549). [FR Doc. 96-30789 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P