[Federal Register: June 4, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 108)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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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
July 5, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wendy Taylor, 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 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.
Dated: May 30, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Title II--Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development
Program Report Forms.
Frequency: Triennially.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government,
State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs and LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 104; Burden
hours: 3,640.
Abstract: These forms will be used by the Department as a means of
collecting information on the effectiveness of the program at the State
and local levels. The data will be used to inform the Department and
Congress on the progress of the State programs in meeting performance
indicators. The information will assure statutory mandates are
followed.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Final Performance Report for Grants under the Strengthening
Institutions Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1.
Burden Hours: 2,472.
Abstract: A final performance report is required of former grantees
that have completed either a 12-month planning grant project or a 60-
month development grant project. The reports enable a grantee and the
awarding agency to evaluate overall project accomplishments and the
impact of funded activities on the grantee institutions' academic
programs, institutional management, and fiscal stability.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Financial
Aid Programs.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 2,219.
Burden Hours: 36,073.
Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires
postsecondary institutions to complete and submit this application as a
condition of eligibility for any of the Title IV student financial
assistance programs and for the other postsecondary programs authorized
by the HEA. An institution must submit the form (1) initially when it
first seeks to become eligible for the Title IV programs, (2) every
four years after the initial certification (``recertification''), (3)
when it changes ownership, merges, or changes from a ``profit'' to a
``non-profit'' institution, and (4) to be reinstated to participate in
the Title IV programs.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: GEPA 424 Biennial Report on the Distribution of Federal
Education Funds.
Frequency: Biennially.
Affected Public: Federal Government; State, local or Tribal
Government, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 142.
Burden Hours: 3,420.
Abstract: Section 424 of the General Education Provisions Act
(GEPA) requires States to report on the distribution of funds for
State-administered Federal education funds. This reporting requirement,
previously known as GEPA 406A, underwent significant revisions during
the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act,
including changing the collection from annual to biennial, extending
the reporting deadlines, and expanding the report to include Federally-
administered programs.
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