[Notices] [Page 42619] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr10au98-40] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Acting 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 September 9, 1998. 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. 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, D.C. 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 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: August 4, 1998. Hazel Fiers, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Type of Review: New. Title: Annual Report of Title I Allocations to Local Educational Agencies (LEAs). Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 52. Burden Hours: 416. Abstract: An annual survey will be conducted to collect data on Title I allocations to local educational agencies in order for the Department of Education to establish a prior year base on which to determine ``hold-harmless'' guarantees for each LEA when computing Title I, Part A allocations in accordance with the authorizing statute. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Extension. Title: Application for Grants Under the Minority Science Improvement Program. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 200. Burden Hours: 8,000. Abstract: This application is essential to conducting the competition for new awards in Fiscal Year 1999 for eligible institutions of higher education to participate in the Minority Science Improvement Program. This information collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (OMB Control No. 1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published for this information collection. Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,200. Burden Hours: 9,600. Abstract: Institutions of Higher Education will submit this form in order to be designated as eligible to compete for grants under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title III, Parts A and C. This information collection is being submitted under the Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information Collections (OMB Control No. 1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published for this information collection. [FR Doc. 98-21249 Filed 8-7-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P