[Federal Register: October 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 204)]
[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 Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Financial and 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 23, 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 or should be electronically mailed to the internet 
address Werfel__d@a1.eop.gov. 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, or 
should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
Pat__Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.

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 Leader, Information Management Group, 
Office of the Chief Financial and 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: October 16, 1998.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Federal Stafford Loan (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) Program 
Master Promissory Note.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,400,000.
      Burden Hours: 1,400,000.
    Abstract: This promissory note is the means by which a Federal 
Stafford Program Loan borrower promises to repay his or her loan.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal Direct 
Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Master Promissory Note.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 2,031,360.
      Burden Hours: 2,031,360.
    Abstract: This form is the means by which a Federal Direct 
Stafford/Ford Loan and/or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford 
Loan borrower promises to repay his or her loan.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program 
Triennial Report.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 52.
      Burden Hours: 433.
    Abstract: States are required to submit a triennial report to the 
Department on their progress toward achieving performance indicators 
for professional development.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Annual Program Cost Report.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 82.
      Burden Hours: 385.
    Abstract: Collected data submitted on the Annual Vocational 
Rehabilitation Program/Cost Report (RSA-2) by State vocational agencies 
for each fiscal year is used by the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) to administer and manage the Title I Program, to 
analyze expenditures, evaluate program accomplishments, and to examine 
data for indication of problem areas.

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