[Federal Register: August 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 147)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, 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
October 1, 2007.
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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that
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.
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: July 25, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: U.S. Department of Education Grant Performance Report Form
and Instructions (ED 524B).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs;
Individuals or household; Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-
profit institutions; Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 9,000.
Burden Hours: 201,000.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) information
collection package, OMB Control number 1890-0004, which expires on
October 31, 2007, currently includes three distinct information
collection instruments: the ED 524 Budget Form, the ED 524B Grant
Performance Report and the recordkeeping and reporting requirements in
the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). As
part of the renewal of these instruments, ED is requesting that each of
these information collection instruments be approved under separate OMB
control numbers. The ED 524B will retain the 1890-0004 control number.
In this information collection package, ED is requesting a two-year
renewal of the ED 524B. In separate information collection packages, ED
is requesting a new OMB control number for the ED 524, Budget
Information Form and Instructions and a new OMB control number for the
EDGAR administrative requirements.
The ED 524B form and instructions are used in order for grantees to
meet ED deadline dates for submission of performance reports for
Department discretionary grant programs. Recipients of multi-year
discretionary grants must submit an annual performance report for each
year funding has been approved in order to receive a continuation
award. The annual performance report should demonstrate whether
substantial progress has been made toward meeting the approved goals
and objectives of the project. ED program offices may also require
recipients of ``forward funded'' grants that are awarded funds for
their entire multi-year project up-front in a single grant award to
submit the ED 524B on an annual basis. In addition, ED program offices
may also require recipients to use the ED 524B to submit their final
performance reports to demonstrate project success, impact and
outcomes. In both the annual and final performance reports, grantees
are required to provide data on established performance measures for
the grant program (e.g., Government Performance and Results Act
measures) and on project performance measures that were included in the
grantee's approved grant application. The ED 524B also contains a
number of questions related to project financial data such as Federal
and non-Federal expenditures and indirect cost information.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3415. When
you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also
be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-245-
6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection
when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. E7-14817 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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