[Federal Register: September 22, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 183)] [Notices] [Page 49502-49503] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22se97-52] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; Comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The 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 October 22, 1997. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, 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 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: September 16, 1997. Gloria Parker, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Revision. Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. Frequency: Varies by section. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 4,402,728. Burden Hours: 1,789,269. Abstract: The proposed rules require the collection of additional information, in certain cases, in order to discharge a borrower's obligation to repay a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan due to a total and permanent disability. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: State Library Agencies Survey, FY 1997-FY 1999. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping: Responses: 51. Burden Hours: 612. Abstract: This survey is proposed as an annual data collection as part of a federal-state cooperative system of data collection. State Library Agencies (STLAs) are the official agency of a state charged by state law with the extension and development of public library services and they receive broader legislative mandates affecting libraries of all types in the states (i.e., public, academic, school, special and library systems). The data are collected entirely electronically and the survey is designed and coordinated by a federal/state cooperative system. The survey will provide state and federal policymakers with information about [[Page 49503]] STLAs, their governance, allied operations, development services to libraries and library systems, support of electronic information networks, etc. [FR Doc. 97-25043 Filed 9-19-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P