[Federal Register: July 15, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 136)] [Notices] [Page 36861] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Education. ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The 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 September 13, 1996. ADDRESSES: Written comments and 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 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. 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 9, 1996. Gloria Parker, Director, Information Resources Group. Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs Type of Review: Extension. Title: The Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Guidelines--Waiver Board Guidelines. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 25. Burden Hours: 38. Abstract: The Exchange Visitor Waiver Review Board makes requests to the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) for waiver of the two-year home residency requirement for exchange visitors who have been granted J1 visas. The guidelines and applications, subject to Office of Management and Budget clearance, will be used by educational or rehabilitative institutions or organizations that apply to the Department of ED to act as interested agency and request waiver of the two-year home requirement on behalf of an exchange visitor. Also, as a result of regulation reinvention efforts, the Federal Regulations governing this process will be eliminated October 1, 1996. [FR Doc. 96-17866 Filed 7-12-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P