[Federal Register: July 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 138)]
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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
September 17, 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
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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 12, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Type of Review: New.
Title: Budget Information and Non-Construction Programs, ED-524
Budget Form and Instructions.
Frequency: New Awards.
Affected Public: Individuals or household; Businesses or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't,
SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 17,000.
Burden Hours: 297,500.
Abstract: The ED-524 Budget Information Non-Construction Programs
Form and Instructions were previously part of another collection, OMB
control number 1890-0004. The 1890-0004 collection currently includes
three distinct information collection instruments, the ED 524 Budget
Form, the ED 524B Grant Performance Report and the administrative
requirements in the Education Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR). As part of the renewal of these instruments, we
are requesting that each of the instruments be approved under separate
OMB control numbers. Separating these instruments into three
information collections will make it easier to make additional
deletions, revisions or other needed changes to each instrument
throughout the approval period and eliminate any potential confusion
when changes are made to only one of the instruments. We are requesting
a new OMB control number for the ED 524, Budget Form and a three-year
approval. Please note that the ED 524B, Grant Performance Report will
retain the 1890-0004 number. The ED 524 form and instructions are
included in U.S. Department of Education (ED) discretionary grant
application packages and are needed in order for applicants to submit
summary-level budget data by budget category, as well as a detailed
budget narrative, to request and justify their proposed grant budgets
which are part of their grant applications.
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 3372. 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. E7-13989 Filed 7-18-07; 8:45 am]
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