[Federal Register: September 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 178)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Group, 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 15, 1999.

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 
DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

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

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statutory obligations. The Leader, Information Management Group, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, 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.

    Dated: September 9, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Application for New Grants under the English Literacy and 
Civics Education Demonstration Grants Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs and LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 800. Burden Hours: 32,000.
    Abstract: The application package includes the information needed 
to apply for grants under the English Literacy and Civics Education 
Demonstration Grants Program.
    This information collection is being submitted under the 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grants Information 
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment notice 
will be the only public comment notice published for this information 
collection.
    Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection request should be addressed to Danny Werfel, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, 725 
17th Street, NW, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or should be 
electronically mailed to the internet address werfel d@al.eop.gov or 
should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
    For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements, contact Sheila Carey at 202-708-6287or electronically at 
her internet address Sheila__Carey@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. 99-23986 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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