[Federal Register: March 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 48)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

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SUMMARY: The Acting 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 
April 12, 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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV. Requests for copies of the 
proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick 
J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651, or 
should be electronically mailed to the internet address Pat--
Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.

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 Acting 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 at the address specified above. Copies of the requests 
are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.

    Dated: March 8, 1999.
Patrick J. Sherrill,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Safe and Drug-Free Schools (SDFS) Recognition Program/Site 
Visits.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 130.
      Burden Hours: 2,760.
    Abstract: The SDFS Recognition Program was established to recognize 
public and private schools that have demonstrated exemplary practices 
in creating safe and orderly learning environments. The newly 
redesigned program will focus on: (1) research-based principles; (2) 
collaboration with partners and/or co-sponsors at the federal, state, 
and local levels (both public and private); and (3) effective diffusion 
of knowledge about what works to prevent drug use and violence among 
youth. The purpose of the site visits is to validate information 
contained in the applications. The site visit write-ups will be 
provided to the reviewers to help them make their final 
recommendations, and will become part of the school's file.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Application for Anytime Anywhere Partnership (New Grant).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 500.
       Burden Hours: 9,000.
    Abstract: The Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships is a new grant 
competition. The information collected will be used by outside 
reviewers and Department of Education staff to select grant recipients. 
It is expected that comments will be received from college and 
university faculty and administrators, higher education associations, 
software developers and publishers, industry training groups and other 
interested organizations and individuals.

[FR Doc. 99-6105 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]
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