[Federal Register: May 14, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 93)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, 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
July 13, 2001.
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 Leader, Regulatory 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.
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: May 8, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Streamlined Process for Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Approved Grant Applications.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs;
Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1--Burden
Hours: 1.
Abstract: Since April 1997, EDGAR's menu of selection criteria
became effective. For each competition, the Secretary would select one
or more criteria that best enable the Department to identify the
highest quality applications consistent with the program purpose,
statutory requirements, and any priorities established. This allows the
Secretary the flexibility to weigh the criteria according to the needs
of each individual program. This menu of selection criteria will
provide the Department the flexibility to choose a set of criteria
tailored to a given competition and obviate the need to create specific
selection criteria through individual program regulations. ED is
requesting a streamlined clearance process for programs of approved
applications who choose to change: (1) Criteria from the same EDGAR
menu; (2) old EDGAR to new EDGAR criteria, or (3) program criteria to
EDGAR criteria.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO_IMG__Issues@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the
complete title of the information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Kathy Axt at her internet address
Kathy.Axt@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. 01-11992 Filed 5-11-01; 8:45 am]
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