FR Doc 04-13653
[Federal Register: June 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 116)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Regulatory 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 
July 19, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Alice Thaler, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

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, 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.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: The Evaluation of Exchange, Language, International Area 
Studies (EELIAS) (NRC) Program (84.015A), (FLAS) Program (84.015B), 
(IIPP) Program (84.269), (UISFL) Program (84.016), (BIE) Program 
(84.153), (CIBE) Program (84.220), (AORC) Program (84.274), (LRC) 
Program (84.229), (IRS) Program (84.017), (FRA) Program (84.019), 
(DDRA) Program (84.022), (SA) Program (84.018), (GPA) Program (84.021), 
and (TICFIA) Program (84.337) (JS).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 2,815.
Burden Hours: 23,511.

    Abstract: International Education Programs Service (IEPS) requests 
the approval of EELIAS. This information collection will assist IEPS in 
meeting program planning and evaluation requirements. Program Officers 
require performance information to justify continuation funding, and 
grantees use this information for self evaluations and to request 
continued funding from the Department of Education.
    Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment 
request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 
"Browse Pending Collections" link and by clicking on link number 
2500. 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, D.C. 20202-4700. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov 
or faxed to 202-245-6621. 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 Joe Schubart at his e-mail address 
Joe Schubart@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. 04-13653 Filed 6-16-04; 8:45 am]

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