[Federal Register: October 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 207)]
[Notices]
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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
December 24, 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: October 23, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Applications for Assistance (Sections 8002 and 8003) Impact
Aid Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
(primary) Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1061320. Burden
Hours: 531211.
Abstract: A local educational agency must submit an application to
the Department to receive Impact Aid payments under sections 8002 or
8003 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and a State
requesting certification under section 8009 of the ESEA must submit
data for the Secretary to determine whether the State has a qualified
equalization plan and may take Impact Aid payments into consideration
in allocating State aid.
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.RIMG@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 (540) 776-7742.
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. 01-27015 Filed 10-24-01; 8:45 am]
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