[Federal Register: January 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 6)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management
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
February 9, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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: January 5, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 5,052.
Burden Hours: 4,830.
Abstract: This data collection is pursuant to the Secretary's
authority under Part B of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA), to award funds under two grant programs designed
to address the unique needs of rural school districts--the Small, Rural
School Achievement Program (ESEA Section 6212) and the Rural and Low-
Income School Program (ESEA Section 6221).
Under the Small, Rural School Achievement Program, the Secretary
awards grants directly to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) on
a formula basis. Under the Rural and Low-income School Program,
eligible school districts are sub-recipients of funds the Department
awards to SEAs on a formula basis. For both grant programs, the
Department awards funds based a determination of the eligibility of
individual school districts and calculating formula allocations each
eligible district should receive.
The Department has devised a two-tier strategy to accomplish the
funding process for the REAP program: (1) the Department collects from
SEAs the information the Department needs to make eligibility and funds
allocation determinations, and (2) LEAs submit applications for grant
funding.
Requests for copies of the information collection submission for
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number
3904. 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.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the Internet address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-
0920. Please specify the complete title of the information collection
when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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.
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