[Federal Register: February 27, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 39)] [Notices] [Page 8934-8935] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr27fe97-35] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Management Group, 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 March 31, 1997. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. 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 Director of the Information Resources Management Group publishes this 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. [[Page 8935]] Dated: February 21, 1997. Gloria Parker, Director, Information Resources Management Group. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Revision. Title: Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate in Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work-Study Programs. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 4,800. Burden Hours: 80,298. Abstract: This application data will be used to compute the amount of funds needed by each institution during the 1998-99 Award Year. The Fiscal Operations Report data will be used to assess program effectiveness, account for funds expended during the 1996-97 Award Year, and as part of the institutional funding process. Office of the Under Secretary Type of Review: New. Title: Congressionally Mandated Study of Migrant Student Participation in Title I Schoolwide Programs. Frequency: One Time. Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,315. Burden Hours: 1,498. Abstract: Congress required a study of services to migrant children in schoolwide projects. This study uses school surveys, case studies, and document reviews to meet that requirement. A final report will be submitted to Congress in December 1997. [FR Doc. 97-4822 Filed 2-26-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P