[Federal Register: September 18, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 181)]
[Notices]
[Page 58766-58767]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
October 18, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, Desk Officer,
Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503 or should be electronically mailed to the e-mail address Karen--
F.--Lee@omb.eop.gov.
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
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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: September 12, 2002.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Application for Grants under Disability and Rehabilitation
Research.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Individuals or
household; Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal
Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,000.
Burden Hours: 20,000.
Abstract: The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research (NIDRR) provides grants for research and related activities in
Rehabilitation of Individuals with disabilities. The grant application
package contains program profiles, standard forms, program regulations,
sample rating forms, and transmitting instructions. Applications are
primarily institutions of higher education, but may also include
hospitals, State Rehabilitation education agencies and voluntary and
profit organizations.
This information collection is being submitted under the
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period
notice will be the only public comment notice published for this
information collection.
Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment
request may be accessed from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number
2060. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC
20202-4651 or to the e-mail address vivan.reese@ed.gov. Requests may
also be electronically mailed to the e-mail 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 Sheila Carey at her e-mail address
Sheila.Carey@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. 02-23669 Filed 9-17-02; 8:45 am]
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