FR Doc E9-5837[Federal Register: March 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 51)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), since public harm is reasonably likely
to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by March 23,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Bridget Dooling, 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 Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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. ED 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
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: March 10, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Grant Application.
Abstract: On February 17, 2009, the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) became law. A major part of ARRA is the
new State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (Stabilization) program. The
program provides $53,600,000,000 to States to keep teachers in the
classroom, prevent the cutting of valuable education programs, and help
mitigate college tuition increases. Additionally, the Stabilization
program will provide resources that States and districts may use to
implement important education reforms, such as launching strategies
that address inequities in the distribution of highly qualified
teachers, building robust data systems that allow districts to better
track student achievement, raising standards and strengthening student
assessments, and turning around failing schools. We are requesting
approval of the Stabilization program grant application so that State
governors may apply for the first portion of these funds.
Additional Information: In order to provide immediate assistance to
help alleviate the substantial budget shortfalls that States are
facing, the Department is committed to providing 67 percent of each
State's Stabilization allocation within a very short timeframe,
necessitating emergency clearance of the Stabilization program
application. The requested approval date for OMB approval is March 23.
This formula grant program has two distinct portions--the Education
Fund and the Government Services Fund. Specifically, the Department
intends to award each State with 67 percent of the total amount that it
is to receive under both the Education Fund and the Government Services
Fund within two weeks of our receipt of a complete application.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or
Tribal Gov't.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 894.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3976. 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
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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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