[Notices] [Page 47486-47487] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr08se98-56] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, 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 8, 1998. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, 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, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 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 Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 47487]] Dated: September 1, 1998. Renaldo Harper, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and the College Assistance Migrant Program. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 75 Burden Hours: 1,500 Abstract: Institutions of Higher Education and non-profit organizations working with Institutions of Higher Education, are eligible applicants under the High School Equivalency Program and College Assistance Migrant Program. Data collected in the application provides program and budget information needed to evaluate the quality of the projects proposed for funding consideration. In addition, this application contains a possible means for allotting points, subject to the reviewer's professional judgment. [FR Doc. 98-23988 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P