FR Doc E8-9641[Federal Register: May 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 86)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
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.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 1, 2008.
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.
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
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: April 28, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Impact Aid Program Application for Section 8003 Assistance.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 504,306.
Burden Hours: 143,346.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is requesting approval
for the Application for Assistance under Section 8003 of Title VIII of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by No
Child Left Behind (NCLB). This application is otherwise known as Impact
Aid Basic Support Payments. Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) whose
enrollments are adversely affected by Federal activities use this form
to request financial assistance. Regulations for the Impact Aid Program
are found at 34 CFR 222. The statute and regulations for this program
require a variety of data from applicants annually to determine
eligibility for the grants and the amount of grant payment under the
statutory formula. The least burdensome method of collecting this
required information is for each applicant to submit these data through
a web-based electronic application hosted on the Department of
Education's e-Grants website. This application was previously approved
under OMB 1810-0036, along with a separate application for Section
8002, payments for Federal property, another distinct formula that
requires different data from applicant LEAs. To facilitate more
efficient clearance processes for both applications this year and in
future years, the Department is separating these two applications into
two paperwork approval packages. The Section 8002 application will be
submitted under the OMB 1810-0036 number that both applications
previously have been cleared under. There are no substantive changes to
this application. The Department of Education is requesting renewal of
its three-year clearance under a new collection number.
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 3656. 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 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.
[FR Doc. E8-9641 Filed 5-1-08; 8:45 am]
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