FR Doc E8-10632[Federal Register: May 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 93)]
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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 May
14, 2008.
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: May 8, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: New.
Title: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve.
Abstract: The TEACH Grant Program Agreement to Serve must be signed
by a student each year before receiving a
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TEACH Grant. By signing the Agreement to Serve, the student promises to
meet the teaching service requirements of the TEACH Grant program as
described in the Agreement, and to repay with interest the full amount
of any TEACH Grant as a Direct Unsubsidized Loan if the student does
not complete the required teaching service or otherwise fails to meet
the requirements of the TEACH Grant Program.
Additional Information: The U.S. Department of Education requests
that OMB grant an emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve to be
used in the TEACH Grant Program. Section 420N(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires an applicant for a TEACH
Grant to complete an Agreement to Serve before receiving a TEACH Grant.
The TEACH Grant Program was established under the HEA by the College
Cost Reduction and Access Act of 1007 (the CCRAA). In accordance with
section 4200 of the CCRAA, the effective date for the TEACH Grant
Program is July 1, 2008. The Department is requesting an emergency
clearance because the regular clearance process would not enable us to
make an OMB-approved Agreement to Serve available to TEACH Grant
applicants by the statutory effective date for the TEACH Grant Program.
The Department requests emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve
by May 14, 2008, to ensure that systems work and testing necessary to
implement the electronic Agreement to Serve can be completed by July 1,
2008. Upon receiving emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve, the
Department will submit the Agreement to Serve for the regular
information clearance process, including notice of a 60-day public
comment period.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 55,800.
Burden Hours: 27,900.
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 3685. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.govICDocketMgr@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. E8-10632 Filed 5-12-08; 8:45 am]
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