[Federal Register: December 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 239)]
[Notices]
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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 Leader, 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
January 13, 2000.
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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the
internet address DWERFEL@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 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 Leader, 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: December 8, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Regional Technology in Education Consortia.
Frequency: Semi-annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 50; Burden
Hours: 8,000.
Abstract: Applications are required to receive grants under the
Regional Technology in Education Consortia Program (CFDA #84.302A), and
recipients are selected competitively. This package provides potential
applicants with guidance as to the program's requirements and the
manner in which to prepare and submit their application for funding.
This information collection is being submitted under the
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grants Information
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment notice
will be the only public comment notice published for this information
collection.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be
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addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.
20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO__IMG__Issues@ed.gov or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Kathy Axt at (703) 426-9692 or via
her internet address Kathy__Axt@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. 99-32285 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]
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