[Federal Register: January 12, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 7)]
[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 
Financial and 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 
February 11, 1999.

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 Werfel d@al.eop.gov. 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, or 
should be electronically mailed to the internet address Pat 
Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.


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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 Leader, Information Management Group, 
Office of the Chief Financial and 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 at the address 
specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J. 
Sherrill at the address specified above.

    Dated: January 6, 1999.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Federal Stafford Loan (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) Program 
Master Promissory Note.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

    Responses: 1,400,000
    Burden Hours: 1,400,000

    Abstract: This promissory note is the means by which a Federal 
Stafford Program Loan borrower promises to repay his or her loan.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate in 
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity 
Grant, and Federal Work-Study Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

    Responses: 4,100
    Burden Hours: 68,863

    Abstract: This application data will be used to compute the amount 
of funds needed by each institution during the 2000-2001 Award Year. 
The Fiscal Operations Report data will be used to assess program 
effectiveness, account for funds expended during the 1998-1999 Award 
Year, and for calculating institutional awards.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title:  Application Demonstration Projects for Faculty Training in 
Disability Issues.
    Frequency: Every three years.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:

    Responses:  30
    Burden Hours:  2,400

    Abstract: Demonstration Projects to Ensure Students with 
Disabilities Receive a Quality Higher Education.
    Program:  Collect program and budget information to make grants to 
institutions of higher education.
    This information collection is being submitted under the 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information 
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment period 
notice will be the only public comment notice published for this 
information collection.

[FR Doc. 99-616 Filed 1-11-99; 8:45 am]
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