[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8687-8688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03144]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0016]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; ED-524
Budget Information Non-Construction Programs Form and Instructions
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of the Secretary/Office of
the Deputy Secretary (OS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-
0016 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please call Stephanie Valentine, 202-401-0526 or
electronically mail [email protected]. Please do not send comments
here. We will only accept comments in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: ED-524 Budget Information Non-Construction
Programs Form and Instructions.
OMB Control Number: 1894-0008.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,400.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 94,500.
Abstract: The ED-524 form and instructions are included in U.S.
Department of Education discretionary grant application packages and
are needed in order for applicants to submit summary-level budget data
by budget category, as well as a detailed budget narrative, to request
and justify their proposed grant budgets which are part of their grant
applications.
Dated: February 10, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-03144 Filed 2-12-14; 8:45 am]
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