[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3287-3288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1381]
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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 Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, 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 January 29,
1999. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons
are invited to submit comments on or before March 22, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review 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. Requests for copies
of the proposed information collection request 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__S[email protected], or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
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 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 Leader, Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 at the
address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from
Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
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
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collection on respondents, including through the use of information
technology.
Dated: January 15, 1999.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Application Package for Gaining Early Awareness and
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
Abstract: Partnerships and states proposing to conduct early
intervention and scholarship components under GEAR UP need to respond
to this collection of information. Applications submitted will be
reviewed to access the quality of the proposed GEAR UP projects.
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.
Additional Information: The application package requests
programmatic and budgetary information needed to evaluate new
applications and make funding decisions based on the authorizing
legislation, program regulations, and EDGAR. The package will also be
used to collect the information necessary to determine if it is in the
best interest of the government to make new and continuing awards under
GEAR UP.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 2,000; Burden
hours: 120,000.
[FR Doc. 99-1381 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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