[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4901-4902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1775]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Group, invites comments on 
the proposed information collection request as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.

DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act, since allowing for the normal review period would adversely affect 
the public interest. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) has been requested by January 19, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk 
Officer: Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 726 
Jackson Place, NW., Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection request should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 7th & D Streets, SW., Room 5624, Regional 
Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-9915. 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 3517 of the Paperwork Reducation Act 
of 1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires that the Director of OMB 
provide interested Federal agencies and persons 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 of Federal law, or substantially 
interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory 
obligations. The Director, Information Resources Group, publishes this 
notice with attached proposed information collection requests prior to 
submission to OMB. For each proposed information collection request, 
groups by office, this notice contains the following information: (1) 
Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing, or 
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Frequency of collection; (4) The affected 
public; (5) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden; and (6) Abstract. 
Because an emergency review is requested, the additional information to 
be requested in this collection is included in the section on 
``Additional Information'' in this notice.

    Dated: January 19, 1995.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Type of Review: Emergency
Title: Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Program
Abstract: The Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Program 
is an education flexibility program under which the Secretary may grant 
up to six State Educational agencies (SEAs) the authority to waive 
certain Federal statutory or regulatory requirements for the SEA, or 
for any local educational agency (LEA) or [[Page 4902]] school within 
the State. The Department will use the information to determine which 
applicants should be designated as ``ED-Flex Partnership States,'' thus 
receiving delegated authority to grant waivers of certain federal 
statutory and regulatory requirements.
Additional Information: An emergency review for this collection is 
requested for OMB approval by January 19, 1995, to assure that states 
will have sufficient notice of the application requirements and 
selection criteria. We expect to make awards during the spring of 1995 
to facilitate State and local reform efforts.
Frequency: One time
Affected Public: State or local governments
Reporting Burden: Responses: 57
Burden Hours: 4,560
Recordkeeping Burden: Recordkeepers: 3
Burden Hours: 240
[FR Doc. 95-1775 Filed 1-24-95; 8:45 am]
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