[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 222 (Friday, November 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57702-57704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28277]



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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 Director, Information Resources Group, invites comments on 
the proposed information collection requests as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 18, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5624, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

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 3507 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 Director of the Information Resources 
Group publishes this 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: November 9, 1995.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Guaranty Agency Quarterly/Annual Report.
    Frequency: Guaranty Agency Quarterly/Annual Report.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; state, local or 
tribal government.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 270.
    Burden Hours: 4,293.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: The Guaranty Agency Quarterly/Annual Report is submitted 
by 55 agencies operating a student loan Insurance program under 
agreement with the Department of Education. These reports are used to 
evaluate agency operations, make payments to agency as authorized by 
law, and to make reports to Congress.

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Addendum to Federal Direct PLUS Loan Promissory Note 
Endorser.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 34,000.
    Burden Hours: 17,000.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: Applications for Federal Direct PLUS Loans who have 
adverse credit may obtain endorsers. The information collected on this 
form is used to check credit of endorsers. The respondents are 
endorsers.

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Federal Direct PLUS Loan Application and Promissory Note.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 135,000.
    Burden Hours: 67,500.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: This information is used to determine applicant 
eligibility for Federal Direct PLUS Loans. The respondent are parents 
applying for benefits.

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Form Loan and Federal Direct 
Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Promissory Note and Disclosure.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 2,757,000
    Burden Hours: 459,316
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: This information is used to determine eligibility for 
Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loans and/or Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford/Ford Loans. The respondents are students applying for 
benefits.

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Supported Employment Augmentation to VR Longitudinal Study.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 1.
    Burden Hours: 260.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: This augmentation to the VR Longitudinal Study will 
evaluate the effects of supported employment (SE) services on the 
economic and noneconomic outcomes of SE consumers, through interviews 
with a sample of SE consumers and extended services providers.

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Performance Report--Training Personnel for the Education of 
Individuals with Disabilities.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 869.
    Burden Hours: 1,159.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: These Performance Reports collect information required of 
grantees receiving Federal funds under Part D of IDEA, requested by 
Pub. L. 101-476 and 102-119. Training data will be summarized in OSERS' 
Annual Report to Congress, including data on special education and 
related services personnel, as well as parents trained.

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Part B Complaint Procedures.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 1,079.
    Burden Hours: 14,027.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: States are required to implement complaint procedures to 
process any complaints regarding a State (grantee) or a subgrantee that 
is participating in the program funded under Part B of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act.

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: LEA Application Under Part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 15,376.
    Burden Hours: 445,904.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: States must require local educational agencies to submit 
an approvable LEA application for a subgrant in order to distribute 
funds under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Migrant Education Program State Performance Report.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 51.
    Burden Hours: 4,080.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: Information will be develop estimates for funding 
purposes of the number of migratory children resident in each State, 
and to assess and report on the effectiveness of the Migrant Education 
Program on an ongoing basis.

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Statewide Family Literacy Program.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 50.
    Burden Hours: 400.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: State and local government to plan and implement 
statewide family literacy initiatives to coordinate and integrate 
existing Federal, State, and local resources.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Financial Status Report for State-Administered Vocational 
Education Programs.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Federal Government; state, local or tribal 
governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 53.
    Burden Hours: 4,729.5.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: This State Financial Status Report is needed to assist in 
determining each State's compliance with the enabling statute, to close 
out each year's grant and to provide information for the Secretaries 
Report to Congress on the status of vocational education. The 
respondents are the State Educational agencies.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: ``Final Performance Report for LSCA Title VI''.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 233.
    Burden Hours: 1,165.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: This report form is needed to obtain information on 
expenditures of grant funds and to evaluate project performance of 
grantees under the Library Literacy Program (Title VI of the Library 
Services and Construction act).

    Type of Review: Regular.
    Title: Assessment of the role of school and public libraries in 
support of the National Education Goals.
    Frequency: Pretest.
    Affected Public: Not for profit institutions; state, local or 
tribal government.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 400.
    Burden Hours: 279.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: The library and education communities need to know more 
about the role of libraries in supporting education in order to plan 
for and direct resources. This data collection effort is the field test 
of the survey instruments. The respondents are librarians in public 
libraries and public and private schools.

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages and Affairs

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: A Descriptive Study of ESEA Title VIII Educational Services 
for Secondary School Limited English Proficiency Students (LEP).
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 100.
    Burden Hours: 65.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.

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    Abstract: This study consists of a literature review and a survey 
of a sample of 100 Title VII grantees having 10 or more LEP secondary 
school students in grades 9-12. The survey will consist of a mail 
survey and a follow up telephone interview to verify, correct or add 
information available in the grantee applications monitoring reports 
and evaluation reports. This effort will help in future policy 
developments and demographic knowledge.
[FR Doc. 95-28277 Filed 11-16-95; 8:45 am]
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