[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4970-4971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2898]



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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: 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 
February 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of 

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Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 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 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.

DATES: A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested 
persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 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, or should 
be electronic mailed to the internet address #[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 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A)) 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 Director of the Information Resources Group, 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, (5) 
how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the 
respondents, including through the use of information technology, 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: February 5, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision
Title: Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Financial Aid 
Programs
Frequency: On Occasion
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 2,219
    Burden Hours: 36,073
Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires 
postsecondary institutions to complete and submit this application as a 
condition of eligibility for any of the Title IV student financial 
assistance programs and for the other postsecondary programs authorized 
by the HEA. An institution must submit the form (1) initially when it 
first seeks to become eligible for the Title IV programs, (2) every 
four years after the initial certification (``recertification''), (3) 
when it changes ownership, merges, or changes from a ``profit'' to a 
``non-profit'' institution, and (4) to be reinstated to participate in 
the Title IV programs

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