[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6979-6980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4056]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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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 
March 25, 1996.

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 3506 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 

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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: February 16, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: 1996 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not for Profit institutions.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 1.
      Burden Hours: 36,191.
    Abstract: This study collects data from a sample of students in 
postsecondary institutions, including institutional financial aid data 
on sample students, and a sample of students' parents. It collects data 
to determine how students and their families finance postsecondary 
education, and to describe characteristics of enrolled postsecondary 
students, addressing important issues in this area. This collection is 
for institutional student, and parent data.

Office of Management

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Waiver Guidance under Goals 2000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 300.
      Burden Hours: 6,000.
    Abstract: This information provides guidance to schools, LEAs and 
SEAs on the submission of requests for waivers of statutory and 
regulatory requirements.

[FR Doc. 96-4056 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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