[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4611]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


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 
April 1, 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 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 23, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Confirmation Report for the Patricia Roberts Harris 
Fellowship Program Report.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 100.
      Burden Hours: 1,100.
    Abstract: Institutions of higher education that have received 
Patricia Roberts Harris grants are required to demonstrate their 
compliance with statutory requirements for distribution of fellowships. 
Information collected will be used by institutions of higher education 
to document the eligibility characteristics of students who are 
scheduled to receive fellowships under the program and the amount of 
each student stipend.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Application for Ability-to-Benefit Testing Approval.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 150,180.
      Burden Hours: 75,090.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Education will publish a list of 
approved tests which can be used by postsecondary educational 
institutions to establish the ability-to-benefit for a student who does 
not have a high school diploma or its equivalent.
[FR Doc. 96-4611 Filed 2-28-96; 8:45 am]
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