[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16628-16629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9327]



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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 
May 16, 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

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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, 
S.W., 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.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Application for Vocational and Adult Education Direct 
Grants.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 569.
      Burden Hours: 51,210.
    Abstract:  This form will be used by applicants to apply for 
funding under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
Education Act, Adult Education Act, and National Literacy Act programs 
administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. The 
Department uses the information to make grants and cooperative 
agreements.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title:  Application for Basic Grants under the Library Services for 
Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program.
    Frequency:  Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 230.
      Burden Hours: 460.
    Abstract: This form allows Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives to 
apply for Basic grants under Section 403 of the Library Services for 
Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program, Title IV of the Library 
Services and Construction Act, as amended.

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS).
    Frequency:  Nonrecurring.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,418.
      Burden Hours: 2,374.
    Abstract: The Postsecondary Education Quick Information System 
(PEQIS) is designed to conduct brief surveys of postsecondary 
institutions or state higher education agencies. PEQIS provides 
information that is needed quickly and that cannot be collected through 
traditional NCES surveys. PEQIS will conduct 4-5 surveys each year.

    Type of Review:  Revision.
    Title: Federal-State Cooperative System for the Collection of Data 
from Public Libraries and Their Outlets, State Library Agencies and 
Public Library Administrative Entities.
    Frequency:  Annually.
    Affected Public:  State, Local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 57.
      Burden Hours: 1,710.
    Abstract: The National Education Statistics Act of 1994 mandates 
the collection of data on the condition and progress of education in 
the U.S. NCES is to fulfill this duty by ``acquiring, compiling, and 
dissemination statistics on the condition of education . . . including 
data on libraries.'' The Public Library Survey is a national census of 
public libraries which provide a national census of libraries for each 
state and each individual library.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Campus Based Reallocation Form.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 3,000.
      Burden Hours: 847.
    Abstract: This form will allow institutions of postsecondary 
education to report anticipated 1995-96 unspent funds for the campus-
based programs so these unspent funds can be distributed as 
supplemental 1995-96 awards and to report the 1995-96 FWS Community 
Service Act.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Evaluation of Upward Bound.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 4,523.
      Burden Hours: 1,535.
    Abstract:  The evaluation of Upward Bound will include student 
follow-up data collected through a computer assisted telephone 
interview and the collection of student transcript data.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Application for Special Projects Grants Under the Library 
Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program.
    Frequency:  Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 75.
      Burden Hours: 600.
    Abstract: This form allows Indian Tribes to apply for Special 
Projects grants under Section 404 of the Library Services for Indian 
Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program, Title IV of the Library Services 
and Construction Act, as amended.

[FR Doc. 96-9327 Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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