[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 104 (Wednesday, May 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 26893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13336]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Acting 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 
July 29, 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.

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 Acting 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.
    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, and 
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on 
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.

    Dated: May 22, 1996.
Kent Hannaman,
Acting Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Income 
Contingent Repayment Plan Alternative Documentation of Income Form.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 75,000.
      Burden Hours: 24,750.
    Abstract: Borrowers in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 
Program Income Contingent Repayment Plan will use this form to submit 
documentation of their current income when Adjusted Gross Income 
information is unavailable or does not reflect current income.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Income Contingent Repayment Plan Consent to Disclosure of 
Tax Information.
    Frequency: Once every five years.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 235,288.
      Burden Hours: 47,058
    Abstract: This form is a means by which a William D. Ford Federal 
Direct Loan Program borrower (and, if married, the borrower's spouse) 
choosing to repay under the Income Contingent Repayment Plan provides 
written consent to the disclosure of certain tax return information by 
the Internal Revenue Service to the Department of Education and its 
agents for the purpose of calculating the borrower's monthly repayment 
amount.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) 424 (formerly GEPA 
406A) Biennial Report on the Distribution of Federal Education Funds.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal 
Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 142.
    Burden Hours: 3,420.
    Abstract: Section 424 of the GEPA requires State to report on the 
distribution of funds for State-administered Federal education funds. 
This reporting requirement, previously known as GEPA 406A, underwent 
significant revisions during the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act, including changing the collection from 
annual to biennial, extending the reporting deadlines, and expanding 
the report to include Federally-administered programs.

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