[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28188-28189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13901]



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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 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 5, 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, 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 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.

    Dated: May 30, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Title II--Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development 
Program Report Forms.
    Frequency: Triennially.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, 
State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs and LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 104; Burden 
hours: 3,640.
    Abstract: These forms will be used by the Department as a means of 
collecting information on the effectiveness of the program at the State 
and local levels. The data will be used to inform the Department and 
Congress on the progress of the State programs in meeting performance 
indicators. The information will assure statutory mandates are 
followed.

 Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Final Performance Report for Grants under the Strengthening 
Institutions Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1.
      Burden Hours: 2,472.
    Abstract: A final performance report is required of former grantees 
that have completed either a 12-month planning grant project or a 60-
month development grant project. The reports enable a grantee and the 
awarding agency to evaluate overall project accomplishments and the 
impact of funded activities on the grantee institutions' academic 
programs, institutional management, and fiscal stability.

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.

 Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: GEPA 424 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 General Education Provisions Act 
(GEPA) requires States 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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