[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 64343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30789]


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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 
February 3, 1997.

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, 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 USC 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: November 27, 1996.
Linda C. Tague,
Acting Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Combined Application for the Office of Educational Research 
and Improvement (OERI) Visiting Scholars Fellowship Program.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 45.
      Burden Hours: 630.
    Abstract: The OERI Visiting Scholars Fellowship provides support to 
senior scholars, researchers, education practitioners, and 
statisticians to engage in the use, collection, and dissemination of 
information about education and education research to work at OERI in 
Washington, D.C. The information collected in the application will be 
used to determine who is selected for these fellowships.

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages and Affairs

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Biennial Report Form for the Emergency Immigrant Education 
Program.
    Frequency: Biennially
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 944.
      Burden Hours: 5,620.
    Abstract: This form is used by State educational agencies to submit 
a biennial report to the Secretary concerning expenditures of EIEP 
funds by their local educational agencies as well as national origin of 
immigrant children served under the Emergency Immigrant Education Act 
(Title VI of Public Law 98-511, 20 U.S.C. 4101-4108, as amended by Pub. 
L. 103-382, 20 U.S.C. 7541-7549).

[FR Doc. 96-30789 Filed 12-3-96; 8:45 am]
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