[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 2142-2143] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-906] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Informaton Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Acting Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 14, 1997. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, 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 [[Page 2143]] 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 Chief Information Officer of the Office of the Chief Information Officer 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: January 9, 1997. Arthur F. Chantker, Acting Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 2,000. Burden Hours: 10,000. Abstract: These instructions and forms provide the U.S. Department of Education the information needed to select fellows for the Javits Program. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Reinstatement. Title: Directory of Designated Low-Income Schools for Teacher Loan Cancellation Benefits. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Federal Government; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 57. Burden Hours: 570. Abstract: Under the Federal Perkins and National Direct Student Loan Program, a borrower may have a portion of his/her loan canceled if they teach at a school that has been determined to have a high concentration of student from low-income families. [FR Doc. 97-906 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P