[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24645-24646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11695]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Management Group, invites 
comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 5, 1997.

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

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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 Management 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: April 30, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Title: Directory of Teacher Shortage Subject Areas for the Federal 
Perkins Loan Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or 
LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 57.
    Burden Hours: 2,127.
Abstract: The Higher Education Act of 1992 (Pub. L 102-325) enacted 
provisions for Federal Perkins Loan and National Direct Student Loan 
(NDSL) borrowers to receive a loan cancellation for providing teaching 
service in any field of expertise that is determined by the State 
education agency to have a shortage in certain subject areas.

[FR Doc. 97-11695 Filed 5-5-97; 8:45 am]
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