[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17547]


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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 
August 6, 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 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 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: June 30, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Title: Quality Assurance (QA) Workbook.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 300.
      Burden Hours: 60,000.
    Abstract: Only 300 postsecondary institutions have voluntarily 
agreed to participate in the Quality Assurance Program. They have 
received a waiver of certain regulations for their cooperation. As 
participants in the Program, respondents are required to complete 
activities as described in the QA Workbook throughout the year. The 
Workbook itself is what we are requesting OMB to approve and clear. 
Twice a year, in February and August, participants send requested 
information to the Department.

[FR Doc. 97-17547 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]
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