[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43714-43715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21597]


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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 Director, Information Resources Management 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 
October 14, 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 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, 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.
    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: August 11, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Common Core of Data (CCD) Surveys.
    Frequency: Annually.

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    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 57.
      Burden Hours: 9,635.
    Abstract: The CCD Survey collects data annually from state 
education agencies about student enrollments, graduation, dropout; 
education staff; school and agency characteristics; and revenues and 
expenditures for public elementary and secondary education. The 
Department will use this information to provide an official listing of 
public elementary and secondary schools and education agencies in the 
United States; and provide basic information and descriptive statistics 
on public elementary and secondary schools and schooling, including 
school finance.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan and Federal Direct 
Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Promissory Note and Disclosure.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 2,600,000.
      Burden Hours: 433,160.
    Abstract: This form is the means by which a Federal Direct 
Stafford/Ford and/or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan 
borrower promises to repay his or her loan.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Title: Federal Direct PLUS Loan Application and Promissory Note.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 210,000.
      Burden Hours: 105,000.
    Abstract: This form is the means by which a Federal Direct PLUS 
Loan borrower promises to repay his or her loan.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Title: Addendum to Federal Direct PLUS Loan Promissory Note 
Endorser.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 52,500.
      Burden Hours: 26,250.
    Abstract: This form is the means by which an endorser for a Federal 
Direct PLUS Loan borrower with an adverse credit history applies for 
and promises to repay the Federal Direct PLUS loan if the borrower does 
not pay it.

[FR Doc. 97-21597 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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