[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16991-16992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9024]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.

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SUMMARY: The Deputy 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: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably 
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by May 
1, 1998. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested 
persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 8, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer: Department of Education, Office 
of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Requests for copies 
of the proposed information collection request

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should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 
7th & D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, 
Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. Written comments regarding the regular 
clearance 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, D.C. 20202-4651, or should be 
electronically mailed to the internet address Pat--S[email protected], or 
should be faxed to 202-708-9346.

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(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506(c)(2)(A) requires that 
the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public 
an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
Office of Management and Budget (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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, publishes this notice containing proposed 
information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental 
review of the information collection. 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. ED 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: April 1, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Application for New Grants--State Program Improvement Grants 
for Children with Disabilities.
    Abstract: This information collection is necessary to make awards 
authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part D, 
Subpart 1--State Program Improvement Grants. Eligible grantees are 
State Departments of Education. This program was newly authorized by 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 
(Pub. L. 105-17). The purpose of this program is to assist State 
educational agencies, and their partners in reforming and improving 
their systems for providing educational, early intervention, and 
transitional services, including their systems for professional 
development, technical assistance, and dissemination of knowledge about 
best practices, to improve results for children with disabilities. 
Appropriations for the first awards under this program become available 
for obligation on July 1, 1998.
    Additional Information: This application package is intended to be 
made available to potential applicants in May 1998, for submission of 
applications in August. The impact of not receiving clearance in less 
than 60 days will be to provide less time for State educational 
agencies to enter into partnerships with local agencies as required by 
the Act, and less time for them to collect the information on personnel 
needs and strategies to address those needs. It is important, in the 
first year of this program, to make awards on a timely basis, as soon 
after the availability of funds as possible.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 30.
      Burden Hours: 2,700.
[FR Doc. 98-9024 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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