[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14369]


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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 Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, 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 
July 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 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, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, 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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, 
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: May 26, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Application for Grants, Public Charter Schools Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; State, 
local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 30.
      Burden Hours: 720.
    Abstract: State educational agencies, and partnerships between 
authorized public chartering agencies and charter schools developers 
must submit an application to receive funds. Applications are analyzed 
to ensure that funds are distributed fairly and projects are cost 
effective.
    This information collection is being submitted under the 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information 
Collections (OMB Control No. 1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public 
comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published 
for this information collection.

[FR Doc. 98-14369 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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