[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20169]


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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 
August 28, 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, S.W., Room 5624, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 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: July 23, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the General Counsel

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) Section 427 Guidance 
for All Grant Applications.
    Frequency: Once only per application for new awards.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 5,125.
      Burden Hours: 7,688.
    Abstract: In compliance with Section 427 of the General Education 
Provisions Act, as amended by Pub. L. 103-382, all applicants for grant 
awards made by the Department of Education are required to describe in 
their applications the steps they propose to take to ensure equitable 
access to, and equitable participation in, the proposed grant 
activities conducted with federal funds. The Department has developed a 
single document that provides common guidance for all competitive and 
formula grant applicants on how they can meet this requirement. The 
language in this common guidance document is nearly identical to 
language that the Department has previously used in separate guidance 
documents applicable to discretionary grant applicants and to States 
that have previously applied for formula grants on the basis of 
consolidated plans available under Title XIV of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act.

Office for Civil Rights

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Fall 1998 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights 
Compliance Report.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 60,950.
      Burden Hours: 293,419.
    Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights 
Compliance Report is the vehicle for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), 
U.S. Department of Education, to acquire source material in the form of 
data and information regarding the civil rights compliance issues in 
the nation's public elementary and secondary schools. Information from 
the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report is 
used by OCR field offices when they consider public school districts 
for compliance reviews, and as source material when civil rights 
compliance investigations are conducted.

[FR Doc. 98-20169 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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