[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48482-48483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24252]


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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 
October 13, 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

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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: September 3, 1998.
Sally Budd,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Section 704 Annual Performance Report (Parts I and II).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 325.
      Burden Hours: 13,000.
    Abstract: Section 752 (I) (2) (A) of the Rehabilitation Act 
Amendments of 1992 require each grantee under this program to submit an 
annual report to the Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) on essential demographic, service and outcome 
information. The information collected by RSA will be used to evaluate 
the program, including the new Government Performance Results Act 
(GPRA) requirements, and make recommendations to Congress. It provides 
RSA with a uniform and efficient method of monitoring the program for 
compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and to determine 
substantial progress required for funding of all non-competing 
continuation discretionary grants. The respondents are Centers for 
Independent Living and Designated State Units.

Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs

    Type of Review: Existing.
    Title: Sign-on Forms for Partnership for Family Involvement in 
Education and America Goes Back to School.
    Frequency: One time.
    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: 1,000.
      Burden Hours: 300.
    Abstract: The Partnership for Family Involvement in Education 
(PFIE) offers a vehicle for schools, community organizations, 
employers, and faith organizations to commit to promoting children's 
learning through development of family-school-community partnerships. 
America Goes Back to School (AGBTS) is an annual PFIE initiative to 
focus attention on improving education across America through 
sponsorship of AGBTS events during the back-to-school period. PFIE 
utilizes four specially-tailored sign-on forms, each developed by 
members of the respective sector, to add to a database of member 
organizations. AGBTS utilizes an event sign-on form to acquire 
information on planned back-to-school events.

[FR Doc. 98-24252 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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