[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24253]


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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 Acting 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 September 
15, 1998. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested 
persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 9, 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, DC 20503. Requests for copies of 
the proposed information collection request should be addressed to 
Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651, 
or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
Pat__S[email protected], or should be faxed to 202-708-8196.

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

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Program Application 
Documents.
    Abstract: These forms are the means by which a borrower applies 
for/promises to repay a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan and a lender 
verifies an eligible loan to be consolidated.
    Additional Information: This information collection includes an 
application and promissory note, a promissory note endorser addendum, a 
verification certificate, and a request form to add loans to an 
existing Federal Direct Consolidation Loan.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 747,000.
    Burden Hours: 528,250.

[FR Doc. 98-24253 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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