[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 192 (Monday, October 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26541]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, Office of 
the Chief Financial and 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 
November 4, 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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address W[email protected]. 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 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 Chief Financial and Chief Information 
Officer, Office of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, 
publishes that 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 29, 1998.
Donald Rappaport,
Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Financial and Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Application for Grants Under the Fund for the Improvement of 
Education Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: 35; Burden 
Hours: 840.
    Abstract: Grant program that supports nationally significant 
programs and projects to improve the quality of education, assist all 
students to meet challenging State content standards and challenging 
State student performance standards, and contribute to the achievement 
of the National Education Goals.
    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.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Regulations for Federal Perkins Loan Program, Due Diligence, 
Reporting/Disclosure and Recordkeeping--Subpart C.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 2,795,396; Burden 
Hours: 79,931.
    Abstract: Institutions of higher education make student loans. This 
information is necessary in order to monitor loan borrowers and 
documents are needed that can be used as proof in case of legal 
implications or proceedings.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal Perkins Loan, Work-Study, Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant Programs.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 17,188;
    Burden Hours: 12,719.
    Abstract: Campus-based program records are maintained by the 
institutions that administer the program. Records are necessary to 
ensure that the institution has followed regulatory procedures in 
administering these programs and to justify the payments of funds by 
the Department of Education.

[FR Doc. 98-26541 Filed 10-2-98; 8:45 am]
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