[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55375-55376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27630]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Group, 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 16, 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 Leader,

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Information Management Group, 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: October 8, 1998.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Star Schools Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 75.
      Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Abstract: This application will be used by eligible 
telecommunications partnerships composed of local school agencies, 
state education agencies, institutions of higher education, television 
stations, and other telecommunications agencies including radio and TV 
stations. The Department will use the information to make grant awards.
    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 Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Safe and Drug-Free School Recognition Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 130.
      Burden Hours: 2,760.
    Abstract: The Safe and Drug-Free School Recognition Program was 
established to recognize public and private schools that have 
demonstrated exemplary practices in creating safe and orderly learning 
environments. The newly redesigned program will focus on: (1) Research-
based principles; (2) collaboration with partners and/or co-sponsors at 
the federal, state, and local levels (both public and private); and (3) 
effective diffusion of knowledge about what works to prevent drug use 
and violence among youth.

[FR Doc. 98-27630 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]
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