[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71917-71918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34525]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Financial and Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the 
proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 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, 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

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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: December 23, 1998.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Federal PLUS Loan Program Application Documents.
    Frequency: On occaision.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profits; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 100,000;
      Burden Hours: 50,000.
    Abstract: This application form and promissory note is the means by 
which a parent borrower applies for a Federal PLUS Loan and promises to 
repay the loan, and a school, lender, and guaranty agency certifies the 
parent borrower's eligibility to receive a PLUS loan.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Field 
Test.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
      Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,860.
      Burden Hours: 4,825.
    Abstract: PISA will collect policy-oriented and internationally 
comparable indicators of student achievement at the end of secondary 
school on a timely and regular basis (every three years). For 
comparability with other education systems around the world, 15 year 
old students will be assessed in the U.S. and comparisons of results 
will be made with approximately 30 countries.

[FR Doc. 98-34525 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]
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