[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3287-3288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1381]


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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 Leader, Information Management Group, 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 January 29, 
1999. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons 
are invited to submit comments on or before March 22, 1999.

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, N.W., Room 10235, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Requests for copies 
of the proposed information collection request 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 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 Leader, Information 
Management Group, 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

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collection on respondents, including through the use of information 
technology.

    Dated: January 15, 1999.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Application Package for Gaining Early Awareness and 
Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
    Abstract: Partnerships and states proposing to conduct early 
intervention and scholarship components under GEAR UP need to respond 
to this collection of information. Applications submitted will be 
reviewed to access the quality of the proposed GEAR UP projects.
    This information collection is being submitted under the 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information 
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment period 
notice will be the only public comment notice published for this 
information collection.
    Additional Information: The application package requests 
programmatic and budgetary information needed to evaluate new 
applications and make funding decisions based on the authorizing 
legislation, program regulations, and EDGAR. The package will also be 
used to collect the information necessary to determine if it is in the 
best interest of the government to make new and continuing awards under 
GEAR UP.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 2,000; Burden 
hours: 120,000.

[FR Doc. 99-1381 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]
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