[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7634-7635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3679]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the 
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 
March 18, 1999.

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, NW, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, 
DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected]. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland 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 202-708-9346.

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 Acting Leader, Information Management 
Group, Office of the 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.


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    Dated: February 10, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Participation in the Bilingual Education 
Graduate Fellowship Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 45.
      Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Abstract: This form is used by institutions of higher education to 
request approval of their graduate programs of study so that they may 
nominate students for fellowships. The student nomination form becomes 
part of the award document and is used by institutions to report 
annually on the amount of funds spent per fellowship.
    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.

Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Demonstration of Compliance with Terms and Conditions of the 
Bilingual Education Graduate Fellowship Program Contract.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 700.
      Burden Hours: 366.
    Abstract: Regulations (34 CFR 535.50) require Fellowship Recipients 
to demonstrate compliance with Terms and Conditions of Assistance 
awarded under the Bilingual Education Graduate Fellowship Program. 
Recipients must either work in an approved activity or repay the 
financial assistance.
    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.

[FR Doc. 99-3679 Filed 2-12-99; 8:45 am]
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