[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15354-15355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7820]


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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 Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information

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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 
April 2, 1999. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 1, 
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. Comments regarding 
the regular clearance and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection request should be addressed to Patrick J. 
Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 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 Acting 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 collection on 
respondents, including through the use of information technology.

    Dated: March 25, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
 Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the Chief Information Officer

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Year 2000 Assessment Survey of Postsecondary Educational 
Institutions.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (ED) is actively 
participating on the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion and 
this Year 2000 Assessment Survey is a Departmental, as well as a 
Council, initiative. ED is taking a proactive approach in requesting 
postsecondary educational institutions report on their Year 2000 
readiness. ED needs to survey the progress of domestic (50 States, 
Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, five U.S. Outlying Areas and 
the District of Columbia) postsecondary educational institutions and 
foreign postsecondary educational institutions attended by our students 
receiving federal financial aid. This will be done in order to ensure 
the successful operation of ED's programs and to report to the Office 
of Management and Budget, The President's Council on Year 2000 
Conversion and other Year 2000 oversight authorities.
    Additional Information: This survey is being submitted for 
emergency clearance, as it is a Year 2000 related data collection 
assessment effort. The year 2000 is only nine months away. Due to the 
short time period left before the Year 2000 and the urgency of 
achieving Year 2000 compliance of postsecondary educational 
institutions; we are requesting the 60-day and 30-day waiver for 
Federal Register Notices. This waiver is requested per emergency 
clearance of Year 2000 surveys under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Frequency: As required by OMB, The President's Council on Year 2000 
conversion and other Year 2000 oversight authorities.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 4,631.
      Burden Hours: 30,102.

[FR Doc. 99-7820 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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