[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14127]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting 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: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 3, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection requests 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 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.
    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: May 28, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid 
Programs.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 2,915.
      Burden Hours: 20,245.
    Abstract: The Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended 
requires postsecondary institutions to complete and submit this 
application as a condition of eligibility for any of the Title IV 
student financial assistance programs and for the other postsecondary 
programs authorized by the HEA. An institution must submit the form (1) 
initially when it first seeks to become eligible for the Title IV 
programs; (2) when its program participation agreement expires 
(recertification); (3) when it changes ownership, merges, or changes 
from a ``profit'' to a ``non-profit'' institution; (4) to be reinstated 
to participate in the Title IV programs, (5) to notify the Department 
when it makes certain changes, e.g. name or address and (5) it wishes 
to have a new program (outside its current scope) or new location 
approved for Title IV purposes.

[FR Doc. 99-14127 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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