[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69749-69750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32285]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The 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 
January 13, 2000.

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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address [email protected].

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 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.

    Dated: December 8, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Regional Technology in Education Consortia.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 50; Burden 
Hours: 8,000.
    Abstract: Applications are required to receive grants under the 
Regional Technology in Education Consortia Program (CFDA #84.302A), and 
recipients are selected competitively. This package provides potential 
applicants with guidance as to the program's requirements and the 
manner in which to prepare and submit their application for funding.
    This information collection is being submitted under the 
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grants Information 
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, this 30-day public comment notice 
will be the only public comment notice published for this information 
collection.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
should be

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addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 
20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
OCIO__IMG__I[email protected] or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
    Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be directed to Kathy Axt at (703) 426-9692 or via 
her internet address Kathy__A[email protected]. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. 99-32285 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am]
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