[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3602]


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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 
March 17, 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: February 10, 2000.
William Burrow,
Leader Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Grant Performance Report.
    Frequency: One time. High-risk grant organizations may be required 
to report more frequently.
    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: 6,000.
      Burden Hours: 120,000.
    Abstract: ED uses the information collection specific to ED FORM 
524-B for the award and administration of multi-year discretionary 
grants. The Department has substantially increased the flexibility of 
the grant process by enabling all years of multi-budgets to be 
negotiated at the time of the initial award. (ED GAPS001) and to submit 
only performance report (ED FORM 524-B) to receive continuation 
funding. This clearance also includes government-wide common rules for 
institutions of Higher Education, Non-Profit agencies, and State and 
local governments.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to 
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. Requests 
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection when making your request. 
Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements 
should be directed to Jacqueline Montague at (202) 708-5359 or via her 
internet address [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. 00-3602 Filed 2-15-00; 8:45 am]
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