[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25505-25506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10871]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The NIFL Director 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 
June 1, 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, NW, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, 
DC 20503, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Application for Literacy Information aNd Communication 
System (LINCS) Regional Technology Centers Awards to organizations to 
support the creation of regional technology coordinating centers to

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expand and coordinated LINCS services at the regional and state level.
    Abstract: The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) was created by 
the National Literacy Act of 1991 and amended by the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998 to provide a national focal point for literacy 
activities and to facilitate the pooling of ideas and expertise across 
a fragmented field. The Act authorizes the NIFL to conduct basic and 
applied research and demonstrations on literacy; collect and 
disseminate information to Federal, State and local entities with 
respect to literacy; and improve and expand the system for delivery of 
literacy services. The NIFL will provide funding to organizations for 
the creation of regional technology centers that will represent and 
promote LINCS within their region; work with the NIFL and other 
regional technology centers to improve and expand LINCS; provide 
literacy-related resources through LINCS; and train organizations and 
individuals in the use of LINCS and technology and carry out such other 
tasks as called for in the information collection request. Evaluations 
to determine successful applications will be made by a panel of 
literacy experts and information specialists using the published 
criteria. The NIFL will use this information to make up to 5 
cooperative agreement awards for a period of up to three years.
    Burden Statement: The burden for this collection of information is 
estimated at 55 hours per response for the first year. This estimate 
includes the time needed to review instructions, complete the form, and 
review the collection of information. No more than five applicants will 
be awarded a three-year cooperative agreement grant. Each awardee will 
have an annual update of the application requiring an average of 40 
hours per response for each continuation year.
    Respondents: Public and private non-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 79 hours.

Request for Comments

    Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 USC 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 NIFL director publishes that notice containing 
proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these 
requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection contains a burden 
statement that includes the estimated burden hours and other relevant 
information.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from www.nifl.gov/lines or comments regarding burden 
and/or the collection activity requirements should be addressed to 
Jaleh Behroozi Soroui, National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, 
NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006. Requests also may be 
electronically mailed to the internet address [email protected] or 
faxed to 202-233-2050. Please specify the complete title of the 
information collection when making your request.

    Dated: April 25, 2000.
Carolyn Y. Staley,
Acting Director, NIFL.
[FR Doc. 00-10871 Filed 5-1-00; 8:45 am]
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