[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 227 (Friday, November 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70557-70558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29956]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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 
January 23, 2001.

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

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with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The 
Leader, Regulatory 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. 
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: November 16 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

    Office of Student Financial Assistance Programs
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate 
(FISAP) in the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational 
Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work-Study Programs.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (primary), Businesses 
or other for-profit, State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1.
      Burden Hours: 25780.
    Abstract: This application data will be used to compute the amount 
of funds needed by each institution during the 2002-2003 Award Year. 
The Fiscal Operations Report data will be used to assess program 
effectiveness, account for funds expended during the 2002-2001 award 
year, and as as part of the institutional funding process.
    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 
4050, 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. 
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements 
should be directed to Jackie Montague at (202) 708-5359. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Office of the Undersecretary
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: Study of the SDFSCA Middle School Coordinator Initiative.
    Frequency: Semi-Annually Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs 
(primary), Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 14326.
      Burden Hours: 13753.
    Abstract: The national evaluation of the Middle School Coordinator 
Initiative (MSCI) will be conducted over the course of four years and 
will collect data from district prevention coordinators, Middle School 
Coordinators, district officials, school principals, prevention 
teachers, school support personnel, students, parents, and 
representatives of community organizations. Initiative implementation 
will be assessed in all funded districts. School-level program data and 
student outcome data will be collected from a sample of 30 MSCI 
districts as well as 30 comparison districts over four years. Case 
study data will be collected from 10 of those MSCI districts.
    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 
4050, 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. 
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements 
should be directed to Kathy Axt at (703) 426-9692. 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. 00-29956 Filed 11-22-00; 8:45 am]
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