[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20136-20137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9671]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.

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SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the

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Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information 
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably 
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by 
April 25, 2001. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 18, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, 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: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB 
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity 
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management 
and Budget (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 
this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the 
beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. 
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. ED 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 respondents, 
including through the use of information technology.

    Dated: April 13, 2001.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Native American School Renovation and Repair Grant 
Application.
    Abstract: The Department will use the information collected through 
this application to award grants to approximately 150 local educational 
agenices that serve high proportions of children living on Indian 
lands. The information will also be used to describe to the Congress 
and the public how these grants are being used.
    Additional Information: The recently enacted Department of 
Education Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 contains 
authorization for school renovation and repair grants to local 
educational agencies (LEAs) that are eligible for Impact Aid Basic 
Support Payments and whose enrollments are comprised of at least 50 
percent children who live on Indian lands. The Department must award 
grantees in time to undertake their school renovation and repair 
projects in July and August. Failure to make awards on this schedule 
will likely cause substantial harm to many eligible LEAs since they may 
be forced to delay their school renovation projects until the following 
year.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 150. Burden 
Hours: 300.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, 
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address [email protected], or should be faxed to 202-708-
9346.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements, contact Kathy Axt at 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. 01-9671 Filed 4-18-01; 8:45 am]
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