[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69728-69729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29300]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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.

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 19, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, 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 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, Regulatory 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: November 13, 2002.
John Tressler, Leader,
Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of English Language Acquisitions

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: School Improvement: Foreign Language Assistance Program for 
Local Educational Agencies.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public:
    State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 150.
     Burden Hours: 12,000.
    Abstract: This application is used by local educational agencies to 
apply for discretionary grants authorized under the Foreign Language 
Assistance Program for Local Educational Agencies.
    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 submission for OMB review; comment 
request may be accessed from http://edicsweb/ed.gov, by selecting the 
``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2188. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 
20202-4651. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet 
address ed.gov">OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov 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 Sheila Carey at her e-mail address 
ed.gov">Sheila.Carey@ed.gov. 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. 02-29300 Filed 11-18-02; 8:45 am]
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