[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 48227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18131]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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 
September 8, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

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 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: August 3, 2004.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Federal Student Aid

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications for the 
Participation in the Quality Assurance (QA) Program.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; businesses or 
other for-profit; Federal government.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 125.
     Burden Hours: 125.
    Abstract: With this notice, the Secretary invites institutions 
of higher education to send a letter of application to participate 
in the Department of Education's Quality Assurance (QA) Program. 
This Program is intended to allow and encourage participating 
institutions to develop and implement their own comprehensive 
programs to verify student financial aid application data.
    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 2603. When you access the information collection, click on 
``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information 
should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. 
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-245-6621. 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 Joseph Schubart at his e-mail 
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. 04-18131 Filed 8-6-04; 8:45 am]
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