[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53543-53544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18516]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management 
Services, Office of Management 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 
October 19, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses 
electronically by e-mail to [email protected] or via fax to 
(202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in 
their response ``Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated 
collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound Evaluation'']. Persons submitting 
comments electronically should not submit paper copies.

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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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: September 13, 2007.
James Hyler,
Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: ED-524 Budget Information Non-Construction Programs Form and 
Instructions.
    Frequency: New Awards.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household; Businesses or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, 
SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 17,000.
     Burden Hours: 297,500.
    Abstract: The ED-524 Budget Information Non-Construction Programs 
Form and Instructions were previously part of another collection, OMB 
control number 1890-0004. The 1890-0004 collection currently includes 
three distinct information collection instruments, the ED 524 Budget 
Form, the ED 524B Grant Performance Report and the administrative 
requirements in the Education Department General

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Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). As part of the renewal of these 
instruments, we are requesting that each of the instruments be approved 
under separate OMB control numbers. Separating these instruments into 
three information collections will make it easier to make additional 
deletions, revisions or other needed changes to each instrument 
throughout the approval period and eliminate any potential confusion 
when changes are made to only one of the instruments. We are requesting 
a new OMB control number for the ED 524, Budget Form and a three-year 
approval. Please note that the ED 524B, Grant Performance Report will 
retain the 1890-0004 number.
    The ED 524 form and instructions are included in U.S. Department of 
Education (ED) discretionary grant application packages and are needed 
in order for applicants to submit summary-level budget data by budget 
category, as well as a detailed budget narrative, to request and 
justify their proposed grant budgets which are part of their grant 
applications.
    Requests for copies of the information collection submission for 
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting 
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
3372. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments [lrquo] 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 [email protected] or faxed to 202-245-
6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection 
when making your request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [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. E7-18516 Filed 9-18-07; 8:45 am]
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