[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6118]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
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 
April 20, 2009.

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, 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 Director, 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: March 16, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management 
Services, Office of Management.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) 
Program Performance Report, Form RSA 661.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 912.

    Abstract: The Annual PAAT Program Performance Report will be used 
to analyze and evaluate the PAAT Program administered by eligible 
systems in states. These systems provide services to eligible 
individuals with disabilities to assist in the acquisition, 
utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology devices or 
assistive technology services. The Rehabilitation Services 
Administration (RSA) uses the form to meet specific data collection 
requirements of Section 5 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as 
amended (AT Act). PAAT programs must report annually using the form, 
which is due on or before December 30 of each year. The Annual PAAT 
Performance Report has enabled RSA to furnish the President and 
Congress with data on the provision of protection and advocacy services 
and has helped to establish a sound basis for future funding requests. 
Data from the form have been used to evaluate the effectiveness of 
eligible systems within individual states in meeting annual priorities 
and objectives. These data also have been used to indicate trends in 
the provision of services from year to year.
    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 
3920. 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., 
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically 
mailed to the Internet address [email protected] or faxed to 202-401-
0920. 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. E9-6118 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
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