[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 57027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23697]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 17, 2011.

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, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to [email protected] with a cc: to 
[email protected]. Please note that written comments received in 
response to this notice will be considered public records.

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. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: September 12, 2011.
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of the Secretary

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title of Collection: Generic Application Package for Discretionary 
Grant Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0006.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: New Awards.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits; Individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; private sector; State, Local 
or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,836.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 446,089.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (ED) is requesting an 
extension of the approval for the Generic Application Package that 
numerous ED discretionary grant programs use to provide applicants the 
generic forms and information needed to apply for new grants under 
those grant program competitions.
    ED will use this Generic Application package for discretionary 
grant programs that: (1) Use the standard ED or Federal-wide grant 
application forms that have been cleared separately through OMB and (2) 
use selection criteria from the Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR); statutory selection criteria or a 
combination of EDGAR and statutory selection criteria authorized under 
EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.200. The use of the standard ED grant application 
forms and the use of EDGAR and/or statutory selection criteria promote 
the standardization and streamlining of ED discretionary grant 
application packages.
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4652. 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 and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    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. 2011-23697 Filed 9-14-11; 8:45 am]
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