[Federal Register: December 19, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 245)]
[Notices]               
[Page 66999-67000]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Resources Group, invites 
comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. 
Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

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 of the Information Resources 
Group publishes this 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 at the address 
specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J. 
Sherrill at the address specified above.
    The Department of Education is especially interested in public 
comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection 
necessary to the proper functions of the Department, (2) will this 
information be processed and used in a timely manner, (3) is the 
estimate of burden accurate, (4) how might the Department enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and 
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on 
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.

    Dated: December 13, 1996.
Linda Tague,
Acting Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Fiscal Operations Report and Application to Participate in 
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity 
Grant, and Federal Work-Study Programs.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 
      Responses: 4,800
      Burden Hours: 80,241
    Abstract: This data will be used to compute the amount of funds 
needed by each institution during the 1998-99 Award Year. The Fiscal 
operations report data will be used to assess program effectiveness, 
account for funds expended during the 1996-97 Award Year, and as part 
of the institutional funding process.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Congressionally Mandated Study of Migrant Student 
Participation in Title I Schoolwide Programs.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 
      Responses: 1,315
      Burden Hours: 1,498
    Abstract: Congress required a study of services to migrant children 
in schoolwide projects. This study uses school surveys, case studies, 
and document reviews to meet that requirement. A final report will be 
submitted to Congress in December 1997.

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