[Federal Register: May 4, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 87)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), since public harm is reasonably likely
to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by May 7,
2001. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons
are invited to submit comments on or before July 3, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, Desk Officer: Department of Education,
Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, N.W., Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be
electronically mailed to the internet address
Lauren_Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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, Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes
this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the
beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection.
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. ED invites public comment. 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 respondents,
including through the use of information technology.
Dated: April 30, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: School Renovation, IDEA, and Technology Grant Application.
Abstract: ED will use the information collected through this
application to award grants to approximately 52 State educational
agencies that will conduct competitive grant processes to award
subgrants to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs). The
information will also be used to describe to the Congress and the
public how these grants are being used.
Additional Information: The Department of Education is requesting
emergency clearance from OMB for the School Renovation, Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and Technology Grant
Application due to an unanticipated event and possibly causing public
harm. Since the passage of the FY 2001 Appropriations Act with this
program's enactment, the Department has been meeting with interested
groups and with contact persons in the States to determine how
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best to implement the new program. Funds appropriated for these grants
will become available on July 1, 2001. Emergency approval is requested
by May 7, 2001 so that States may start their subgrant process as soon
as possible and some grantees may have their awards in time to
undertake school renovation and repair projects during the summer.
Summer is the primary season for LEAs to undertake school facility
renovation projects, when schools are not otherwise in use. Failure to
make awards on this schedule will likely cause substantial harm to some
eligible LEAs since they may be forced to delay their school renovation
projects until the following year.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 52; Burden
Hours: 104.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the
internet address OCIO__IMG__Issues@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-
708-9346.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements, contact Kathy Axt at her internet address
Kathy.Axt@ed.gov. 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. 01-11204 Filed 5-3-01; 8:45 am]
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