[Federal Register: July 31, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 147)]
[Notices]               
[Page 39502-39503]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr31jy01-63]                         

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.


[[Page 39503]]


SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer 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 
August 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, 
Acting Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and 
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 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 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 Leader, Regulatory Information 
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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: July 25, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

    Office of the Chief Financial Officer
    Type of Review: New.
    Title: GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant Applications.
    Frequency: Once, only per application for new awards.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 6,600    Burden Hours: 9,900.
    Abstract: In compliance with Section 427 of the General Education 
Provisions Act, as amended by Public. Law. 103-282, all applicants for 
grant awards made by the Department of Education are required to 
describe in their applications the steps they propose to take to ensure 
equitable access to, and equitable participation in, the proposed grant 
activities conducted with federal funds. The Department has developed a 
single document that provides common guidance for all competitive and 
formula grant applicants on how they can meet this requirement. The 
language in this common guidance document is nearly identical to 
language that the Department has previously used in separate guidance 
documents applicable to discretionary grant applicants and to States 
that have previously applied for formula grants on the basis of 
consoldiated plans available under Title XIV of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to 
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests 
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address 
OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection when making your request. 
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements 
should be directed to Jacqueline Montague at (202) 708-5359 or via her 
internet address Jackie.Montague@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. 01-18967 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P