[Federal Register: April 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 64)]
[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
April 10, 2002. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 3,
2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Karen Lee, 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
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mailed to the Internet address KarenF.Lee@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: March 29, 2002.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program--Phase I--
Grant Application Package.
Abstract: This application package invites small business concerns
to submit a Phase I research application for the Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR) program. This is in response to Pub. L. 106-
554, the ``Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000, H.R. 5667'' (the
``Act'') enacted on December 21, 2000. The Act requires certain
agencies, including the Department of Education (ED), to establish a
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program by reserving a
statutory percentage of their extramural research and development
budgets to be awarded to small business concerns for research or R&D
through a uniform, highly competitive, three-phase process each fiscal
year.
Additional Information: The Act further requires the Small Business
Administration (SBA) to issue policy directives for the general conduct
of the SBIR programs within the Federal Government. In order to avoid
public harm and comply with the law and SBA Policy Directives, the
Department is requesting an emergency clearance by April 10, 2002. This
is the only way to assure that applicants have an adequate response
time, that their applications receive an expert peer review, and that
their awards are made before the end of the fiscal year.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 250.
Burden Hours: 10,000.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting ``Browse
Pending Collections'' and clicking on link number. When you access the
information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view.
Written requests for information should be addressed to Vivian Reese,
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional
Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651 or to the e-mail address
vivian.reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the
Internet address OCIO__RIMG@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 Kathy Axt at (540) 776-7742 or via
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.
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