[Federal Register: December 3, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 232)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests


AGENCY: Department of Education.


SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, 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 3, 2003.


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 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.
    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: November 26, 2003.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.


Office of the Chief Financial Officer


    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Department of Education Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs Form and Grant Performance Report Form.
    Frequency: Once, only per application for new awards (524).
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs; Not-
for-profit institutions; Businesses or other for-profit.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 23,250. Burden 
Hours: 421,875.
    Abstract: This collection is necessary for the award and 
administration of discretionary and formula grants. The collections 
specific to ED forms are part of the reinvented process ED used for 
awarding multi-year discretionary grants. The new process substantially 
increases flexibility of the grant process by enabling all years of 
multi-year budget to be negotiated in at the time of initial award 
(Budget Information Non-Construction Programs, ED FORM 524). The U.S. 
Department of Education Grant Performance Report (ED Form 524B) is one 
of the tools used by ED Staff as a monitoring tool in the Post-Award 
and Grant Administration functions.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse 
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2149. 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 Sheila Carey at her e-mail address 
Sheila.Carey@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. 02-30554 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]

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