This document provides notices of proposed information collection requests from three offices within the Department of Education: the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Postsecondary Education, and the Office of Student Financial Assistance. For each office, it provides the type of review, title of the collection, frequency, affected public, estimated burden hours, and abstract summarizing the purpose and contents of the collection. The document invites public comments on whether the collections are necessary, how the information will be processed and used, and ways to improve the quality and clarity of the information.
This document provides notices of proposed information collection requests from three offices within the Department of Education: the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the Office of Postsecondary Education, and the Office of Student Financial Assistance. For each office, it provides the type of review, title of the collection, frequency, affected public, estimated burden hours, and abstract summarizing the purpose and contents of the collection. The document invites public comments on whether the collections are necessary, how the information will be processed and used, and ways to improve the quality and clarity of the information.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Dated: July 1, 1999. Requests for copies of this
Patrick J. Sherrill, information collection should be Notice of Proposed Information Acting Leader, Information Management addressed to Vivian Reese, U. S. Collection Requests Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional AGENCY: Department of Education. Office of Special Education and Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. Rehabilitative Services ACTION: Invitation to comment on the 20202–4651, or should be electronically proposed information collection Type of Review: Revision. mailed to the Internet address Vivian requests. Title: Office of Special Education and Reese @ed.gov, or should be faxed to Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Peer 202–708–9346. SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Review Qualifications Statement. Frequency: Biennially. For questions regarding burden and/ Information Management Group, Office or the collection activity requirements, of the Chief Information Officer, invites Affected Public: Individuals or households. contact Joseph Schubart at 202–708– comments on the proposed information l Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 9266 or electronically mail him at collection requests as required by the internet address joe [email protected]. Burden: Responses: 5,000 Burden Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Individuals who use a Hours: 1,250. DATES: Interested persons are invited to Abstract: In order for OSERS to telecommunications device for the deaf submit comments on or before conduct a review of its discretionary (TDD) may call the Federal Information September 7, 1999. grant applications, it must be able to Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– select qualified reviewers. This 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of selection is based on the information Office of Postsecondary Education 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires from the OSERS Peer Reviewer Qualifications Statement that is entered Type of Review: Reinstatement. that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested into the OSERS Peer Review System. Title: The Program for North Federal agencies and the public an early The potential peer reviewers come from American Mobility in Higher Education opportunity to comment on information the rehabilitation and special education (A Special Focus Competition of FIPSE). collection requests. OMB may amend or fields. Requests for copies of this Frequency: Annually. waive the requirement for public information collection should be Affected Public: Not-for-profit consultation to the extent that public addressed to Vivian Reese, U. S. institutions. participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the Department of Education, 400 Maryland Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: information collection, violate State or Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Responses: 80 Burden Hours: 2,400. Federal law, or substantially interfere Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. Abstract: The Program for North with any agency’s ability to perform its 20202–4651, or should be electronically American Mobility in Higher Education statutory obligations. The Acting mailed to the Internet address Vivian is a competition grant program which Leader, Information Management Reese @ed.gov, or should be faxed to supports institutional cooperation and Group, Office of the Chief Information 202–708–9346. student exchange among the countries Officer, publishes that notice containing For questions regarding burden and/ of the U.S., Mexico and Canada. proposed information collection or the collection activity requirements, Funding supports the participation of requests prior to submission of these contact Sheila Carey at 202–708–6287 or U.S. institutions and students in l requests to OMB. Each proposed electronically mail her at internet trilateral consortia of institutions of information collection, grouped by address sheila [email protected]. higher education. Funding will be office, contains the following: (1) Type Individuals who use a multi-year, with projects lasting up to of review requested, e.g. new, revision, telecommunications device for the deaf four years. extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– Requests for copies of this Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) information collection should be Description of the need for, and 8339. addressed to Vivian Reese, U.S. proposed use of, the information; (5) Office of Student Financial Assistance Department of Education, 400 Maryland Respondents and frequency of Type of Review: Revision. Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Title: Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites Loan and/or Federal Direct 20202–4651, or should be electronically public comment. Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan mailed to the Internet address Vivian The Department of Education is Borrower Promises to Repay His or Her Reese @ed.gov, or should be faxed to especially interested in public comment Loan. 202–708–9346. addressing the following issues: (1) Is Frequency: On occasion. For questions regarding burden and/ this collection necessary to the proper Affected Public: Individuals or or the collection activity requirements, functions of the Department; (2) will households, State, local or Tribal Gov’t, contact Joseph Schubart at 202–708– this information be processed and used SEAs or LEAs. 9266 or electronically mail him at in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: internet address joe—[email protected]. of burden accurate; (4) how might the Responses: 1,828,224 Burden Hours: Individuals who use a Department enhance the quality, utility, 1,828,224. telecommunications device for the deaf and clarity of the information to be Abstract: This form is the means by (TDD) may call the Federal Information collected; and (5) how might the which a Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– Department minimize the burden of this Loan and/or Federal Direct 8339. collection on the respondents, including Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan through the use of information borrower promises to repay his or her [FR Doc. 99–17262 Filed 7–7–99; 8:45 am] technology. loan. 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