[Federal Register: February 20, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 34)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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
March 24, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments 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, 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 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: February 13, 2003.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information,
Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Scholarship Contract & Teaching Verification Form for
Title II HEA Scholarship Recipients (JS).
Frequency: On Occasion Semi-Annually Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or household (primary). Not-for-
profit institutions. State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 4450. Burden
Hours: 3250.
Abstract: Students receiving scholarships under section 204(3)
of the Higher Education Act incur a service obligation to teach in a
high-need school in a high-need LEA. This information collection
consists of: (1) a contract to be executed when funds are first
awarded; (2) an addendum to the contract to be signed when
subsequent funds are awarded; (3) a teaching verification form to be
used by students to document their compliance with the contract's
conditions.
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 directed to
her e-mail address Vivian.Reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be 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 Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address
Joe.Schubart@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. 03-4049 Filed 2-19-03; 8:45 am]
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