[Federal Register: May 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 96)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

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 
June 17, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Alice Thaler, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

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: May 13, 2004.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Grantee Reporting Form.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: 350.
    Burden Hours: 400.
    Abstract: The Grantee Reporting Form is an information collection 
form that has been approved and extended with minor modifications by 
OMB until February 29, 2004. The Rehabilitation Services Administration 
(RSA) currently uses the Grantee Reporting Form to assess grantees' 
compliance with program requirements and to report to Congress 
performance and progress in meeting the purpose for training programs 
as mandated in Title III of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended: 
to ``ensure that skilled personnel are available to provide 
rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities through 
vocational, medical, social, and psychological rehabilitation programs 
* * *'' The Grantee Reporting Form will provide specific information in 
this regard, including the number of RSA scholars entering the public 
vocational rehabilitation workforce, in what rehabilitation field, and 
in what type of employment (e.g., State VR agency, nonprofit service 
provider or practice group).
    Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment 
request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2464. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac 
Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also be 
electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 
faxed to 202-245-6623. 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. 04-11219 Filed 5-17-04; 8:45 am]

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