[Federal Register: March 9, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 46)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information 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 
May 10, 2004.

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. 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: March 4, 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. 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 proposed information collection request 
may be

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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 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 Shelia Carey at her e-mail address 
SheliaCarey@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. 04-5268 Filed 3-8-04; 8:45 am]

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