[Federal Register: January 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 8)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on
the proposed information collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by
January 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Rachel Potter, 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 Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 IC Clearance
Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice containing proposed
information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental
review of the information collection. 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. ED 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
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: January 4, 2006.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Hurricane Relief Program.
Abstract: Formula grant applications are needed to identify those
SEAs that are eligible applicants under the Hurricane Relief Program,
and to obtain counts by State of students displaced by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita. The counts will be used to make formula payments to
the SEAs to enable them to make formula payments to eligible LEAs and
certain BIA and non-public schools that are educating displaced
students including homeless children and youth.
Additional Information: This request for an emergency clearance is
to collect extremely time-critical student data and related information
in applications from State educational agencies (SEAs) that have local
education agencies (LEAs) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools
serving students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. LEAs will
also collect information from the parents of displaced nonpublic school
children. This expedited collection is a direct result of an emergency
initiative that Congress passed on December 22 and its purpose is to
provide immediate aid for the costs related to the education of these
displaced students for the 2005-2006 school year, including homeless
children and youth. The data collected will be used by ED to make four
Emergency Impact Aid formula grant payments to applicant SEAs based on
quarterly student counts reported by LEAs. The SEAs will make four
formula grant payments to applicant LEAs and BIA schools based on the
quarterly student counts that they report to the SEAs, and LEAs in turn
will be responsible for making payments to accounts for nonpublic
school children. In addition, the first quarterly student count will be
used to determine eligibility and payments for displaced homeless
children and youth. Due to the urgency of distributing this application
form and collecting the required information from interested
participants, we are requesting an OMB emergency clearance of the
Emergency Impact Aid application.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs;
individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses--13,200. Burden
Hours--28,100.
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 2959. When
you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. 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 IC DocketMgr@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 electronically mailed to IC DocketMgr@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.
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