[Federal Register: January 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 15)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, 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
February 23, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written comments 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 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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory
Information Management Services, 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: January 18, 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: Revision.
Title: Consolidated State Application/Consolidated State Annual
Report.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 7,800.
Abstract: This information collection package describes the
proposed criteria and procedures that govern the consolidated State
application under which State educational agencies will apply to obtain
funds for implementing ESEA programs. The option of submitting a
consolidated application for obtaining federal formula program grant
funds is provided for in the reauthorized ESEA (No Child Left Behind--
NCLB) sections 9301-9306. This information collection package will
guide the States in identifying the information and data required in
the application.
Requests for copies of the information collection submission for
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number
2886. 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 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 the e-mail address IC
DocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information
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Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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