[Federal Register: June 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 123)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 Management, 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 July
3, 2007. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested
persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 27, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Nicole Cafarella, 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
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection
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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: June 21, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Hurricane Education Recovery Awards.
Abstract: Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Agricultural and Other
Emergency Assistance for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007, and
for Other Purposes (Pub. L. 110-28) provides $30 million in awards to
institutions of higher education, as defined in section 101 or section
102(c) of the HEA, that are located in an area in which a major
disaster was declared in accordance with section 401 of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act related to
Hurricanes Katrina or Rita that were forced to close, relocate or
significantly curtail their activities as a result of damage directly
caused by the hurricanes. These Hurricane Education Recovery Awards can
only be used to defray expenses, including expenses that would have
been covered by revenue lost as a direct result of Hurricanes Katrina
or Rita, expenses already incurred, and construction expenses directly
related to damage resulting from Hurricanes Katrina or Rita and for
payments to enable affected institutions to provide grants to students
who attend such institutions for academic years beginning on or after
July 1, 2006.
Additional Information: Congress continues to be concerned with the
devastation caused in 2005 to several states and these additional
appropriations were recently voted to help with necessary funding to
help these communities get back to normal educational pursuits.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Businesses or other
for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 50.
Burden Hours: 75.
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 3395. 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 ICDocketMgr@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 ICDocketMgr@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. E7-12398 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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