[Federal Register: September 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 176)]
[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 Management 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
October 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses
electronically by e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to
(202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in
their response ``Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated
collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound Evaluation''].'' Persons
submitting comments electronically should not submit paper copies.
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
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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 Management, 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: September 4, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Service,
Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) Program
Assurances.
Frequency: Other: Submitted once prior to FY 2007, and therefore
only upon the redesignation of the P&A.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (primary). State,
Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 9.
Abstract: Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended
(Act), and its implementing Federal Regulations at 34 CFR Part 381,
require the PAIR grantees to submit an application to the RSA
Commissioner in order to receive assistance under Section 509 of the
Act. The Act requires that the application contain Assurances to which
the grantee must comply. Section 509(f) of the Act specifies the
Assurances. There are 57 PAIR grantees. All 57 grantees are required to
be part of the protection and advocacy system in each State established
under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6041 et seq.)
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
3752. 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.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. 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 202-
401-1097. 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. E8-20968 Filed 9-9-08; 8:45 am]
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