[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
[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 Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
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 June
26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review 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, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or
faxed to (202) 395-5806.
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 Director, Information
Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, 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: June 5, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Program--ARRA Stimulus
Grant.
Abstract: The Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program
supplemental funding appropriated under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act provides grants for emergency repairs and
modernization of school facilities to certain eligible local
educational agencies (LEAs) that were eligible to receive formula
Impact Aid funds in Fiscal Year 2008.
Additional Information: In FY 2009, Congress passed the American
Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA), which authorized a supplemental
appropriation for school construction. This law provided that $60
million be made available for emergency school construction and
modernization projects for certain eligible local education agencies
(LEAs).
The Impact Aid ARRA Discretionary Construction Program provides
grants to eligible Impact Aid school districts to assist in addressing
their school facility emergency and modernization needs. The eligible
Impact Aid school districts were eligible to receive Impact Aid
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funds under either Section 8002 or Section 8003 for FY 2008. In
addition, these LEAs have a total assessed value of real property of
less than $100 million; or, have an average assessed value of real
property per pupil less than the State average assessed value of real
property. The Fiscal Year 2009 appropriation provides $60 million for
this competitive construction grant program, available for obligation
through FY 2009.
Frequency: Quarterly; ARRA Reporting.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 300.
Burden Hours: 2,100.
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 4036. 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 the Internet address 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.
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. E9-13663 Filed 6-10-09; 8:45 am]
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