[Federal Register: February 10, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 27)]

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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 Acting Leader, Information Management Group, 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 February 

15, 1999. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested 

persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 12, 1999.


ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 

addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer: Department of Education, Office 

of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, N.W., Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Comments regarding 

the regular clearance and requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request should be addressed to Patrick J. 

Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 

5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651, or 

should be electronically mailed to the internet address Pat 

Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. 

Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 

call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.


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 Acting Leader, 

Information Management Group, 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 at 

the address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from 

Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.

    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.



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    Dated: February 5, 1999.

William E. Burrow,

Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.


Office of Postsecondary Education


    Type of Review: Reinstatement.

    Title: William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program: Loan Deferment 

and Permanent Total Disability Cancellation Request Documents.

    Abstract: These documents will serve as the means of collecting the 

information needed by the Department of Education to determine whether 

a Direct Loan borrower qualifies for a loan discharge based on 

permanent total disability or a loan deferment.

    Additional Information: A proposed information collection is 

presented that would require the Department to consult with the 

Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a means by which their 

physicians will be permitted to certify that disabled veterans may be 

eligible for these benefits.

    Frequency: On occasion.

    Affected Public: Individuals or households.

    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

    Responses: 259,000.

    Burden Hours: 51,800.

[FR Doc. 99-3226 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]

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