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.

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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 April 19, 

1999. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons 

are invited to submit comments on or before June 7, 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., 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 purposes 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.


    Dated: April 5, 1999.

William E. Burrow,

Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.


    Office of Postsecondary Education.

    Type of Review: New.

    Title: Application for Grants Under the Developing Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions Program.

    Abstract: This information is required of institutions of higher 

education designated eligible to apply for grants as Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions under Title V, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 

as amended. This information will be used in the evaluation process to 

determine whether proposed activities are consistent with legislated 

activities, and to determine the dollar share of the Congressional 

appropriation.

    Additional information: The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 

made significant changes to the statutory authorization for Title III, 

Part A. Title V was created to replace Part A, section 316 of Title II 

and was named the


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Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program.

    Frequency: Annually.

    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 

Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.

    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:


      Responses: 100

      Burden Hours: 850


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