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Date: July 2005 FRPart: |
Page Numbers: 43132
Performance Report for the Leveraging Educational Assistance Program (LEAP) and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Program (SLEAP) Programs.
Posted on 07-26-2005
[Federal Register: July 26, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 142)]
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[Page 43132]
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.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 26, 2005.
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 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 Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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. 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 the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: July 20, 2005.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Performance Report for the Leveraging Educational Assistance Program
(LEAP) and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Program (SLEAP) Programs.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 56. Burden Hours: 560.
Abstract: The LEAP and SLEAP programs use matching Federal and State Funds to
provide a nationwide system of grants to assist postsecondary educational students
with substantial financial need. On this performance report the states provide
information the Department requires about the state's use of program funds in
order to demonstrate compliance with the program's statutory and regulatory
requirements. Federal program officials use the performance report data for
monitoring program funds distribution. With the clearance of this collection,
the Department is seeking to automate the performance reporting process for
both the LEAP Program and the subprogram, SLEAP. There are no significant changes
to the current LEAP form data elements, there are however, additional items
pertaining to the SLEAP program.
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 2737. 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 OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-245-6621. Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request. Comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at his e-mail address
Joe.Schubart@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. 05-14629 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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