Publication Date: April 30, 2008
Page Numbers: 23453
Summary: Experimental Sites Initiative--Data Collection Instrument
Posted on 04-30-2008
[Federal Register: April 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 84)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 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: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 30, 2008.
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 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.
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: April 24, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Experimental Sites Initiative--Data Collection Instrument.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 109.
Burden Hours: 1,650.
Abstract: This data collection instrument will be used to collect
specific information/performance data for the analysis of eight
experiments. This effort will assist ED/Federal Student Aid in
obtaining and compiling information to help determine change in the
administration and delivery of Title IV programs. The experiments cover
major financial aid processes. Institutions are given the flexibility
to test different procedures to carry out the intent of regulations,
whereby the Department can analyze the data and obtain information for
Title IV regulatory and legislative changes. Thus, the Department needs
this information in its on-going initiative to improve the financial
aid delivery services to students and the postsecondary institutions
they attend. Additionally, working with Congress, the Department can
use this data to make informed decisions for future reauthorization.
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 3674. 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.
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. E8-9424 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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