Proposed Information Collection Request

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Proposed Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection request.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Resources Management Service,

invites comments on the proposed information collection request as

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.

DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the

Act, since allowing for the normal review period would adversely affect

the public interest. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has been requested by October 19, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk

Officer: Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 726

Jackson Place, NW., Room 3208, New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information

collection request should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 7th & D Streets SW., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-9915.

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 3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires that the Director of OMB

provide interested Federal agencies and persons 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 of Federal law, or substantially

interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory

obligations. The Acting Director, Office of Information Resources

Management, publishes this notice with attached proposed information

collection requests prior to submission to OMB. For each proposed

information collection request, grouped by office, this notice contains

the following information: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., new,

revision, extension, existing, or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)

Frequency of collection; (4) The affected public; (5) Reporting and/or

Recordkeeping burden; and (6) Abstract. Because an emergency review is

requested, the additional information to be requested in this

collection is included in the section on ``Additional Information'' in

this notice.

Dated: October 4, 1994.

Ingrid Kolb,

Acting Director, Information Resources Management Service.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: EMERGENCY

Title: Application for Designation as an Eligible Institution Under

Title III

Abstract: Institutions of Higher Education will submit this form in

order to be designated as eligible to compete for grants under the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title III, Parts A and C.

Additional Information: The U.S. Department of Education has requested

an emergency review and approval from the Office of Management and

Budget. The Department's requested approval date is October 19, 1994.

If the deadline date for transmittal of applications for Title III

eligibility designation is delayed, the Department will not be able to

notify institutions of their eligibility status before mid-April, 1995.

Such a delay in the Title III eligibility designation will delay in the

competitions for new awards under Title III Part A Strengthening

Institutions Program and Part C Endowment Challenge Grant Program, and

the newly authorized Hispanic-serving Institutions Program. Ultimately,

further delay in the processing of this collection submission will

result in severe time constraints for these FY 1995 new grant awards,

with the danger that the FY 1995 funds will remain unexpended at the

end of the fiscal year.

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Non-profit institutions

Reporting Burden:

Responses: 1,200

Burden Hours: 9,600

Recordkeeping Burden:

Recordkeepers: 0

Burden Hours: 0.

[FR Doc. 94-25110 Filed 10-11-94; 8:45 am]

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