Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests, 8301 [08-644]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
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[Page 8301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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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 
April 14, 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: February 7, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, 
Office of Management.

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for 
the SF-424.
    Frequency: Other: For new awards.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs 
(primary), Individuals or household, Businesses or other for-profit, 
Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

     Responses: 26,000.
     Burden Hours: 7,860.
    Abstract: In the previous clearance of the 1890-0017 collection in 
2004, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) cleared the Application for 
Federal Education Assistance or ED 424 under this collection number. 
Since that time, ED has discontinued use of the ED 424 Form and has 
begun using the SF-424, Application for Federal Assistance, together 
with the U.S. Department of Education Supplemental Information for the 
SF-424 form. ED made a policy decision to switch to the SF-424 in 
keeping with Federal-wide forms standardization and streamlining 
efforts, especially with widespread agency use of Grants.gov. There 
were several data elements/questions on the ED 424 that were required 
for ED applicants that were not included on the SF-424. Therefore, ED 
put these questions that were already cleared as part of the 1890-0017 
collection on a form entitled the U.S. Department of Education 
Supplemental Information for the SF-424.
    The forms in the SF-424 forms family (e.g., the SF-424 Core Form, 
SF-424M and SF-424R&R) have already been cleared for use by Federal 
agencies to collect certain identifying information and other data from 
grant applicants. In this renewal for the collection package for 1890-
0017, ED is requesting clearance only for the U.S. Department of 
Education Supplemental Information for the SF-424 form. The questions 
on this form deal with the following areas: Project Director 
identifying and contact information; Novice Applicants; and Human 
Subjects Research. The ED supplemental information form could be used 
with any of the SF-424 forms in the SF-424 forms family, as applicable.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse 
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3589. 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. 08-644 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45am]
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