Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Federal Register: May 13, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 93)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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: 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 May 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Bridget Dooling, Desk Officer, Department of Education,
Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395- 6974.
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 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 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.
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: May 8, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: New.
Title: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant Program Agreement to Serve.
Abstract: The TEACH Grant Program Agreement to Serve must be signed by a student each year before receiving a
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TEACH Grant. By signing the Agreement to Serve, the student promises to meet the teaching service requirements of the TEACH Grant program as described in the Agreement, and to repay with interest the full amount of any TEACH Grant as a Direct Unsubsidized Loan if the student does not complete the required teaching service or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of the TEACH Grant Program.
Additional Information: The U.S. Department of Education requests that OMB grant an emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve to be used in the TEACH Grant Program. Section 420N(b) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, requires an applicant for a TEACH
Grant to complete an Agreement to Serve before receiving a TEACH Grant.
The TEACH Grant Program was established under the HEA by the College
Cost Reduction and Access Act of 1007 (the CCRAA). In accordance with section 4200 of the CCRAA, the effective date for the TEACH Grant
Program is July 1, 2008. The Department is requesting an emergency clearance because the regular clearance process would not enable us to make an OMB-approved Agreement to Serve available to TEACH Grant applicants by the statutory effective date for the TEACH Grant Program.
The Department requests emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve by May 14, 2008, to ensure that systems work and testing necessary to implement the electronic Agreement to Serve can be completed by July 1, 2008. Upon receiving emergency clearance of the Agreement to Serve, the
Department will submit the Agreement to Serve for the regular information clearance process, including notice of a 60-day public comment period.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 55,800.
Burden Hours: 27,900.
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 3685. 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 the Internet address 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. E8-10632 Filed 5-12-08; 8:45 am
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