Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

Federal Register: February 22, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 34)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance

Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of

Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before

March 24, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,

Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New

Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395- 5806 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a cc: to

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.

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 Acting Director, Information Collection

Clearance Division, 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.

Dated: February 17, 2010.

James Hyler,

Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory

Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Application Forms and Instructions for the International

Research and Studies (IRS) Program (CFDA Numbers 84.017A-1 and 84.017A- 3) (1894-0001).

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't,

SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 118.

Burden Hours: 13,306.

Abstract: The IRS Program provides grants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields. Applications are divided into two groups, research, surveys, and studies (CFDA 84.017A-1) and instructional materials (CFDA 84.017A-3). Minor revisions have been made to both applications to clarify the directions for submitting the budget and other attachments. In addition, versions of the latest laws and regulations for the program have been updated.

This information collection is being submitted under the

Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information

Collections (1894-0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period notice will be the only public comment notice published for this information collection.

Requests for copies of the information collection submission for

OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4217. 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 directed 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.

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