Federal Register: February 14, 2008

Volume 73, Number 31

[Notices]

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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,

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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 11, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Financial Status and Program Performance Final Report for
State and Partnership for the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 175.
     Burden Hours: 6,125.
    Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to
determine whether recipients of GEAR UP have made substantial progress
towards meeting the objectives of their respective projects, as
outlined in their grant applications and/or subsequent work plans. In
addition, the final report will enable the Department to evaluate each
grant project's fiscal operations for the entire grant performance
period, and compare total expenditures relative to federal funds
awarded, and actual cost-share/matching relative to the total amount in
the approved grant application. This report is a means for grantees to
share the overall experience of their projects and document
achievements and concerns, and describe effects of their projects on
participants being served; project barriers and major accomplishments;
and evidence of sustainability. The report will be GEAR UP's primary
method to collect/analyze data on students' high school graduation and
immediate college enrollment rates.
    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 3593. 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.

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