4000-01

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 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
\[insert the 30th day after publication of this notice\].

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17^th^ Street, N.W., Room 10222,
Washington, D.C. 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses
electronically by email to <oira_submission@omb.eop.gov> or via fax to
(202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in
their response "Comment: \[insert OMB number\], \[insert abbreviated
collection name, e.g., "Upward Bound Evaluation"\]. Persons submitting
comments electronically should not submit paper copies.

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.

Dated:      

Angela C. Arrington

> IC Clearance Official
>
> Regulatory Information Management Services

Office of Management

[Office of the Chief Financial Officer]{.underline}

[Type of Review]{.underline}: Extension of a currently approved
collection

[Title]{.underline}: GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All Grant
Applications (JH)

[Frequency]{.underline}: Other: One time

[Affected Public]{.underline}:

Businesses or other for-profit

Not-for-profit institutions

State, Local, or Tribal Gov\'t, SEAs or LEAs

[Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden]{.underline}:

Responses: 21922 Burden Hours: 32883

[Abstract]{.underline}: On October 20, 1994, the Improving America\'s
Schools Act, Public Law 103-382, become law. The Act added a provision
to the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA). Section 427 of GEPA
requires an applicant for assistance under Department programs to
develop and describe in the grant application the steps it proposes to
take to ensure equitable access to, and equitable participation in, its
proposed project for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries
with special needs. The current GEPA Section 427 guidance for
discretionary grant applications and formula grant applications has
approval through November 30, 2007. We are requesting an extension of
this approval.

     

Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB
review may be accessed from [http://edicsweb.ed.gov]{.underline}, by
selecting the "Browse Pending Collections" link and by clicking on link
number       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,
Potomac Center, 9^th^ Floor, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. Requests may
also be electronically mailed to <ICDocketMgr@ed.gov> or faxed to
202-245-6623. **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 HYLER<ICDocketMgr@ed.gov>
202-245-6604. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1-800-877-8339.