26588 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 89 / Monday, May 8, 2000 / Notices

Dated: May 3, 2000.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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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 Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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 4, 2000. A

regular clearance process is also

beginning. Interested persons are

invited to submit comments on or before

July 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer:

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget; 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503 or should be electronically

mailed to the internet address

DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV.

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 Leader, Information

Management Group, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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 2, 2000.

William E. Burrow,

Leader, Information Management Group,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: New.

Title: Alternative Financing Program

and the Alternative Financing Technical

Assistance Program.

Abstract: The purpose of this program

is to increase the availability of and

expand opportunities for the purchase

of assistive technology by creating State

loan programs and to establish one

grantee to give technical assistance to

the States.

Additional Information: This program

is a high priority initiative and a key

part of the Administration’s overall

strategy to increase access to Assistive

Technology services and devices for

individuals with disabilities.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 57.

Burden Hours: 1,680.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Vivian Reese, Department

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW., Room 5624, Regional Office

Building 3, Washington, DC 20202–

4651, or should be electronically mailed

to the internet address

OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708–9346.

Comments regarding burden and/or

the collection activity requirements,

contact Sheila Carey at (202) 708–6287

or via her internet address

Sheila_Carey@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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services, Department of

Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed funding

priority for fiscal years 2000–2001 for

one Disability and Rehabilitation

Research Project (DRRP).

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for

the Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services proposes to

establish a priority for one DRRP under

the National Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) for

fiscal years 2000–2001. The Assistant

Secretary takes this action to focus

research attention on an area of national

need. We intend the priority to improve

rehabilitation services and outcomes for

individuals with disabilities. This

notice contains a proposed priority

under the Disability and Rehabilitation

Research Projects and Centers Program

for a DRRP on information technology

technical assistance and training.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning

this proposed priority should be

addressed to Donna Nangle, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW, room 3418, Switzer

Building, Washington, DC 20202–2645.

Comments may also be sent through the

Internet: donna nangle@ed.gov.

You must include the term ‘‘Disability

and Rehabilitation Research Projects

and Centers’’ in the subject line of your

electronic message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donna Nangle. Telephone: (202) 205–

5880. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number at (202)

205–2742. Internet:

donna nangle@ed.gov

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print, audio

tape, or computer diskette) on request to