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frequency of collection; and (6)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. OMB invites public comment at

the address specified above. Copies of

the requests are available from Patrick J.

Sherrill at the address specified above.

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: January 27, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Quarterly Cumulative Caseload

Report.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Government, SEAs or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 328.

Burden Hours: 328.

Abstract: State VR agencies who

administer vocational rehabilitation

programs provide key caseload indicator

data on this form, including numbers of

persons who are applicants, determined

eligible/ineligible, waiting for services,

and also their program outcomes. This

data is used for program planning,

management, budgeting and general

statistical purposes.

[FR Doc. 97–2364 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Management Group, 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 March 3,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street, NW., Room 10235, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection

requests should be addressed to Patrick

J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

5624, Regional Office Building 3,

Washington, DC 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill (202)708–8196.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

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 Director of the

Information Resources Management

Group publishes this 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 at the address specified

above. Copies of the requests are

available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the

address specified above.

Dated: January 27, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Management

Group.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: A Study of Charter Schools.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs for LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 1,712.

Burden Hours: 1,266.

Abstract: This four-year study of

charter schools will examine the impact

of charter schools on student

achievement, on education reform, and

on an array of other issues. The study

includes an annual survey of the

universe of charter schools and

intensive site visits at a sample of

charter schools.

[FR Doc. 97–2365 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

[CFDA No.: 84.128U]

Special Projects and Demonstrations

for Providing Supported Employment

Services to Individuals With the Most

Severe Disabilities and Technical

Assistance Projects—National Scope

Project; Notice Inviting Applications

for a Cooperative Agreement or Grant

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)

1997

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: This

program is designed to provide grants

for special projects and demonstrations

to expand or otherwise improve the

provision of supported employment

services to individuals with the most

severe disabilities, including projects

that demonstrate the effectiveness of

natural supports or other alternative

approaches for supporting and

maintaining individuals in supported

employment, and grants for technical

assistance projects.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Public and

nonprofit community rehabilitation

programs, designated State units, and

other public and private agencies and

organizations.

DEADLINE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF

APPLICATIONS: March 14, 1997.

DEADLINE FOR

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: May

13, 1997.

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE:

February 3, 1997.

AVAILABLE FUNDS: $950,000.

ESTIMATED RANGE OF AWARDS:

$850,000—$950,000.

ESTIMATED AVERAGE SIZE OF

AWARDS: $900,000.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF AWARDS:

1.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

PROJECT PERIOD: Up to 60 months.

The Secretary believes that at least 36

months is necessary to accomplish the

project objectives. The Secretary will