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Officer, 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 February

20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

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 Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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.

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: December 16, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Consolidation Loan Rebate Fee

Report.

Frequency: Monthly.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, local or Tribal Gov’t; SEAs

or LEAs.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 400.

Burden Hours: 5,200.

Abstract: The Consolidation Loan

Rebate Fee Report for payment by check

for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) will

be used by approximately 400 lenders

participating in the Title IV, Part B loan

programs. The information collected is

used to transmit interest payment rebate

fees to the Secretary of Education.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: New.

Title: Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD)

and Violence Prevention Survey.

Frequency: On occasion.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping

Hour Burden:

Responses: 250.

Burden Hours: 63.

Abstract: The Department of

Education requires that a formal

assessment be conducted to determine

the status of AOD and violence

prevention efforts and the current and

emerging needs of institutions of higher

education. The Department will utilize

findings in planning and policy

development and the contractor will use

the findings to help it better meet the

needs of its clients.

[FR Doc. 97–33261 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.132A–3]

Centers for Independent Living; Notice

Inviting Applications for New Awards

for Fiscal Year (FY) 1998

Purpose of Program: This program

provides support for planning,

conducting, administering, and

evaluating centers for independent

living (centers) that comply with the

standards and assurances in section 725

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as

amended (Act), consistent with the State

plan for establishing a statewide

network of centers. Centers are

consumer-controlled, community-based,

cross-disability, nonresidential, private

nonprofit agencies that are designed and

operated within local communities by

individuals with disabilities and

provide an array of independent living

(IL) services.

Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to

apply, an applicant must—(a) be a

consumer-controlled, community-based,

cross-disability, nonresidential, private

nonprofit agency as defined in 34 CFR

364.4(b); (b) have the power and

authority to meet the requirements in 34

CFR 366.2(a)(1); (c) be able to plan,

conduct, administer, and evaluate a

center for independent living consistent

with the requirements of section 725(b)

and (c) of the Act and Subparts F and

G of 34 CFR Part 366; and (d) either—

(1) not currently be receiving funds

under Part C of Chapter 1 of Title VII of

the Act; or (2) propose the expansion of

an existing center through the

establishment of a separate and

complete center (except that the

governing board of the existing center

may serve as the governing board of the

new center) in a different geographical

location. Eligibility under this

competition is limited to entities that

meet the requirements of 34 CFR 366.24

and propose to serve areas that are

unserved or underserved in the States

and territories listed under Available

Funds.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: March 6, 1998.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: May 6, 1998.

Applications Available: January 9,

1998.

Available Funds: $1,352,041 as

distributed in the following manner:

Arizona ....................................... $53,407

California .................................... 244,181

Delaware ..................................... 50,970

Florida ........................................ 118,792

Georgia ....................................... 66,114

Illinois ........................................ 57,577

Indiana ....................................... 43,025

Louisiana .................................... 29,835

New Jersey ................................. 57,811

North Carolina ........................... 63,162

Ohio ............................................ 76,485

Pennsylvania .............................. 77,288

Texas .......................................... 152,128

Guam .......................................... 53,610

American Samoa ........................ 154,046

Northern Mariana Islands ......... 53,610

Estimated Range of Awards:

$29,835–$154,046.
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Estimated Number of Awards: 1–2 per

eligible State.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,

85, and 86; and (b) the regulations for

the program in 34 CFR parts 364 and

366.

For Further Information Contact:

Merri Pearson, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 3316, Switzer Building,

Washington, D.C. 20202–2741.

Telephone: (202) 205–8484 (voice) and

(202) 205–8243 (TDD).

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

For Applications Contact: The Grants

and Contracts Services Team (GCST),

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

3317, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 205–

8351. 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. The preferred

method for requesting applications is to

FAX your request to (202) 205–8717.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternate format by contacting the

GCST. However, the Department is not

able to reproduce in an alternate format

the standard forms included in the

application package.

Electronic Access to This Document:

Anyone may view this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or portable

document format (pdf) on the World

Wide Web at any of the following sites:

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/

rsakits.html

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the

Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with

Search, which is available free at any of

the previous sites. If you have questions

about using the pdf, please call the U.S.

Government Printing Office toll free at

1–888–293–6498. Anyone may also

view these documents in text copy only

on an electronic bulletin board of the

Department. Telephone: (202) 219–1511

or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. These

documents are located under Option

G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of a document is

the document published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 721(c) and

(e) and 796(f).

Dated: December 16, 1997.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 97–33244 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.250G]

Vocational Rehabilitation Service

Projects for American Indians with

Disabilities; Notice Inviting

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal

Year (FY) 1998

Purpose of Program: To provide

vocational rehabilitation services to

American Indians with disabilities who

reside on Federal or State reservations,

consistent with their individual

strengths, resources, priorities,

concerns, abilities, capabilities, and

informed choice, so that they may

prepare for and engage in gainful

employment.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may

be submitted only by the governing

bodies of Indian Tribes and consortia of

those governing bodies located on

Federal or State reservations.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: May 19, 1998.

Applications Available: December 22,

1997.

Available Funds: $6,200,000.

Estimated Range of Awards:

$250,000–$350,000.

Estimated Average Size of Awards:

$300,000.

Estimated Number of Awards: 20.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 80, 81, and 82; and

(b) The regulations for this program in

34 CFR parts 369 and 371.

Priority

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and

section 130(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, as amended, the Secretary

gives preference to applications that

meet the following competitive priority.

The Secretary awards 10 points to an

application that meets this competitive

priority. These points are in addition to

any points the application earns under

the selection criteria for the program:

Competitive Preference Priority—

Continuation of Previously Funded

Tribal Programs

Section 130(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, as amended, provides that

in making new awards under this

program the Secretary gives priority

consideration to applications for the

continuation of tribal programs that

have been funded under this program.

For this competition in fiscal year 1998,

the Secretary implements this priority

by giving a competitive preference of 10

bonus points, in accordance with 34

CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), to applications that

meet this priority.

Selection Criteria: In evaluating an

application for a new grant under this

competition, the Secretary uses

selection criteria chosen from the

general selection criteria in § 75.210 of

EDGAR. The selection criteria to be

used for this competition will be

provided in the application package for

this competition.

For Applications Contact: The Grants

and Contracts Services Team (GCST),

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

3317, Switzer Building, Washington,

D.C. 20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 205–

8351. 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. The preferred

method for requesting applications is to

FAX your request to (202) 205–8717.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain a copy of the application package

in an alternate format by contacting the

GCST. However, the Department is not

able to reproduce in an alternate format

the standard forms included in the

application package.

For Further Information Contact:

Pamela Martin, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 3314, Switzer Building,

Washington, D.C., 20202–2650.

Telephone: (202) 205–8494.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

Electronic Access to This Document:

Anyone may view this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or portable

document format (pdf) on the World