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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 Acting 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: May 13, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: An Evaluation of the

Comprehensive Regional Assistance

Centers.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 2,620.

Burden Hours: 1,140.

Abstract: This evaluation will

describe the work of the Comprehensive

Centers, identify particularly promising

strategies and assess the availability,

quality, and effectiveness of the Centers’

services. Recipients and non-recipients

of Center services will be surveyed, and

Center staff, staff of partner

organizations, and ED staff will be

interviewed.

[FR Doc. 98–13206 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer, 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 June 18,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 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. 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 Acting 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.

Dated: May 13, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Common Core of Data Surveys.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Federal Government;

State, local or Tribal Gov’t, SEAs or

LEAs.

Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:

Responses: 57.

Burden Hours: 10,901.

Abstract: The Common Core of Data

Surveys collect data annually from state

education agencies about students and

staff involved in the public elementary

and secondary education system:

membership, number of graduates and

dropouts, and staff employed in

instruction, administration, and

support. The surveys also collect

information about school and agency

characteristics, and revenues and

expeditures for public elementary and

secondary education.

[FR Doc. 98–13207 Filed 5–18–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Objective Merit Review of

Discretionary Financial Assistance

Applications

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Objective Merit

Review Procedure.

SUMMARY: This Notice establishes the

procedure followed by program and

regional support offices under the

purview of the Assistant Secretary for

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy (ASEE) in conducting the

objective merit review of discretionary

financial assistance applications.