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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief

Information Officer, Office of the Chief

Information 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 August

10, 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, SW., 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.

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: June 5, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: New.

Title: International Association for the

Evaluation of Educational Achievement

(IEA) Civics Education Project.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t; SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 580.

Burden Hours: 927.

Abstract: The Civics Education

Project is a multi-national project

coordinated by the IEA. Through this

project, a student assessment will be

administered to 14 year olds to assess

their civics knowledge, skills, attitudes

and actions.

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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 July 13,

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, SW., 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: June 5, 1998.

Hazel Fiers,

Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Federal Register Notice Inviting

Applications for the Participation in the

Quality Assurance (QA) Program.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; Federal Government.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 125.

Burden Hours: 125.
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Abstract: Financial Aid

Administrators in a letter of application

to the Department of Education will

describe their institutions commitment

to quality assurance and to the

reduction of error in the processing and

awarding of student aid dollars.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Advisory Council on Indian

Education; Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on

Indian Education, ED.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting on the

Reauthorization of Title IX.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Advisory Council on Indian Education.

The purpose of this meeting is to receive

comments regarding the reauthorization

of programs under the Elementary and

Secondary Education Act of 1965

(ESEA), of which the Title IX Indian

Education Program is included. This

notice also describes the functions of

the Council. Notice of this meeting is

required under Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is

intended to notify the public of their

opportunity to attend.

DATES AND TIMES: June 26, 1998, 10:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and June 27, 1998, 9:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn-St. Paul East, I–

94 at McKnight Road, 2201 Burns Ave.,

St. Paul, MN 55119. Telephone (612)

731–2220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

David Beaulieu, Director, Office of

Indian Education, 600 Independence

Avenue, SW., Portals 4300, Washington,

DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260–3774.

Fax: (202) 205–0643.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Advisory Council on Indian

Education is a presidential appointed

advisory council on Indian education

established under Section 9151 of Title

IX of the Elementary and Secondary

Education Act of 1965, as amended (20

U.S.C. 7871). The Council is established

to advise the Secretary of Education and

the Congress on funding and

administration of programs with respect

to which the Secretary has jurisdiction

and that includes Indian children or

adults as participants or that may

benefit Indian children or adults. The

Council also makes recommendations to

the Secretary for filing the position of

Director of Indian Education whenever

a vacancy occurs.

This meeting of the Council is open

to the public without advanced

registration. Public attendance may be

limited to the space available. Members

of the public may make statements

during the meeting, to the extent time

permits, and file written statements

with the Council for its consideration.

Written statements should be submitted

to the address listed above.

A summary of the proceedings and

related matters which are informative to

the public and consistent with the

policy of Title 5 U.S.C. 552b will be

available to the public within fourteen

days of the meeting, and are available

for public inspection from the hours of

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Office of

Elementary and Secondary Education,

U.S. Department of Education 600

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20202.

Gerald N. Tirozzi,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education.

Meeting Agenda

Friday, June 26, 1998

10:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Roll Call of the Membership.

• Introductions.

• Review and Approval of Minutes.

• Executive Order on Indian

Education.

12:00 noon—Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Reauthorization Discussion

5:00 p.m.—Adjournment

Saturday, June 27, 1998

9:00 a.m.—Reauthorization Discussion

12:00 noon—Lunch

1:00 p.m.—Review of Hearings

5:00 p.m.—Adjournment

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge

Reservation

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Oak Ridge Reservation.

DATES: Wednesday, July 1, 1998, 6:00

p.m.–9:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: Comfort Inn, 433 S. Rutger

Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marianne Heiskell, Department of

Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office,

105 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN 37830,

(423) 576–0314.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda: Board members

who attended the Intersite Discussion

Workshops will provide a presentation.

A regular business meeting will follow.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Marianne Heiskell at the address

or telephone number listed above.

Requests must be received 5 days prior

to the meeting and reasonable provision

will be made to include the presentation

in the agenda. The Designated Federal

Officer is empowered to conduct the

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate

the orderly conduct of business. Each

individual wishing to make public

comment will be provided a maximum

of 5 minutes to present their comments

near the beginning of the meeting.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday–Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available at the Department of

Energy’s Information Resource Center at

105 Broadway, Oak Ridge, TN between

8:30 am and 5:00 pm on Monday,

Wednesday, and Friday; 8:30 am and

7:00 pm on Tuesday and Thursday; and

9:00 am and 1:00 pm on Saturday, or by

writing to Marianne Heiskell,

Department of Energy, Oak Ridge

Operations Office, 105 Broadway, Oak

Ridge, TN 37830, or by calling her at

(423) 576–0314.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 5, 1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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