Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 115 / Thursday, June 13, 1996 / Notices 30051

Needs and Uses: 10 U.S.C. 2536

prohibits award of a DoD contract under

a national security program to an entity

controlled by a foreign government, if

access to a proscribed category of

information is necessary for the

performance of the contract. This

information collection is used by

contracting officers to identify offers

from companies controlled by a foreign

government, to ensure compliance with

10 U.S.C. 2536.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit, not-for-profit institutions, and

small businesses or organizations.

Annual Burden Hours: 25.

Number of Responses: 25.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

The guidance at DFARS 209.104 (48

CFR 209.104) and the solicitation

provision at DFARS 252.209–7002 (48

CFR 252.209–7002) implement the

requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2536. The

provision at DFARS 252.209–7002

requires that offerors under solicitations

for contracts involving proscribed

information disclose any interest a

foreign government has in the offeror,

when that interest constitutes control by

a foreign government.

Michele P. Peterson,

Executive Editor, Defense Acquisition

Regulations Council.

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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 Director, Information

Resources Group, 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 June 11, 1996. A

regular clearance process is also

beginning. Interested persons are

invited to submit comments on or before

[insert the 60th day after publication of

this notice].

ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding the emergency review 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,

D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th &

D Streets, S.W., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Written comments

regarding the regular clearance 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, or should

be electronic mailed to the internet

address #FIRB@ed.gov, or should be

faxed to 202–708–9346.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherill (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 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) 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 requirements 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 Group, 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 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 7, 1996.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Elementary and Secondary

Education

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Title: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and

Communities Federal Activities Grants

Program.

Abstract: The Department of

Education has a need for high quality,

research-based projects to prevent drug

use by youth, remove weapons from

school, prevent truancy and other

behaviors that result in youth being out

of the education mainstream, and

prevent violent, intimidating, and

disruptive behavior among youth.

Information collected will be used to

evaluate applications from public and

private non-profit institutions and

individuals.

Additional Information: The

information provided in the application

will be used by the Department of

Education to evaluate new applications

and ensure that available funds are used

for projects which are consistent with

the statute and will most effectively

achieve the purposes of the Federal

Activities section of the Safe and DrugFree Schools and Communities

Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov’t,

SEAs and LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 300; Burden Hours:

8,400.

[FR Doc. 96–14984 Filed 6–12–96; 8:45 am]

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