OERI was required by its authorizing
statute to establish standards for the processes it uses to
evaluate applications for grants and cooperative agreements and
proposals for contracts. These established standards (34 CFR 700)
allow OERI to tailor selection criteria to individual programs by
selecting from the menu of selection criteria contained in this
regulation. This regulation has also eliminated the need for
separate programs within OERI to establish individual program
regulations to create specific evaluation criteria.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.