Approved
consistent with previous terms of clearance. 1) ED will submit to
OMB in January of each year an updated list of Discretionary Grant
Information Collections to be covered under this generic clearance;
2) In the event that ED seeks to add an Information Collection to
the current list, ED will submit to OMB a brief memorandum
summarizing the information collection and announcing ED's
intention to add this collection to those covered under this
generic clearance; 3) In any federal register announcement
preceding OMB submission under this generic clearance, ED will
reiterate the process for this generic clearance and make clear
that the 30-day period in conjunction with OMB review is the only
public comment period for collections under this generic clearance;
4) Each information collection submitted under this generic
clearance will retain its original OMB number, however, the 83-I
cover form abstract, the 83-I supporting statement, and the federal
register notice for each individual submission will reference the
1890-0001 approved information clearance request. **Collections
covered under this generic clearance must include discretionary
grant applications ONLY. No other related collections (such as
annual performance reports) are covered under this generic
clearance. OMB notes that several collections identified by ED in
attachment 1 are not discretionary grant applications and are
therefore not subject to the streamlined clearance process.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2004
06/30/2004
03/31/2001
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The information collection plan
provides the U.S. Department of Education with the option of
submitting its discretionary grant information collections through
a streamlined Paperwork Reduction Act clearance process. This
streamlined clearance process will begin when the Department
submits the information collection to the OMB and, at the same
time, publishes a 30-day public comment period notice in the
Federal Register. OMB will then have 60 days after the start of the
public comment period to reach a decision on the information
collection.
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.