The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB revie...
The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
DATES:
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention:
Education Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-5806 or e-mailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov
with a cc: to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
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. The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
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electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Dated: July 22, 2010.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review:
Extension.
Title of Collection:
Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) Program Assurances.
OMB #:
1820-0658.
Agency Form Number(s):
N/A.
Frequency of Responses:
Annually.
Affected Public:
Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses:
57.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
9.
Abstract:
This information collection instrument will be used by grantees to request funds to carry out the PAAT program. PAAT is mandated by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended in 2004 (AT Act), to provide protection and advocacy services to individuals with disabilities for the purposes of assisting in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology or assistive technology services.
Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
or from the Department's Web site at
edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the “Browse Pending Collections” link and by clicking on link number 4306. When you access the information collection, click on “Download Attachments” to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, D.C. 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title and OMB Control Number of the information collection when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Pub. L. 104-13
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
edicsweb.ed.gov