Approved as
amended by ED's memorandum of 07/23/97. In addition, the Department
shall, as a part of its January 1998 clearance of this form,
provide OMB with a detailed plan and a timeline for incorporating
electronic collection methods into this application process.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/1998
01/31/1998
115
0
0
2,070
0
0
0
0
0
The information is required of
institutions of higher education designated as historically black
colleges and universities and qualified graduate programs; title
III, part B, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. This
information will be used in the evaluation process to determine
whether proposed activities are consistent with legislated
activities and to determine dollar share of congressional
appropriation.
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.