Approved as
amended by ED's memoranda to OMB of 6/7/91 and 6/18/91. I addition,
ED has agreed to mmet the following conditions: -- ED will revise
Part II of the Application form (ED From 1049) as indicated in Q. 5
of OMB's 6/11/91 memorandum to ED. Q. 2 of Part II should ask for
the four ethnic groups as listed in Section 312(b) of t statute,
which may be broken out into subgroups. Q. 3.a. of Part II should
ask old Q. 2, "Total Ethnic/Minority Enrollment," to meet the
purposes of the fund reservation in Section 360(c) of the statute.
Q. 3.b. should ask old Q. 3 only for those institutions requesting
a waiv under Section 352 of the statute, grouping American Indians
and Alaska Natives into a "Native American" category as listed in
Section 352. E may instruct respondents not requesting a waiver to
use Q. 3.b. as a worksheet to collect the total for Q. 3.a., but
should note that these respondents are not required to provide
disaggregated data. -- ED will delete the "Special Instructions"
for BIA schools section o the Instructions, since this information
can be obtained directly from BIA. -- ED will provide OMB with a
revised Form 1049 as soon as possible,to verify the changes agreed
to by ED and OMB.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/1992
06/30/1992
06/30/1991
1,100
0
1,000
8,800
0
8,000
0
0
0
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION WILL
SUBMIT THE FORM IN ORDER TO BE DESIGNATED AS ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE
FOR GRANTS UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT, TITLE III STRENGTHENING
INSTITUTIONS PROGRAM AND THE ENDOWMENT CHALLENGE GRANT
PROGRAMS.
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.