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.