[Federal Register: December 10, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 237)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 9, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J.
Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
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. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any angency's ability to perform
its statutory obligations. The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice containing
proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these
requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by
office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g.,
new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)
Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites
public comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests
are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
The Department of Education is especially interested in public
comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Department, (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner, (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate, (4) how might the Department enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: December 4, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Field Test New Assessment Items for Third International
Mathematics and Sciences Study Replication (TIMSS-R).
Frequency: Field test for new assessment items.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping: Responses: 625. Burden Hours:
1,563.
Abstract: In order to provide international benchmarks against
which to measure the mathematics performance of American students as
part of the President's new voluntary test, and the measure progress
toward the U.S. national goal of being first in the world in
mathematics and science in the year 2000, the National Center for
Education Statistics desires to repeat TIMSS in the U.S. in 1999.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Institutional Survey of the Operation of the Federal Work-
Study Program.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 850 Burden
Hours: 1,700.
Abstract: This study will describe the operation of the Federal
Work-Study program at postsecondary education institutions nationwide.
This survey will provide, for the first time, nationally-representative
data on the workings of this program. Results will be used by Congress
during the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and for other
oversight responsibilities.
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