[Federal Register: December 30, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 249)] [Notices] [Page 67849-67850] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr30de97-77] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 2, 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 agency'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. [[Page 67850]] Dated: December 22, 1997. Gloria Parker, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of the Under Secretary Type of Review: New. Title: Follow-up Study to the National Evaluation of Homeless Children and Youth Program. Frequency: One time. Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 193 Burden Hours: 209 Abstract: This study will follow-up on a previous evaluation of state and local efforts to serve the educational needs of homeless children and youth that was conducted during the first few months of 1994 and released in 1995. This follow-up study will gather data on the activities being conducted under the McKinney Act by state and local educational agencies to serve the educational and related needs of homeless children and youth, and on changes that have occurred since the program was reauthorized by the Improving America's Schools Act in 1994. Respondents to the survey are State Coordinators of Education for Homeless Children and Youth. School district administrators, school staff, human services providers, McKinney subgrant coordinators, and homelessness liaisons will be interviewed during site visits to LEAs. [FR Doc. 97-33839 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P