[Federal Register: July 25, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 143)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for
OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wai-Sinn Chan, Acting
Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the
internet address Wai-Sinn__L.__Chan@omb.eop.gov.

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 Leader, Regulatory Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes
that 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.

    Dated: July 19, 2000.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Annual Performance Report for the Preparing Tomorrow's
Teachers to use Technology Grant Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Businesses or other
for-profit; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 225--Burden
Hours: 2,250.
    Abstract: This submission requests approval for a web-based
performance report needed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to
obtain baseline data and information on the progress and effectiveness
of the Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to use Technology (PT3) grantees.
The PT3 grant program was established to assist consortia of public and
private entities in developing and implementing teacher training
programs that prepare prospective teachers to use technology for
improved instructional practices and student learning opportunities in
the classroom. The performance reports will be completed by all 225
grantees and data gathered from the reports will be used by ED to
determine which activities are most successful at training preservice
teachers to integrate technology and to determine the overall
effectiveness of the PT3 grant program.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the
complete title of the information collection when making your request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Jacqueline Montague at (202) 708-
5359 or via her internet address Jackie_Montague@ed.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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