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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, 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
July 27, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. 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, D.C. 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 Acting 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.
Dated: June 22, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Progress Measures.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,157
Burden Hours: 11,000
Abstract: The National School-to-Work Office collects information
from funded local partnerships (n=1,157) to gather evidence on state
and local progress in implementing school-to-work. Data elements
include student, school, and employer involvement in school-to-work;
graduation and postsecondary transition rates for students; and funds
leveraged by partnerships to sustain their school-to-work systems.
Information is used to provide an annual school-to-work report to
Congress, as well as to building state's capacity to collect and
analyze information for their own system improvement purposes.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Children with Disabilities Exiting Special
Education During the 1998-99 School Year.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58
Burden Hours: 53,244
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the number of students aged 14 and older served
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-B) exiting
special education. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is
used by the Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state
educational agencies and for Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement
Title: Report of Children with Disabilities Receiving Special
Education under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), As Amended.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 30,624.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the number of children with disabilities served
under IDEA-B receiving special education and related
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services. It serves as the basis for distributing federal assistance,
monitoring, implementing, and Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Early Intervention Services of Individualized
Family Service Plans (IFSPs) Provided to Infants, Toddlers and Their
Families in Accordance with Part C and Report of Number and Type of
Personnel Employed and Contracted to Provide Early Intervention
Services.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 5,187.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and
toddlers with disabilities and their families receiving different types
of Part C services, and the number of personnel employed and contracted
to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
their families. Data are obtained from state and local service agencies
and are used to assess and monitor the implementation of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and for
Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Infants and Toddlers Receiving Early Intervention
Services and of Program Settings Where Services are Provided in
Accordance with Part C, and Report on Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part
C.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 5,472.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and
toddlers with disabilities who: a) are served under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C; b) are served in
different program settings; and c) exit Part C because of program
completion and for other reasons. Data are obtained from state and
local service agencies and are used to assess and monitor the
implementation of IDEA and for Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Personnel (In Full-Time Equivalency of Assignment) Employed
to Provide Special Education and Related Services for Children with
Disabilities.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 7,685.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the number of personnel employed and contracted in
the provision of special education and related services. Data are
obtained from state and local educational agencies, and are used to
assess the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) and for monitoring, planning and reporting to
Congress.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: New.
Title: Report of Children with Disabilities Subject to Unilateral
Changes in Placement, Change in Placement Based on a Hearing Officer
Determination, or Long-term Suspension-Explusion.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 149,350.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form for States
to report the number of children and youth and the number of acts
involving students served under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) involving a unilateral change in placement, change
in placement based on a hearing officer determination, or long-term
suspension/explusion. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is
used by the Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state
educational agencies and for Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement
Title: Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Implementation of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Requirements
1998-99 School Year
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 257,752.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form for States
to report the settings in which children with disabilities served under
IDEA-B receive special education and related services. The form
satisfies reporting requirements and is used by the Office of Special
Education Programs to monitor state educational agencies and for
Congressional reporting.
[FR Doc. 98-17045 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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