[Federal Register: March 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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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
April 30, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Lauren Wittenberg,
Acting Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to
the internet address Lauren_Wittenberg@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: March 26, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Survey on Remedial Education in Higher Education
Institutions: Fall 2000, Postsecondary Education Quick Information
System (PEQIS).
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,350. Burden
Hours: 675.
Abstract: This survey is submitted under the system clearance for
Quick Response Information System (QRIS) which covers the Fast Response
Survey System, also known as FRSS. It meets the conditions of that
clearance: short, policy-relevant, one-time surveys that go to a small
sample. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) , U.S.
Department of Education proposed to use the Postsecondary Education
Quick Information System (PEQIS/FRSS) to conduct a survey on remedial
education in higher education institutions. The purpose of the survey
is to provide nationally representative data about the extent of
remediation and the characteristics of remedial programs in higher
education institutions. The survey will also provide a picture of
change in remedial programs since 1995, when NCES conducted a PEQIS
survey on remedial education in higher education institutions.
Information from this survey will be of substantial interest to federal
and state policymakers, including State Board of Education and
legislatures, as they consider the appropriate role for remedial
education in higher education institutions.
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, DC 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 Kathy Axt at her internet address
Kathy_Axt@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.
[FR Doc. 01-7755 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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