[Federal Register: March 29, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 61)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, 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
May 29, 2001.
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.
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: March 26, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of the Undersecretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: The Reading Excellence Act School Implementation and Impact
Study, Sampling Clearance Package.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs;
Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 600.
Burden Hours: 488.
Abstract: The Reading Excellence Act School and Classroom
Implementation and Impact Study (REA-SCII) is a five-year study to
learn about the implementation and impact of the REA legislation on
instructional practice in reading and on student reading achievement.
The study has two components: (1) A large-scale study in which survey
data are collected from teachers, principals, and district staff from a
nationally-representative random sample of 400 REA schools; and (2) an
in-depth study of a subset of 75 schools, purposively selected to
represent full implementation of REA, in which we will collect data
from classroom observation, teacher interviews and focus groups, as
well as measures of student reading.
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.
[FR Doc. 01-7758 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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