[Federal Register: March 1, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 41)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, 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
March 31, 2000.
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 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address
DWERFEL@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, 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: February 24, 2000.
William Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office for Civil Rights.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: 2000 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance
Report.
Frequency: Biennially.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 105,000
Burden Hours: 506,250
Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights
Compliance Report is a biennial survey which collects data from schools
and school districts on issues, including emerging issues, of interest
to the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education. Data from
the Compliance Report is used by OCR to aid in identifying sites for
compliance reviews and tracking trends and issues related to civil
rights compliance. The Compliance Report collects data related to Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of race, color, or national origin), Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sex) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap). For the 2000
Compliance Report, data will be collected from all districts and
schools.
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
5624, 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.
Questions 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. 00-4859 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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