[Federal Register: March 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 49)]
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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 13, 2002.
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 8, 2002.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),
Minimum Data Set (MDS).
Frequency: One-time.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 9,924. Burden
Hours: 2,232.
Abstract: IPEDS is a system of surveys designed to collect basic
data from postsecondary institutions in the United States. To date, the
main focus of IPEDS has been Title IV institutions, but institutions
that do not participate in these federal student financial aid programs
are becoming an increasingly important source of educational
opportunity in the country. However, the scope and nature of this group
of non-Title IV institutions is not well known. In order to arrive at a
statistical estimate of the number of non-Title IV institutions
nationwide, IPEDS proposes to conduct an area search to identify these
institutions, and to collect a Minimum Data Set of items from them.
These data will be made publicly available through a prototype Web-
based data access system.
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 or to the
e-mail address vivian.reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the internet address OCIO_RIMG@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 (540) 776-7742 or via
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. 02-6050 Filed 3-12-02; 8:45 am]
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