[Federal Register: June 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 114)]
[Notices]               
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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 15, 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, SW, Room 5624, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 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 10, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Follow-up Study of State Implementation of Federal 
Elementary and Secondary Education Programs.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 459.
      Burden Hours: 459.
    Abstract: The Department of Education is charged with evaluating 
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and other 
elementary and secondary education legislation enacted by the 103rd 
Congress. These surveys will collect information on the operations and 
effects at the state level of legislative provisions and federal 
assistance, in the context of state education reform efforts. Findings 
will be used in reporting to Congress and improving information 
dissemination. Respondents are managers in nine programs in all 50 
state education agencies.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: 1998 Study of America Reads Challenge: READ*WRITE*NOW! 
(ARC:RWN) Summer Sites.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

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      Responses: 65.
      Burden Hours: 65.
    Abstract: The Department of Education will use this data collection 
to generate information that describes ARC:RWN pilot sites providing 
summer and year-round community literacy programs. The information, 
collected from up to 65 project coordinators, will be used by 
Department Officials to inform ARC reauthorization and proposed RWN 
legislation, and by ARC:RWN project coordinators and other community 
reading initiatives to design new projects.

[FR Doc. 98-15848 Filed 6-12-98; 8:45 am]
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