[Federal Register: April 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 63)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management 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
May 1, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses
electronically by e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to
(202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in
their response ``Comment: [insert OMB number], [insert abbreviated
collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound Evaluation''].'' Persons
submitting comments electronically should not submit paper copies.
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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management and Budget.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Type of Review: New collection.
Title: Promoting Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs
of Study Through Statewide or Multi-State Articulation Agreements
(1894-0001).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public:
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 89.
Burden Hours: 3,560.
Abstract: Section 122(c)(1)(9A) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 authorizes the
Department to establish and carry out a program of national leadership
activities to enhance the quality of career and technical education
programs of study nationwide. Many State and local education agencies
have developed a variety of career and technical education programs of
study to be offered as an option to students when planning for and
completing future coursework, for career and technical content areas.
These career and technical education programs of study are designed to
outline rigorous academic and technical course standards that when
completed assist students to successfully transition from secondary to
postsecondary education, and between postsecondary institutions. While
the Department is generally aware of these efforts, there is little
documentation of the level of rigor or effectiveness of the technical
courses within programs of study. This discretionary grant competition
is intended to enhance the quality and rigor of career and technical
education programs of study by facilitating the formation of effective
partnerships between secondary and postsecondary education, State
workforce agencies, and employers, to create statewide or multi-state
articulation agreements. Articulation agreements ensure strong
collaboration and on-going communication between the partners to
identify course standards that align with the expectations of
postsecondary education and employers allowing for ``seamless''
transitions from secondary to postsecondary education, and between
postsecondary institutions.
This information collection is being submitted under the
Streamlined Clearance Process for Discretionary Grant Information
Collections (1890-0001). Therefore, the 30-day public comment period
notice will be the only public comment notice published for this
information collection.
Requests for copies of the information collection submission for
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number
3646. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify
the complete title of the information collection when making your
request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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. E8-6588 Filed 3-31-08; 8:45 am]
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