[Federal Register: March 21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 55)]
[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
April 20, 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

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proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites
public comment.

    Dated: March 15, 2000.
William Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: ED-Flex State Application Guidance.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

    Responses: 45
  Burden Hours: 1,800

    Abstract: Pub L. 106-25, the Education Flexibility Partnership Act
of 1999, permits States, which do not currently have Ed-Flex authority,
to submit an application to the Secretary of Education to request Ed-
Flex authority. Thirty-eight states, plus the outlying areas, will
voluntarily apply for the authority to waive Federal regulations for
seven USDE programs, as delineated under the law. In the application,
the State must demonstrate that the eligible State has adopted an
educational flexibility plan for the State that includes: a description
of the process the State will use to evaluate applications from school
districts or schools requesting waivers, how the State has met the
eligibility requirements, a description of the State's evaluation
process, and how the Ed-Flex plan will assist in implementing the
State's reform plan.
    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, 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 Kathy Axt at (202) 708-9346 (fax).
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. 00-6902 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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