[Federal Register: November 14, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 220)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information Officer, 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
January 13, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J.
Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., 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 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.
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: November 7, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: 1998 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP),
Writing Special Study.
Frequency: One Time.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
Responses: 6,200
Burden Hours: 2,200
Abstract: The 1998 NAEP writing special study is designed to
bolster the understanding of study NAEP writing achievement with
information on student's best writing assignments, and the writing
process. In addition, the study will collect information about
teachers' emphasis on writing curriculum and instructional approaches.
The study will be conducted with a sample of 6000 (4th and 8th grade)
students and 200 teachers. The study will use a structured protocol to
obtain more detailed and valid information about classroom
instructional practices than a standard background questionnaire.
Students will be asked to select three examples of their best writing
and to fill out a brief questionnaire describing the samples of writing
that they submit.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Targeting and Resource Allocation Study.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State education agencies, school districts and
schools.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 6,097
Burden Hours: 6,000
Abstract: This study will examine targeting and resource allocation
in major federal education programs, including Title I, Title II
(Eisenhower Professional Development), Title IV (Safe and Drug-Free
Schools and Communities), Title VI, and Goals 2000. The study will
examine how resources are allocated among various strategies for
improving student achievement, how the use of resources varies across
schools and districts (e.g., by school poverty levels and size of
allocation), and changes in the targeting of funds since the
reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in
1994. The study will examine the extent to which funds are being used
for strategies highlighted in Goals 2000 and the reauthorized
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including professional
development, extended time, parent involvement, coordinated services,
and schoolwide approaches. The study will obtain information on the
kinds of expenditures, staff, and activities typically associated with
different strategies; and how resource allocation decisions are made.
The study will also examine the amount of federal funds retained at the
state and district levels for administrative and other purposes, how
those funds are used, and how much of the funds reach the school level.
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