[Federal Register: November 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 225)] [Notices] [Page 65688-65689] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23no99-31] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 23, 1999. 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, D.C. 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, [[Page 65689]] 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. Dated: November 17, 1999. William E. Burrow, Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Type of Review: New. Title: Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study (SEELS). Frequency: Biennially. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses--31,095; Burden Hours--17,049. Abstract: SEELS will provide the first national picture of the experiences and outcomes of students in special education ages 6 through 12 at the outset of the study. The study will inform special education policy development and support Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) measurement and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) reauthorization. Data will be collected three times over a five-year period from the parents, teachers and principals of sample students. Written comments of the information collection request should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address OCIO__IMG__Issues@ed.gov or should be faxed to 202-708-9346. For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements, contact Sheila Carey at 202-708-6287 or electronically mail her at internet address sheila__carey@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. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. Title: Core Alcohol and Other Drug Survey. Frequency: Annually. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses--216,750; Burden Hours--144,500. Abstract: The Core Alcohol and Other Drug Survey is being conducted as a national probability sample in order for the Department to obtain national statistics on alcohol and other drug use and violence at public and private, two-and four-year institutes of higher education. Requests for copies of this information collection request should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address OCIO__IMG__Issues@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346. For questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements, contact Kathy Axt at 703-426-9692 or by e-mail at 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. 99-30439 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P