[Federal Register: July 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 126)] [Notices] [Page 35918] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr01jy98-67] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31, 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., 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. Hazel Fiers, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Postsecondary Education Type of Review: Title: Application for Seven Foreign Language and Area Studies Programs. Frequency: Annually or Every 3 Years. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 469; Burden Hours: 43,213. Abstract: Collect program and budget information to make grants to institution of higher education. This information collection falls under the streamlined process for discretionary grants under OMB Control Number 1890-0001. Office of the Under Secretary Type of Review: New. Title: Local Implementation of Federal Programs. Frequency: One time. Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 849; Burden Hours: 872. Abstract: The Department of Education is charged with evaluating Title I of ESEA and other elementary and secondary education legislation enacted by the 103rd Congress. These studies will collect information on the operations and effects at the district 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 local superintendents, directors of federal programs, directors of research and assessment, and school principals. No comments were received during the 60-day comment period. Minor revisions have been made to the instrument during the interim. There are two differences between the earlier version of the survey and the revised version being submitted to OMB, the are as follows: (1) The original survey addressed a wide range of topics concerning the implementation of federal programs, with emphasis on data use, cross-program coordination, intergovernmental relations, and services to homeless children and youth. The revised survey is more focused on data needed for ED reporting to Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). It incorporates a number of data elements required in the Department's Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plans. Questions about services to homeless children and youth have been dropped, and the number of questions about intergovernmental relations and the implementation of specific federal programs has been reduced. (2) The revised version required a smaller sample. Rather than drawing a large random sample of approximately 1500 districts stratified by proverty and district size as previously planned, the instrument will now draw a smaller random sample of 789 districts that will permit national estimates, but not estimates for distinct strata. Additionally, the entire sample of districts in the ED Study of Education Resources and Funding is being incorporated into this sample so that the two studies can share key data elements. [FR Doc. 98-17535 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M