[Federal Register: June 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 107)] [Notices] [Page 29998-29999] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr04jn99-43] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting 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 July 6, 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, N.W., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the internet address Pat__Sherrill@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-9346. 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 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 proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or [[Page 29999]] 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. Dated: May 28, 1999. William E. Burrow, Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Type of Review: Revision. Title: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), including Web-Based Collection on Pricing of Postsecondary Education. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 10,000. Burden Hours: 277,809. Abstract: IPEDS is a system of surveys designed to collect basic data from approximately 10,000 postsecondary institutions in the United States. The IPEDS provides information on numbers of students enrolled, degrees completed, other awards earned, dollars expended, and staff employed at postsecondary institutions. The amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1998, Part C, Sec. 131, require the National Center for Education Statistics to provide cost and pricing information from postsecondary institutions. As a consequence in 1999 the IPEDS is proposing piloting a web-based data collection for this information in addition to the paper forms previously cleared. Office of Educational Research and Improvement Type of Review: Revision. Title: NCES Quick Response Information System. Frequency: On occasion. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for- profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 10,161. Burden Hours: 7,621. Abstract: The Quick Response Information System (QRIS) is comprised of two types of surveys, one oriented towards elementary and secondary school and library issues, the Fast Response Surveys (FRSS) and the second intended to address issues in postsecondary education, the Postsecondary Education Quick Information System Surveys (PEQIS). All the surveys conducted under the QRIS are required to inform for current policy issues for which there are no other timely and/or appropriate data available. In recent years surveys have been conducted on topics as diverse as distance education in postsecondary education, services for students with disabilities in postsecondary education, advanced telecommunications in the elementary and secondary schools, summer programs for migrant students, and teacher quality. [FR Doc. 99-14126 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P