[Federal Register: May 15, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 94)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed
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information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507(j)), since public harm is reasonably likely
to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by May 13,
2002. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons
are invited to submit comments on or before July 15, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Karen Lee, 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 Karen_F._Lee@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 this notice containing proposed information collection
requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information
collection. 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. ED invites public comment.
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 respondents,
including through the use of information technology.
Dated: May 10, 2002.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of the Undersecretary
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Evaluation of the Partnership Grants Program, Title II,
Higher Education Act.
Abstract: The purpose of the Title II Partnership Grants Program
evaluation is to assess the impact, strengths and weaknesses of the
Partnership Grants Program, one of the three programs authorized in
Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA) Amendments of 1998. This
request, to revise the Title II evaluation to include a school/
university partnership survey for elementary school principals, will
assist the U.S. Department of Education in understanding the
characteristics of collaborations between public elementary schools and
institutions of higher education (IHEs) that are participating in Title
II partnership activities, as well as the assocations between school/
IHE collaborations and school-level student achievement outcomes.
Additional Information: This survey is an essential component of
the evaluation of the Title II HEA Partnership Grants Program and has
been designed to address the Administration's interest in understanding
the associations between school/university partnership activities and
student assessments at the school level. Without an emergency
clearance, the data collection would have to be postponed until Fall,
2002, which would have two adverse consequences. First, it would
require a change in the target year of inquiry to be the 2001-2002
school year, which would likely increase the sampling frame
substantially. This would, therefore, have a serious effect on survey
costs. Second, this survey is designed to be longitudinal. Delaying the
first data collection until Fall, 2002 would mean that no data would be
available about the earliest stages of partnership activities. This
will make it difficult to describe the evolution of partnership
activities from their earliest stages forward. Clearance is needed by
May 13, 2002 to ensure that survey data can be collected before the end
of the 2001-02 school year this Spring/Summer.
Frequency: Biennially.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 800.
Burden Hours: 178.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2034. When
you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments
`` to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651 or to the
e-mail address vivan.reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the internet address OCIO_RIMG@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, contact Kathy Axt at her internet address
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. 02-12090 Filed 5-14-02; 8:45 am]
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