[Federal Register: July 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 131)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, 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
August 7, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wai-Sinn Chan, Acting
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 Wai-Sinn_L._Chan@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, Regulatory Information
Management, 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: June 30, 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: The Impact of ICT on Learning: Quasi-Experimental Study.
Frequency: Three times a year.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs
or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 7,572.
Burden Hours: 7,572.
Abstract: Under auspices of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, the Department of Education will
participate in an international study to examine the impact of
information and communication technology (ICT) on student learning. The
study will use the following instruments: (a) ICT Skill Test, (b)
Learning to Learn Test, (c) ICT Attitudes Survey--Students, (d) ICT Use
Survey--Students, (e) ICT Attitude Survey--Teachers, (f) ICT Use
Survey--Teachers, (g) Student Background Survey, and (h) Teacher
Background Survey. Two thousand four hundred eleventh grade students
will participate in this study from 24 schools. In addition, about 100
teachers and 24 school administrators will respond to the ICT Attitude
and Use surveys.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO_IMG_Issues@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
should be directed to 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. 00-17141 Filed 7-6-00; 8:45 am]
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