[Notices] [Page 33916-33917] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22jn98-58] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 21, 1998. ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 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 [[Page 33917]] 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. 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 the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Dated: June 16, 1998. Hazel Fiers, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. Office of the Under Secretary Type of Review: New. Title: Evaluation of Effective Adult Basic Education Programs and Practices. Frequency: Three (3) times per year (May, September, and December). Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 78. Burden Hours: 618. Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education has been working with State Directors of adult education and local providers to document the learning gains of adult education participants. Because little is known about the effectiveness of adult basic education (ABE) programs for first-level learners, this is an exploratory study. Hence, we are developing measures to describe the operational and instructional characteristics of ABE programs and are testing methods of measuring outcomes. The programs participating in the study were selected based on information collected in previous case studies that had evidence of good instruction, where teachers had been trained in a specific model for delivering adult education instruction, and where there was evidence of effective program operations. Respondents are program participants who voluntarily enroll in federally funded adult basic education classes. [FR Doc. 98-16474 Filed 6-19-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P