[Federal Register: March 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 61)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request
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SUMMARY: The 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
June 1, 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, 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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice containing
proposed information
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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.
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: March 25, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: New.
Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Subject to
Unilateral Changes in Placement, Change in Placement Based on a Hearing
Officer Determination, or Long-Term Suspension/Expulsion.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 149,350.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form for States
to report the number of children and youth and the number of acts
involving students served under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act involving a unilateral change in placement, change in
placement based on a hearing officer determination, or long-term
suspension/expulsion. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is
used by the Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state
education agencies and for Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Personnel (In Full-Time Equivalency of Assignment) Employed
to Provide Special Education and Related Services for Children and
Youth with Disabilities.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 7,685.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the number of personnel employed and contracted in
the provision of special education and related services. Data are
obtained from state and local education agencies, and are used to
assess the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act and for monitoring, planning and reporting to Congress.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Infants and Toddlers Receiving Early Intervention
Services and of Program Settings Where Services are Provided in
Accordance with Part C, and Report on Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part
C.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 5,472.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and
toddlers with disabilities who: (a) are served under the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C; (b) are served in
different program settings; and (c) exit Part C because of program
completion and for other reasons. Data are obtained from state and
local service agencies and are used to assess and monitor the
implementation of IDEA and for Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Early Intervention Services on Individualized
Family Service Plan Provided to Infants, Toddlers and Their Families in
Accordance with Part C and Report of Number and Type of Personnel
Employed and Contracted to Provide Early Intervention Services.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57.
Burden Hours: 5,187.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and
toddlers with disabilities and their families receiving different types
of Part C services, and the number of personnel employed and contracted
to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
their families. Data are obtained from state and local service agencies
and are used to assess and monitor the implementation of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and for
Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Exiting
Special Education During the 1998-98 School Year.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 53,244.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the number of students aged 14 and older served
under Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, exiting
special education. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is
used by Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state education
agencies and for Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving
Special Education under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), As Amended.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 30,624.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the number of children with disabilities served
under IDEA-B receiving special education and related
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services. It serves as the basis for distributing federal assistance,
monitoring, implementing, and Congressional reporting.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Implementation of Free Appropriate Public Education Requirements 1998-
99 School Year.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 58.
Burden Hours: 257,752.
Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary
for States to report the settings in which children with disabilities
served under IDEA-B receive special education and related services. The
form satisfies reporting requirements and is used by the Office of
Special Education Programs to monitor state education agencies and for
Congressional reporting.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Progress Measures.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Responses: 1,157.
Burden Hours: 11,000.
Abstract: The National School-to-Work Office collects information
from funded local partnerships to gather evidence on state and local
progress in implementing school-to-work. Data elements include student,
school, and employer involvement in school-to-work; graduation and
postsecondary transition rates for students; and funds leveraged by
partnerships to sustain their school-to-work systems. Information is
used to provide an annual school-to-work report to Congress, as well as
to build state's capacity to collect and analyze information for their
own system improvement purposes.
[FR Doc. 98-8331 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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