[Federal Register: January 26, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 17)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The 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
February 25, 2000.
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.
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, 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 Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites
public comment.
Dated: January 20, 2000.
William E. Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision
Title: State Report Card on Teacher Preparation Programs
Frequency: One time
Affected Public: State, local and Tribal Gov'ts
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 57 Burden Hours: 114
Abstract: There is a Congressionally mandated study of teacher
certification and licensure requirements, called for in section 207 of
P.L. 105-244, the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 USC 1027).
Section 207, subsection (c), paragraph (1) calls for information in
three areas to be submitted by the states to the Secretary of Education
within six months of the passage of the legislation (i.e. April 8,
1999). The three areas are: ( Subsection (b), paragraph (1): ``A
description of the teacher certification and licensure assessments, and
any other certification and licensure requirements, used by the
State.''; Subsection (b), paragraph (5): ``The percentage of
teaching candidates who passed each of the assessments used by the
State for teacher certification and licensure, disaggregated and
ranked, by the teacher preparation program in the State from which the
teacher candidate received the candidate's most recent degree, which
shall be made available widely and publicly''; Subsection (b),
paragraph (6): ``Information on the extent to which teachers in the
State are given waivers of State certification or licensure
requirements, including the proportion of such teachers distributed
across high-and low-poverty districts and across subject areas.''
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
5624, 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.
Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Joseph Schubart at (202) 708-9266 or
via his internet address Joe__Schubart@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.
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