[Federal Register: January 3, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 2)]
[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 Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed 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
January 5, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, Acting Desk Officer: Department of
Education, Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room
10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
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 Leader, Regulatory
Information Management, 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: December 27, 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program.
Abstract: The Professional Development for Early Childhood
Educators and Caregivers Grants are designed for one or more local
educational service agencies, State educational agencies, State
agencies for higher education, institutions of higher education, and
other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions to
fund projects that provide professional development opportunities to
improve the knowledge and skills of early childhood educators and
caregivers who work in urban and rural
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communities with high concentrations of young children living in
proverty.
Additional Information: Due to the unexpected delay in passage of
an appropriations law, ED is requesting an emergency review of this
information collection in order to make awards in sufficient time for
applicants to provide high-quality professional development programs by
early summer 2001 when many early childhood educators and caregivers
will be available to participate. Based upon the occurrence of this
unanticipated event, and the public harm that might otherwise occur
with delaying grant awards so that the opportunity is missed to provide
professional development during summer 2001. OMB approval is requested
by January 5, 2000, so that the application notice can be published and
the application be made available to eligible applicants. We anticipate
that this time schedule will allow eligible applicants 60 days to
prepare grant applications, and the Department to award grants by mid-
May.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs; Not-
for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 100.
Burden Hours: 1,300.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be directed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the
internet address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-708-
9346.
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.
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