FR Doc E7-24067
[Federal Register: December 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 238)]
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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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, 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 2, 2008. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February
11, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Bridget Dooling, Desk Officer, Department of Education,
Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395-
6974.
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 IC Clearance
Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of
Management, 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 6, 2007.
Delores J. Barber,
Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09).
Abstract: This is a request for emergency clearance for field test
sampling. The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is the
most recent installment in the series of NCES' nationally
representative longitudinal studies of high school students. The
HSLS:09 will assess students in math and science during the fall of
their 9th grade year and again in the spring of most participating
students' 11th grade year. The study will also survey students, their
parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and school administrators twice
during the secondary school years and follow students into their
postsecondary years. The study will focus on how students navigate the
transition between high school and the postsecondary world; what
courses, majors (or first job), and careers students decide to pursue,
when, why, and how.
Additional Information: To meet the timeline for the HSLS:09, the
Department is requesting an emergency clearance. This unanticipated
event occurred since the contract was not awarded until July 6, 2007.
The field test is slated to begin in Fall of 2008, which is only a year
from now. The full-scale data collection is scheduled to commence in
the Fall of 2009. To ensure that the study remains on track and on
time, sampling must be completed in January 2008 and school recruiting
for the field test must begin by February 2008 at the very latest. The
field test is scheduled to start September of 2008, and the six-month
lead time should be sufficient for review and revision of the
instruments before we enter schools.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals or household; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 4,138.
Burden Hours: 1,593.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3542. When
you access the information collection, click on ``Download
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also
be electronically mailed to the Internet address ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
faxed to 202-245-6623. Please specify the complete title of the
information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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. E7-24067 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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