[Federal Register: April 5, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 67)]
[Notices]
[Page 15230-15231]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 Director, Information Resources Group, 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 4, 1996.
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 SW., 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
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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 Director of the Information Resources
Group 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 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,
and (6) Abstract. Because an emergency review is requested, the
additional information to be requested in this collection is included
in the section on ``Additional Information'' in this notice.
Dated: April 1, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Descriptive, Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of the
Business and Education Standards Projects.
Frequency: One Time.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; State, local or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 16.
Burden Hours: 40.
Abstract: The purpose of this evaluation is to describe, analyze,
compare and evaluate the 16 skill Standards projects funded by the
Business and Education Standards projects. The study is intended to
inform the National Skill Standards Board, authorized by the Goals
2000: Educate America Act, regarding endorsement criteria for
establishment of occupational clusters, establishment of partnerships
to create skill standards and identification of areas regarding more
research in the skill standard arena. The study will also inform
policymakers within the Department of Education about what has been
learned from the projects that could assist in the broader education
reform agenda being pursued by the Department.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Evaluating States' Planning and Implementation of Goals 2000
and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Frequency: One Time.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1.
Burden Hours: 500.
Abstract: The Department of Education is charged with evaluating
Title I of ESEA and other elementary and secondary education
legislation enacted by the 103rd Congress. These surveys will collect
information on the operations and effects at the state level of
legislative provisions and federal assistance, in the context of state
education reform efforts. Findings will be used in reporting to
Congress and improving information dissemination. Respondents are
managers in 9 programs in all 50 state education agencies.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Outcomes of State and
Local Programs.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 114.
Burden Hours: 3,990.
Abstract: Section 5127 of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
(DFSCA) requires states to submit to the Secretary on a biennial basis
information on the activities carried out by state, local, and
Governors' DFSCA programs. This one-time collection will be used to
meet DFSCA reporting requirements for 1993-95 and will serve as the
basis for the Department's required report to Congress on the program's
activities for that period.
[FR Doc. 96-8410 Filed 4-4-96; 8:45 am]
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