[Federal Register: October 6, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 194)]
[Notices]               
[Page 52388-52389]
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: Notice of proposed information collection requests.

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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 person are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 5, 1995.

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, or should 

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be electronic mailed to the internet address #FIRB@ed.gov, or should be 
faxed to 202-708-9346.

for further information contact: Patrick J. Sherill (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 Department of 
Education (ED) 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 Director of the Information Resources Group, 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 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: October 2, 1995.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirement for Douglas School &
Stafford/Plus Loans.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individual or households; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Reporting Burden:
      Respondes: 4308.
      Burden Hours: 1077.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
      Recordkeepers: 0.
      Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: Collection of State proposals for Targeted Teacher 
Deferment/Teacher Shortage Areas, of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
as amended by the Higher Education Amendments of 1986.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Development of Measures of Elementary School Organization 
and Educational Processes: School Survey.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Not for profit institutions.
    Reporting Burden:
      Responses: 300.
      Burden Hours: 75.
    Recordkeeping Burden:
      Recordkeepers: 0.
      Burden Hours: 0.
    Abstract: This Study is the full-scale pilot test of the proposed 
data collection procedures and instrument for an effort to develop 
better measures of elementary school characteristics and processes that 
will be comparable with those of other countries. The survey was 
developed by the Indicators of Educational Systems Project in 
cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development (OECD) with support of the National Center for Education 
Statistics. Data will be collected on such topics as the stability of 
the school's staff, aspects of school leadership, cooperation among 
teachers, student evaluation practices, achievement orientation, and 
parent involvement.

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