[Federal Register: October 30, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 211)]
[Notices]
[Page 55979]
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: Submission for OMB review; 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
November 29, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. 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.
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 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.
Dated: October 24, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Measuring Classroom Instructional Processes in Secondary
Mathematics.
Frequency: One time only.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden
Responses: 400.
Burden Hours: 810.
Abstract: This study will develop and recommend methods for
collecting data describing classroom instructional processes in 8-12th
grade mathematics classrooms; (2) explore the combined use of
questionnaires and related teacher log forms to portray classroom
instructional processes; and (3) determine the feasibility of
incorporating such methods into NCES surveys or other data collection
efforts. The study will collect survey data from 400 randomly sampled
secondary mathematics teachers; a subset of 760 members of this group
will keep logs on instruction during one semester. Statistical analyses
will be conducted on the results to determine which survey and log
items provide the most efficient and comprehensive data set for the
purpose of portraying instruction in a wide range of settings.
[FR Doc. 96-27778 Filed 10-29-96; 8:45 am]
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