FR Doc 03-30673
[Federal Register: December 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 238)]
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[Page 69074]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group,
Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the
submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 12, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Melanie Kadlic, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the Internet address Melanie_Kadlic@omb.eop.gov.
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 Acting Leader, Regulatory Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes
that 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.
Dated: December 5, 2003.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Biennial Performance Report.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't; SEAs or LEAs;
Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 60.
Burden Hours: 12,000.
Abstract: State educational agencies are required to establish
goals for the performance of children with disabilities in that State
that promote the purposes of Part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (Part B). States must also establish
performance indicators that the State will use to assess its progress
in achieving these goals. Section 612(a)(16) of Part B requires States
to report to the Secretary on the progress that the State has made
toward meeting its goals. The Office of Special Education Programs
(OSEP) is implementing an integrated, four-part accountability
strategy: (1) Verifying the effectiveness and accuracy of States'
monitoring, assessment, and data collection systems; (2) attending to
States at high risk for compliance, financial, and/or management
failure; (3) supporting States in assessing their performance and
compliance, and in planning, implementing, and evaluating improvement
strategies; and (4) focusing OSEP's intervention on States with low
ranking reporting requirements for States' Self-Assessments,
Improvement Plans, and Biennial Performance Reports are being combined
in this Part B Annual Performance Report.
Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment
request may be accessed from
http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by
selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking
on link number 2355. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments `` to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington,
DC 20202-4651 or to the e-mail address vivan.reese@ed.gov.
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address
OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the complete title of the
information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Sheila Carey at her e-mail address
Sheila.Carey@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. 03-30673 Filed 12-10-03; 8:45 am]
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