[Federal Register: March 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 44)]
[Notices]
[Page 10997-10998]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, 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
April 7, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, 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 DWERFEL@OMB.EOP.GOV. Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J.
Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5624,
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be
electronically mailed to the internet address Pat Sherrill@ed.gov, or
should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
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 Acting Leader, 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,
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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: March 2, 1999.
Joseph Schubart,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: Data Collection for Program for International Student
Assessment (PISA).
Frequency: One-time field test; full-scale study every 3 years.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,860.
Burden Hours: 4,825.
Abstract: PISA will collect policy-oriented and internationally-
comparable indicators of student achievement at the ``end'' of
secondary school on a timely and regular basis (every three years). For
comparability with other education systems around the world, 15-year-
old students will be assessed in the U.S., and comparisons of results
will be made with approximately 30 countries.
[FR Doc. 99-5555 Filed 3-5-99; 8:45 am]
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