FR Doc 03-21642
[Federal Register: August 25, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 164)]
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[Page 51009-51010]
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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 Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
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DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by
September 22, 2003. Interested persons are invited to submit comments
on or before September 24, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, 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 Lauren_
Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB
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 Leader, Regulatory
Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
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.
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
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: August 19, 2003.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of the Deputy Secretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Performance Based Data Management Initiative.
Abstract: The Performance Based Data Management Initiative (PBDMI)
is in the first phase of a multiple year effort to consolidate the
collection of education information about States, Districts, and
Schools in a way that improves data quality and reduces paperwork
burden for all the national education partners.
Additional Information: The Department is requesting emergency
processing of this collection with an OMB approval date of September
22. The Department has spent over four months of internal review of
these data elements with federal program managers and analysts and has
visited each of the State Education Agencies that will be submitting
this data to determine the availability of the data and the amount of
effort required to provide this data to the Department. With such an
intensive and thorough review of the data elements by the participating
partners in this collection, it has been determined that the purpose
for the initial sixty day public comment to ED has been fulfilled. It
is also important to provide the State Agencies with as much lead time
as possible for the development of their data transmission plans so
they will be able to provide this data in November 2003.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 8,230.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 2335. 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 Patrick Sherrill at his e-mail
address Pat.Sherrill@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. 03-21642 Filed 8-22-03; 8:45 am]
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