[Federal Register: February 14, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY:  Department of Education.

SUMMARY:  The 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
March 15, 2000.

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.

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 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, 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: February 8, 2000.
William Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: State and Local Implementation of IDEA '97.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 7,305; Burden
Hours: 15,384.
    Abstract: The Office of Special Education Programs is conducting a
five-year study to evaluate the state and local impact and
implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) of 1997. The evaluation will provide information on the types
and impacts of policies and practices engaged in by states, school
districts, and schools to implement the provisions of IDEA '97,
particularly with regard to nine key issues identified by the law. OSEP
is engaging in this evaluation to report to Congress, in accordance
with the provisions of IDEA '97 (Sec. 674). Clearance is sought for
multiple instruments. Respondents will be state special education
directors, district special education directors, and school principals.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO__IMG__Issues@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346.
    Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be directed to Sheila Carey at (202) 708-6287 or
via her internet address Sheila__Carey@ed.gov. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information

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Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

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