Comment Requests: Experimental Sites Initiative--Data Collection Instrument [FSA]; National Assessment of Educational Progress, Sensitivity to the Effects of Reform-Based Teaching and Learning in Middle School Mathematics [IES]; etc.

FR Doc 05-14144
[Federal Register: July 19, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 137)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, 
Regulatory Information Management Services, 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 
August 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

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 Case 
Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, 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: July 13, 2005.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Federal Student Aid

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Experimental Sites Initiative--Data Collection Instrument.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 150.
    Burden Hours: 1,650.
    Abstract: This data collection instrument will be used to collect 
specific information/performance data for analysis of nine experiments. 
This effort will assist ED/SFA in obtaining and compiling information 
to help determine change in the administration and delivery of Title IV 
programs. The experiments cover major financial aid processes.
    Requests for copies of the information collection submission for 
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 
by selecting 

the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2758. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments `` to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also 
be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 
faxed to (202) 245-6623. 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 Joseph Schubart at his e-mail 
address Joe.Schubart@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.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision.

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    Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Sensitivity to 
the Effects of Reform-Based Teaching and Learning in Middle School 
Mathematics.
    Frequency: Semi-Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household; State, local, or tribal 
gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 4,920.
    Burden Hours: 720.
    Abstract: Students in grade 7 and 8 reform-oriented mathematics 
will be tested at the beginning and end of the school year with NAEP 
and a reform-oriented test. The study will evaluate NAEP's ability to 
detect the effects of a reform curriculum.
    Requests for copies of the information collection submission for 
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 
by selecting 

the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2806. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also 
be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 
faxed to (202) 245-6623. 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 Kathy Axt at her e-mail address 
Kathy.Axt@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.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress 2006 Background 
Questions for Students with Disabilities or English Language Learners.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household; State, local, or tribal 
gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 3,319.
    Burden Hours: 1,105.
    Abstract: This submittal applies to the Students with Disabilities 
and English Language Learners questionnaires to be completed by school 
personnel for those students. NAEP encourages the inclusion of all 
students who can meaningfully participate in the assessment, including 
those with disabilities and those with limited English proficiency.
    Requests for copies of the information collection submission for 
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 
by selecting 

the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2807. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also 
be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIO_RIMG@ed.gov or 
faxed to (202) 245-6623. 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 Kathy Axt at her e-mail address 
Kathy.Axt@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. 05-14144 Filed 7-18-05; 8:45 am]

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