[Federal Register: June 29, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 126)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 28, 2000.
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, Regulatory Information
Management, 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. 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 the respondents, including
through the use of information technology.
Dated: June 23, 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Year 2001
Field Test and Year 2002 Main Assessment of Reading and Writing.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public:
Businesses or other for-profit (primary).
Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 7250--Burden
Hours: 7250.
Abstract: The Congressionally-mandated 2002 National Assessment of
Educational Progress will assess writing and reading knowledge among
4th, 8th and 12th graders. To provide contextual information to
intrepret the assessment information, relevant background
characteristics of the students and their schools and teachers are
gathered as well. The clearance package provides all of the background
questions and supporting information for the field test and the main
study. The results of the main study will be used to provide
descriptive information about programs and practices in the teaching of
reading and writing; suggest relationships between characteristics and
assessment results; serve as a basis for monitoring change over time.
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
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests
may also be
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electronically mailed to the internet address OCIO_IMG_Issues@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 Kathy Axt at (703) 426-9692. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
Title: State Library Agencies Survey.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
(primary).
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 51--Burden
Hours: 612.
Abstract: State library agencies are the official agencies of each
state charged by state law with the extension and development of public
library services throughout the state. The purpose of this survey is to
provide state and federal policymakers with information about SILAs,
including their governance, allied operations, developmental services
to libraries and library systems, support of electronic information
networks, number and types of outlets, direct services to the public,
public service hours, type and size of collections, service and
development transactions, staffing patterns, and income and
expenditures.
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
4050, 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. 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 (703) 426-9692. 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. 00-16431 Filed 6-28-00; 8:45 am]
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