[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 35918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17535]
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DEPARTENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, 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
July 31, 1998.
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., New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection requests
should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education,
600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651.
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 Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this 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 at the address specified above. Copies of the requests
are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review:
Title: Application for Seven Foreign Language and Area Studies
Programs.
Frequency: Annually or Every 3 Years.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 469; Burden
Hours: 43,213.
Abstract: Collect program and budget information to make grants to
institution of higher education. This information collection falls
under the streamlined process for discretionary grants under OMB
Control Number 1890-0001.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Local Implementation of Federal Programs.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 849; Burden
Hours: 872.
Abstract: The Department of Education is charged with evaluating
Title I of ESEA and other elementary and secondary education
legislation enacted by the 103rd Congress. These studies will collect
information on the operations and effects at the district level of
legislative provisions and federal assistance, in the context of state
education reform efforts. Findings will be used in reporting to
Congress and improving information dissemination. Respondents are local
superintendents, directors of federal programs, directors of research
and assessment, and school principals.
No comments were received during the 60-day comment period. Minor
revisions have been made to the instrument during the interim. There
are two differences between the earlier version of the survey and the
revised version being submitted to OMB, the are as follows:
(1) The original survey addressed a wide range of topics concerning
the implementation of federal programs, with emphasis on data use,
cross-program coordination, intergovernmental relations, and services
to homeless children and youth. The revised survey is more focused on
data needed for ED reporting to Congress under the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA). It incorporates a number of data
elements required in the Department's Strategic Plan and Annual
Performance Plans. Questions about services to homeless children and
youth have been dropped, and the number of questions about
intergovernmental relations and the implementation of specific federal
programs has been reduced.
(2) The revised version required a smaller sample. Rather than
drawing a large random sample of approximately 1500 districts
stratified by proverty and district size as previously planned, the
instrument will now draw a smaller random sample of 789 districts that
will permit national estimates, but not estimates for distinct strata.
Additionally, the entire sample of districts in the ED Study of
Education Resources and Funding is being incorporated into this sample
so that the two studies can share key data elements.
[FR Doc. 98-17535 Filed 6-30-98; 8:45 am]
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