[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 744-745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-272]


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[Federal Register: January 6, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Management Service, 
invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 7, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok: Deck 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 726 
Jackson Place, NW., room 3208, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Cary Green, Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4682, Regional Office 
Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cary Green, (202) 401-3200. 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 3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1980 (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 Director of the Information Resources 
Management Service, 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) 
Frequency of collection; (4) The affected public; (5) Reporting burden; 
and/or (6) Recordkeeping burden; and (7) Abstract. OMB invites public 
comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests are 
available from Cary Green at the address specified above.

    Dated: January 3, 1994.
Cary Green,
Director, Information Resources Management Service.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Federal Pell Grant Program--State Report on Postsecondary 
Educational Assistance Provided To Incarcerated Students.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State or local governments.
Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 57.
    Burden Hours: 1,140.
Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 57.
    Burden Hours: 57.
Abstract: Federal Grants, Federal Student Financial Aid Programs 
section 401(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, 
requires that incarcerated students shall only be awarded a Federal 
Pell Grant in a state if the grants are used to supplement and not 
supplant the level of postsecondary educational assistance provided by 
that state to incarcerated individuals. The Annual State Report on 
Postsecondary Educational Assistance Provided To Incarcerated Students 
will be used to collect this information.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Type of Review: New.
Title: Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State or local governments; 
non-profit institutions.
Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 7,600.
    Burden Hours: 17,591.
Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0.
    Burden Hours: 0.
Abstract: The Third International Mathematics and Science Study will 
assess student achievement in math and science, at the fourth, eighth, 
and twelfth grade levels, in 50 countries. In the U.S., the data will 
be used to measure U.S. progress toward the fourth National Education 
Goal--that the U.S. will be first in the world in math and science 
education by the year 2000. The study will also help educators 
understand differences in performance by providing data on opportunity-
to-learn factors.

[FR Doc. 94-272 Filed 1-5-94; 8:45 am]
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