[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-3490]


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[Federal Register: February 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Office of Human Resources and Administration: Availability of 
Data Acquisition Activities

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of availability of data acquisition activities approved 
prior to February 15, 1994.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary publishes this notice to advise interested 
persons that they may obtain information regarding a list of approved 
education-related data acquisition activities that Federal agencies 
will use to collect data during school year 1994-95. The list includes 
all data acquisition activities approved before February 15, 1994.

DATES: The listing of approved data acquisition activities will be 
available February 15, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about this list or 
copies of the list, contact Joyce C. Smith, U.S. Department of 
Education, Information Management and Compliance Division, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., room 5624, ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Telephone: 
(202) 708-9915. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Dual Party Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 400A of the General Education 
Provisions Act, the Secretary of Education is responsible for reviewing 
and coordinating the collection of information and data acquisition 
activity of Federal agencies:
    (a) Whenever the respondents are primarily educational agencies or 
institutions; or
    (b) Whenever the purpose of the activities is to request 
information needed for the management of, or the formulation of, policy 
related to Federal education programs or research or evaluation studies 
related to the implementation of Federal education programs.
    Section 400A also requires that the Secretary inform the public of 
data acquisition activities approved for the 1994-95 school year by 
February 15, 1994. These data acquisition activities are considered 
information collection requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1980. Under that Act and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
implementing regulations, proposed information collection requests must 
be published in the Federal Register on or before submission to OMB for 
final approval. Thus, the list announced by this notice includes each 
data acquisition activity for which the following requirements have 
been met prior to February 15, 1994: Approval by the Secretary for use 
in the 1994-95 school year; publication in the Federal Register as a 
proposed information collection request; and approval by OMB.
    Interested persons may obtain a copy of the list of approved 
information collection requests, or information regarding that list 
from Joyce C. Smith at the address and telephone number listed at the 
beginning of this notice.

    Dated February 10, 1994.
Veronica D. Trietsch,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-3490 Filed 2-14-94; 8:45 am]
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