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[FR Doc No: 94-21839]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.

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

DATES: An expedited review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act, since allowing for the normal review period would adversely affect 
the public interest. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) has been requested by September 23, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street NW., Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, 
D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection 
request should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5624, Regional Office 
Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick J. Sherrill, (202) 708-9915. 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 3517) requires that the Director of OMB 
provide interested Federal agencies and persons 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 Director, Information Resources Management Service, 
publishes this notice with the attached proposed information collection 
request prior to submission of this request to OMB. This notice 
contains the following information: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., 
expedited; (2) Title; (3) Abstract; (4) Additional Information; (5) 
Frequency of collection; (6) Affected public; and (7) Reporting and/or 
Recordkeeping burden. Because an expedited review is requested, a 
description of the information to be collected is also included as an 
attachment to this notice.

    Dated: August 31, 1994.
Mary P. Liggett,
Acting Director, Information Resources Management Service.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

Type of Review: Expedited
Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1995 Field 
Test and 1996 Full Scale Assessment and Background Questionnaires on 
Mathematics, Science and the Arts
Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a 
congressionally mandated data collection of assessment and background 
information. Respondents include students in the 4th, 8th and 12th 
grades, teachers, school administrators, and parents. The 1995/96 
assessment will be conducted in the following subjects: mathematics, 
reading and the arts. Results of the assessments will be linked to the 
background characteristics of students, their schools, teachers and 
parents.
Additional Information: Clearance for this information collection is 
requested for September 23, 1994. An expedited review is necessary as 
the printing of the field test booklets is scheduled to begin on 
September 30, 1994. NAEP data are of vital importance to the President, 
Congress, and the National Education Goals Panel, as well as State and 
local policy makers.
Frequency: Biennially
Affected Public: Individuals or households
Reporting Burden:
    Responses: 39,500
    Burden Hours: 40,250
Recordkeeping Burden:
    Recordkeepers: 0
    Burden Hours: 0

[FR Doc. 94-21839 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]
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