[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6818-6819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3946]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Group, 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 
April 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, 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, S.W., 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 Director of the Information Resources 
Group 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.

    Dated: February 15, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of the Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: National Recognition Program for Model Professional 
Development.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Gov't., SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 100.
      Burden Hours: 2,300.
    Abstract: With the importance of professional development to school 
reform and excellence in teaching and learning, there is an immediate 
need to identify and recognize model professional development programs 
throughout the country that have schoolwide impact on student success, 
and that are aligned with the recently developed Principles for 
Professional Development. The Department will solicit applications from 
those operating effective professional development activities at the 
pre-K through 12 level in schools and school districts, evaluate them 
with the help of professional educators (who will confirm information 
for high-ranking applicants through site visits), and recognize those 
programs that are found to meet those criteria.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Complaint Procedures for State Administered Programs/IASA.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, State, Local or Tribal 
Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 57.
      Burden Hours: 4,560.
    Abstract: A requirement that States establish complaint procedures 
in State-administered programs, so that the public may bring complaints 
to the attention of State program administrators.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Resolution of Applicant/Client Appeals.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 82.
      Burden Hours: 164.
    Abstract: Form RSA-722 is needed to meet specific data collection 
requirements in Subsections 102(6)(A) and (B) of the Rehab Act of 1973, 
as amended on the number of Applicant/Client appeals handled by 
impartial hearing officers. The information collected is used to 
evaluate the types of complaints made by applicants/clients of the 
vocational rehabilitation program and the final resolution of appeals 
filed. Respondents are State agencies that administer the Federal/State 
Program for Vocational Rehabilitation.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Application for New Grants Under the School, College, and 
University Partnerships (SCUP) Program.
    Frequency: Competitive Year.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs. 

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    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 175.
      Burden Hours: 3,500.
    Abstract: The application form will be used to collect program and 
budget information needed to evaluate the quality of applications 
submitted and make funding decisions based on the authorizing statute 
and the published funding criteria.

[FR Doc. 96-3946 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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