[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15230-15231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8410]



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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 
June 4, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 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 
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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.
    The Department of Education is especially interested in public 
comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection 
necessary to the proper functions of the Department, (2) will this 
information be processed and used in a timely manner, (3) is the 
estimate of burden accurate, (4) how might the Department enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and 
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on 
the respondents, including through the use of information technology, 
and (6) Abstract. Because an emergency review is requested, the 
additional information to be requested in this collection is included 
in the section on ``Additional Information'' in this notice.

    Dated: April 1, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Descriptive, Comparative Analysis and Evaluation of the 
Business and Education Standards Projects.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 16.
      Burden Hours: 40.
    Abstract: The purpose of this evaluation is to describe, analyze, 
compare and evaluate the 16 skill Standards projects funded by the 
Business and Education Standards projects. The study is intended to 
inform the National Skill Standards Board, authorized by the Goals 
2000: Educate America Act, regarding endorsement criteria for 
establishment of occupational clusters, establishment of partnerships 
to create skill standards and identification of areas regarding more 
research in the skill standard arena. The study will also inform 
policymakers within the Department of Education about what has been 
learned from the projects that could assist in the broader education 
reform agenda being pursued by the Department.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Evaluating States' Planning and Implementation of Goals 2000 
and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1.
      Burden Hours: 500.
    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 surveys will collect 
information on the operations and effects at the state 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 
managers in 9 programs in all 50 state education agencies.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Outcomes of State and 
Local Programs.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 114.
      Burden Hours: 3,990.
    Abstract: Section 5127 of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act 
(DFSCA) requires states to submit to the Secretary on a biennial basis 
information on the activities carried out by state, local, and 
Governors' DFSCA programs. This one-time collection will be used to 
meet DFSCA reporting requirements for 1993-95 and will serve as the 
basis for the Department's required report to Congress on the program's 
activities for that period.

[FR Doc. 96-8410 Filed 4-4-96; 8:45 am]
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