[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 39635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19279]


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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 
September 30, 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, 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.
    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.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Measuring Classroom Instructional Processes in Secondary 
Mathematics.
    Frequency: One time only.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 400.
      Burden Hours: 810.
    Abstract: This study will develop and recommend methods for 
collecting data describing classroom instructional processes in 8-12th 
grade mathematics classrooms; (2) explore the combined use of 
questionnaires and related teacher log forms to portray classroom 
instructional processes; and (3) determine the feasibility of 
incorporating such methods into NCES surveys or other data collection 
efforts. The study will collect survey data from 400 randomly sampled 
secondary mathematics teachers; a subset of 60 members of this group 
will keep logs on instruction during one semester. Statistical analyses 
will be conducted on the results to determine which survey and log 
items provide the most efficient and comprehensive data set for the 
purpose of portraying instruction in a wide range of settings.

[FR Doc. 96-19279 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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