[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23722]


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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 Acting 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 
November 18, 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 Acting 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.

    Dated: September 11, 1996.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Acting Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: The Library Cooperatives Survey (LCS).
    Frequency: Pretest and One Universe survey.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; 
State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 1,201.
      Burden Hours: 400.
    Abstract: This survey will be used to request information from 
library cooperatives. The LCS survey data will be used along with the 
Public Libraries Survey (PLS) and the State Libraries Agency Survey 
(STLA) to obtain a more complete picture of library services in the 
nation. LCS descriptive data will be aggregated and published at the 
national and state levels. Descriptive data will also be accessible in 
electronic files by each library cooperative organization and by state.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Assessment of the Role of School and Public Libraries in 
Support of the National Educational Goals.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 3,100.
      Burden Hours: 2,583.
    Abstract: The library and education communities need to know more 
about the role of libraries in supporting education in order to plan 
for and direct resources. The respondents are librarians in public 
libraries and public and private schools.

[FR Doc. 96-23722 Filed 9-16-96; 8:45 am]
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