[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26563]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; 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 
November 18, 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.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: National ``What Works'' Evaluation for Adult English-as-a-
second-language (ESL) Students.
    Frequency: One time only.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,280 Burden Hours: 563.
    Abstract: The Planning and Evaluation Service is conducting a five-
year study to describe and identify effective ESL instruction for 
adults with limited literacy skills in six states: California, Florida, 
Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas. Phase 1 of the evaluation, 
for which clearance is being sought, is a descriptive study of all 
adult ESL providers in these states and selected sites providing adult 
ESL instruction. The information from the study will be used to develop 
descriptive profiles of the key features of adult ESL instruction, to 
help identify sites for Phase 2 of the study, and to obtain 
respondents' perception about ``what works'' for low-literate, adult 
ESL learners. Information will be collected from ESL administrators and 
instructors.

[FR Doc. 96-26563 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
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