[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 60687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30434]


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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 
December 30, 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: November 22, 1996.
Gloria Parker,
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: 
2,202
    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 Education 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. The purpose of this 
assessment is to examine the role of schools and public libraries in 
support of the National Education Goals and identify the potential role 
for these institutions, especially as it pertains to disadvantaged 
students.
[FR Doc. 96-30434 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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