[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8222-8223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4410]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Management Group, invites 
comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably 
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by 
March 12, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 
25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review 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, D.C. 20503. Requests for copies 
of the proposed information collection request should be addressed to 
Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th & D Streets, S.W., 
Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. 
Written comments regarding the regular clearance 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, or should be electronic mailed to the 
internet address #[email protected], or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.

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 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that 
the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public 
an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
Office of Management and Budget (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 Management 
Group, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection 
requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information 
collection. 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. ED 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: February 18, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: NEW.
    Title: Study of Barriers, Benefits, and Costs of Using Private 
Schools to Alleviate Overcrowding in Public Schools.
    Abstract: This congressionally-mandated study will examine the 
extent to which private schools (including religious schools) might be 
used to alleviate overcrowding in urban public schools by accepting 
public school students in exchange for tuition reimbursement. The study 
is examining the extent of overcrowding in urban public schools and the 
extent to which private schools in these areas have spaces available 
that might be used to accommodate students from overcrowded public 
schools. The study will also examine the costs that would be involved 
in such a program (including tuition reimbursement, transportation, and 
administration), program design and implementation issues that would 
need to be considered in developing such a proposal, and the 
constitutional issues and other legal impediments that might be raised 
if such a proposal were adopted.
    Additional Information: The study was mandated in the Conference 
Report for H.R. 3610 (Report 104-863, September 28, 1996, p. 1060) and 
is due to the Appropriations Committees by September 1, 1997. An 
emergency clearance is needed in order to meet this deadline.
    Frequency: One Time.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,035.
      Burden Hours: 345.

[FR Doc. 97-4410 Filed 2-21-97; 8:45 am]
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