[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13371-13372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6993]
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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 28, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 19,
1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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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: March 14, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: 1997 State Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS)
Abstract: The 1997 State TIMSS will use forms and procedures from
the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study to assess
grade 8 students in math and science in states that choose to
participate in the 1997 study. These states will be taking the first
step toward meeting President Clinton's challenge to adopt national
education standards and to voluntarily administer tests to monitor
progress toward these standards.
Additional Information: Emergency clearance to reinstate TIMSS,
with changes, for 90 days is requested because the need to conduct
TIMSS assessments in 1997 was not anticipated until mid-February 1997.
At that time, two states, Missouri and Oregon, requested administration
of the TIMSS assessment for grade 8 in statewide samples of their
schools during the spring 1997 semester. TIMSS for 1997 would be
conducted from mid-April to mid-May 1997 in two states only and at
grade 8 only, and would exclude any performance tasks, case studies, or
videotape studies associated with the original 1997 data collection.
Thus, the 1997 study is a substantially reduced version of the original
study.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 3,025.
Burden Hours: 7,150.
[FR Doc. 97-6993 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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