[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16941]



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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 Director, Information Resources Management 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 
August 26, 1997.

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 Director, Information Resources 
Management 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.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Survey of Consumer Choice and Satisfaction in the Choice 
Demonstration Projects.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 217.
      Burden Hours: 54.
    Abstract: As mandated in P.L. 102-569, RSA/ED is conducting an 
evaluation of the ``effects of increased choice on consumers'' in seven 
demonstrations projects funded under the legislation. The independent 
evaluator, InfoUse, will survey a random sample of 217 current and 
former project participants. Respondents are working-aged persons with 
disabilities who have received vocational rehabilitation services 
through the demonstration projects. The results will determine the 
extent to which the demonstration projects have increased consumer 
choice and satisfaction with vocational rehabilitation planning, 
service purchasing, and outcomes. The results will inform key 
Congressional and Administration policy-makers, personnel in the 82 
state vocational rehabilitation agencies, private rehabilitation 
providers, and organizations serving consumers of vocational 
rehabilitation.

[FR Doc. 97-16941 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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