[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55789-55790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28468]


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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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, 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 
November 10, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 
29, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Dan Chenok, 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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, 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

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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: October 22, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Performance Report for State-Administered Vocational 
Technical Education Programs
    Abstract: This report will identify students served in the state 
vocational-technical system with emphasis on special populations, 
indicate those states in need of technical assistance to improve 
services to those students, and provide trend data to demonstrate the 
effectiveness of vocational-technical education in meeting the needs of 
youth and adults.
    Additional Information: This information request represents an 
extension of a collection previously approved by OMB . It is being 
submitted at this time because as recently as August of this year we 
had been anticipating the passage of new legislation for vocational-
technical education and had been crafting new directions for States to 
follow that would be oriented toward the accountability requirements of 
the new law as well as the requirements of the Results Act. The House 
Representatives passed its version of new legislation in June and the 
Senate was anticipating action by early September. It now appears that 
enactment of a new Federal law for vocational-technical education will 
not occur until 1998 and will likely have an implementation date of 
July 1999.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 53.
      Burden Hours: 2,756.

[FR Doc. 97-28468 Filed 10-27-97; 8:45 am]
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