[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15388-15390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8331]


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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 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: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 1, 1998.

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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice containing 
proposed information

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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.

    Dated: March 25, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Subject to 
Unilateral Changes in Placement, Change in Placement Based on a Hearing 
Officer Determination, or Long-Term Suspension/Expulsion.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58.
      Burden Hours: 149,350.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form for States 
to report the number of children and youth and the number of acts 
involving students served under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act involving a unilateral change in placement, change in 
placement based on a hearing officer determination, or long-term 
suspension/expulsion. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is 
used by the Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state 
education agencies and for Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Personnel (In Full-Time Equivalency of Assignment) Employed 
to Provide Special Education and Related Services for Children and 
Youth with Disabilities.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58.
      Burden Hours: 7,685.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the number of personnel employed and contracted in 
the provision of special education and related services. Data are 
obtained from state and local education agencies, and are used to 
assess the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act and for monitoring, planning and reporting to Congress.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Infants and Toddlers Receiving Early Intervention 
Services and of Program Settings Where Services are Provided in 
Accordance with Part C, and Report on Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part 
C.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 57.
      Burden Hours: 5,472.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary 
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and 
toddlers with disabilities who: (a) are served under the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C; (b) are served in 
different program settings; and (c) exit Part C because of program 
completion and for other reasons. Data are obtained from state and 
local service agencies and are used to assess and monitor the 
implementation of IDEA and for Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Early Intervention Services on Individualized 
Family Service Plan Provided to Infants, Toddlers and Their Families in 
Accordance with Part C and Report of Number and Type of Personnel 
Employed and Contracted to Provide Early Intervention Services.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 57.
      Burden Hours: 5,187.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary 
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and 
toddlers with disabilities and their families receiving different types 
of Part C services, and the number of personnel employed and contracted 
to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and 
their families. Data are obtained from state and local service agencies 
and are used to assess and monitor the implementation of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and for 
Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Exiting 
Special Education During the 1998-98 School Year.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58.
      Burden Hours: 53,244.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the number of students aged 14 and older served 
under Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, exiting 
special education. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is 
used by Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state education 
agencies and for Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving 
Special Education under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA), As Amended.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58.
      Burden Hours: 30,624.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the number of children with disabilities served 
under IDEA-B receiving special education and related

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services. It serves as the basis for distributing federal assistance, 
monitoring, implementing, and Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 
Implementation of Free Appropriate Public Education Requirements 1998-
99 School Year.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58.
      Burden Hours: 257,752.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the settings in which children with disabilities 
served under IDEA-B receive special education and related services. The 
form satisfies reporting requirements and is used by the Office of 
Special Education Programs to monitor state education agencies and for 
Congressional reporting.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Progress Measures.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
      Responses: 1,157.
      Burden Hours: 11,000.
    Abstract: The National School-to-Work Office collects information 
from funded local partnerships to gather evidence on state and local 
progress in implementing school-to-work. Data elements include student, 
school, and employer involvement in school-to-work; graduation and 
postsecondary transition rates for students; and funds leveraged by 
partnerships to sustain their school-to-work systems. Information is 
used to provide an annual school-to-work report to Congress, as well as 
to build state's capacity to collect and analyze information for their 
own system improvement purposes.

[FR Doc. 98-8331 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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