[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25021-25022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12005]


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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 Acting 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 
July 6, 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

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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 Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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.

    Dated: May 1, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office for Civil Rights

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Fall 1998 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights 
Compliance Report.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 60,950. Burden 
Hours: 293,419.
    Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights 
Compliance Report is the vehicle for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), 
U.S. Department of Education, to acquire source material in the form of 
data and information regarding the civil rights compliance issues in 
the nation's public elementary and secondary schools. Information from 
the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report is 
used by OCR field offices when they consider public school districts 
for compliance reviews, and as source material when civil rights 
compliance investigations are conducted.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers Programs 
Annual Performance Report.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 500. 
Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Abstract: Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers 
grantees are required to submit annual performance reports to the 
Department so that ED personnel can evaluate the grantees' performance 
and assess prior experience points.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Study of the Outcomes of Diversity in Higher Education.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 12,475. 
Burden Hours: 2,782.
    Abstract: This study focuses on outcomes of diversity in higher 
education for students and faculty; it also examines the effect of 
diversity on institutional policies and programs. This is a three-year, 
10-institution case study effort that includes interviews with 
administrators and faculty and focus group discussions with students, 
as well as a survey of samples of faculty and students.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: 1998-1999 Field Test for Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS): 
Local Educational Agency (LEA), Administrator, School, Teacher and 
Library/Media Center, 1999-2000 Teacher Listing Form, 1999-2000 Full 
Scale SASS: LEA, Administrator, School, Teacher and Library/Media 
Center
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping: Responses: 104,341. Burden 
Hours: 107,802.
    Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will 
use the field test to assess data collection procedures and survey 
instruments that are planned for the full scale SASS in 1999-2000. 
Policy makers, researchers and practitioners at the national, state and 
local events use SASS data. Respondents include public and private 
school principals, teachers, and school, LEA and library/media center 
staff persons.
[FR Doc. 98-12005 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
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