[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49100-49101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24575]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB 
review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 5624, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be 
electronically mailed to the internet address Pat__S[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 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.

    Dated: September 9, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) First Grade Fall 
1998 Pilot Study, Fall 1999 and Spring 2000 Full Scale.
    Frequency: Fall 1998, Fall 1999, and Spring 2000.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 600
      Burden Hours: 313

    Abstract: The ECLS begins in Fall 1998-1999 with a kindergarten 
cohort. This clearance is for follow up activities with this cohort of 
students one year later, when they are typically in first grade. There 
will be a pilot of the first grade fall survey in Fall 1998, and the 
full scale surveys will take place in Fall of 1999 and Spring of 2000. 
The ECLS looks at the crucial first years of school from the 
perspective of the students, teachers, parents, and school 
administrators. There are assessments of the students. The survey is 
intended to provide information about early childhood preschool 
learning experiences, from birth to age 8, preparation for formal 
schools, first school experiences, and progress made over the first 
years of school.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Standards for the Conduct and Evaluation of Activities 
Carried Out by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement 
(OERI)--Phase 1.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other 
for-profits; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, 
SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1
      Burden Hours: 1

    Abstract: OERI was required by its authorizing statute to establish 
standards for the processes it uses to evaluate applications for grants 
and cooperative agreements and proposals for contracts. These 
established standards (34 CFR 700) allow OERI to tailor selection 
criteria to individual programs by selecting from the menu of selection 
criteria contained in this regulation. This regulation has also

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eliminated the need for separate programs within OERI to establish 
individual program regulations to create specific evaluation criteria.

Office of Postsecondary Education.

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Guaranty Agency Monthly Claims and Collection Report.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 

      Responses: 37 Burden Hours: 2,220
    Abstract: The ED Form 1189 is used by a guaranty agency to request 
payments of reinsurance for default, bankruptcy, death, disability 
claims paid to lenders and costs incurred for SPA, closed school, false 
certification, lender of last resort and lender referral fee payments. 
Agencies use the form to make payments owed to ED for collections on 
defaulted loans.

[FR Doc. 98-24575 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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