[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5037-5038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2372]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Financial and 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 
March 4, 1999.

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, 
D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected]. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland 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 Leader, Information Management Group, 
Office of the Chief Financial and Chief Information Officer, publishes 
that 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: January 27, 1999.
Kent H. Hannaman,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Financial and 
Chief Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Reporting Requirements for the Education Flexibility 
Partnership Demonstration Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 12.
      Burden Hours: 240.
    Abstract: Section 311(e)(6) of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act 
requires states participating in the Education Flexibility Partnership 
Demonstration Program to annually report to the Secretary on the 
monitoring of waivers it grants through this program.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: National Education Longitudinal Study: 1988-2000.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 
      Responses: 457.
      Burden Hours: 214.
    Abstract: The National Education Longitudinal Study: 1988-2000 
(NELS: 88/2000) is designed to provide data about critical transitions 
experienced by students as they progress through high school and into 
postsecondary institutions or the work force.
    NELS:88/2000, the fourth follow-up to this longitudinal data 
collection initiated with the 8th grade class of 1988, will provide 
important information about young adults' experiences after high 
school, including postsecondary education and training, labor force 
participation, and family formation.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Data Collection for Third International Mathematics and 
Science Study--Report (TIMSS-R).
    Frequency: One-Time Student Assessment.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 
      Responses: 11,250.
      Burden Hours: 24,583.
    Abstract: In order to provide international benchmarks against 
which to measure the performance of American students in mathematics 
and science, with comparisons of data for 1995 and 1999, and to measure 
progress toward the U.S. national goal of being first in the world in 
mathematics and science in the year 2000, the National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES) wishes to repeat TIMSS for the 8th grade in 
U.S. schools in 1999.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: National Postsecondary Student Aid Study: 2000 (NPSAS: 
2000).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,964.
      Burden Hours: 1,898.
    Abstract: The NPSAS is a comprehensive study that examines how 
students and their families pay for postsecondary education. It 
includes nationally representative samples of undergraduates, 
graduates, and first-professional students; students attending public 
and private less-than-2-year institutions, community colleges, 4-year 
colleges, and major universities. Students who receive financial aid as 
well as those who do not receive

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financial aid participate in NPSAS. Comprehensive student interviews 
and administrative records, with exceptional detail concerning student 
financial aid, are available for academic years 1986-87, 1989-90, 1992-
93, and 1995-96.

[FR Doc. 99-2372 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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