[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15733-15734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8003]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Group, 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, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed 
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. 
Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 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 Leader, Information Management 
Group, Office of the 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. 
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 26, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Distance Education Demonstration Program Annual Evaluation.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or 
households; businesses or other for-profit.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 13,515.
      Burden Hours: 1,485.
    Abstract: The Distance Education Demonstration Program is a new 
program designed to test the quality and viability of expanded distance 
education programs that are currently restricted by provisions of the 
Higher Education Act (HEA). The HEA requires the Department to report 
to Congress annually on the results and specifies the areas which must 
be addressed.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Evaluation of the Eisenhower Professional Development 
Program: State and Local Activities.

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    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 800
      Burden Hours: 600.
    Abstract: Professional Development Program and to report on the 
progress of professional development activities supported by the 
program, the effects of the program participation on classroom 
teaching, and the quality of program planning and coordination. 
Clearance is sought for the National Profile, Teacher Activity Survey, 
to be conducted in the Spring of the 1998-99 school year. Respondents 
will be teachers.

[FR Doc. 99-8003 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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