[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4859]


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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 
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 31, 2000.

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 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected].

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 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.

    Dated: February 24, 2000.
William Burrow,
Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office for Civil Rights.

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: 2000 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance 
Report.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

    Responses: 105,000
    Burden Hours: 506,250

    Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights 
Compliance Report is a biennial survey which collects data from schools 
and school districts on issues, including emerging issues, of interest 
to the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education. Data from 
the Compliance Report is used by OCR to aid in identifying sites for 
compliance reviews and tracking trends and issues related to civil 
rights compliance. The Compliance Report collects data related to Title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits discrimination on 
the basis of race, color, or national origin), Title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits discrimination on the 
basis of sex) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap). For the 2000 
Compliance Report, data will be collected from all districts and 
schools.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to 
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests 
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection when making your request.
    Questions regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be directed to Jacqueline Montague at (202) 708-
5359 or via her internet address [email protected]. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

[FR Doc. 00-4859 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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