[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 126 (Thursday, June 29, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40084-40085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16431]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, 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 
August 28, 2000.

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, Regulatory Information 
Management, 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. 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: June 23, 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Year 2001 
Field Test and Year 2002 Main Assessment of Reading and Writing.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public:
    Businesses or other for-profit (primary).
    Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 7250--Burden 
Hours: 7250.
    Abstract: The Congressionally-mandated 2002 National Assessment of 
Educational Progress will assess writing and reading knowledge among 
4th, 8th and 12th graders. To provide contextual information to 
intrepret the assessment information, relevant background 
characteristics of the students and their schools and teachers are 
gathered as well. The clearance package provides all of the background 
questions and supporting information for the field test and the main 
study. The results of the main study will be used to provide 
descriptive information about programs and practices in the teaching of 
reading and writing; suggest relationships between characteristics and 
assessment results; serve as a basis for monitoring change over time.
    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 
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests 
may also be

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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. Comments regarding 
burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be directed 
to Kathy Axt at (703) 426-9692. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: State Library Agencies Survey.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs 
(primary).
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 51--Burden 
Hours: 612.
    Abstract: State library agencies are the official agencies of each 
state charged by state law with the extension and development of public 
library services throughout the state. The purpose of this survey is to 
provide state and federal policymakers with information about SILAs, 
including their governance, allied operations, developmental services 
to libraries and library systems, support of electronic information 
networks, number and types of outlets, direct services to the public, 
public service hours, type and size of collections, service and 
development transactions, staffing patterns, and income and 
expenditures.
    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 
4050, 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. 
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements 
should be directed to Kathy Axt at (703) 426-9692. 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. 00-16431 Filed 6-28-00; 8:45 am]
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