[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 131 (Friday, July 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17141]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, 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 
August 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wai-Sinn Chan, Acting 
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, 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.

    Dated: June 30, 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: The Impact of ICT on Learning: Quasi-Experimental Study.
    Frequency: Three times a year.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs 
or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 7,572.
      Burden Hours: 7,572.
    Abstract: Under auspices of the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development, the Department of Education will 
participate in an international study to examine the impact of 
information and communication technology (ICT) on student learning. The 
study will use the following instruments: (a) ICT Skill Test, (b) 
Learning to Learn Test, (c) ICT Attitudes Survey--Students, (d) ICT Use 
Survey--Students, (e) ICT Attitude Survey--Teachers, (f) ICT Use 
Survey--Teachers, (g) Student Background Survey, and (h) Teacher 
Background Survey. Two thousand four hundred eleventh grade students 
will participate in this study from 24 schools. In addition, about 100 
teachers and 24 school administrators will respond to the ICT Attitude 
and Use surveys.
    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, D.C. 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 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. 00-17141 Filed 7-6-00; 8:45 am]
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