[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 211 (Tuesday, October 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 64933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27863]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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 
January 2, 2001.

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 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. 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: October 25, 2000.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Evaluation of the Partnership Grants Program of Title II of 
the Higher Education Act.
    Frequency: Annually; Weekly.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit initiations; State, Local, or 
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or Leas.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 453.
    Burden Hours:963.
    Abstract: The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the impact, 
strengths and weaknesses of the Partnership Grants Program, one of the 
three programs authorized in Title II of the Higher Education 
Amendments of 1998. This program is designed primarly to increase 
collaboration between schools of arts and sciences and schools of 
education, increase the rule of K-12 educators in the design and 
implementation of effective teacher education programs, and increase 
the intensity and quality of clinical experiences for prospective 
teachers. The evaluation will measure the impact of grants in helping 
colleges of education, colleges of arts and sciences, school districts 
and other partners to work more closely together to improve the content 
and structure of the professional education offered to prospective 
teachers.
    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 Joseph Schubart at (202) 708-9266 or via his 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. 00-27863 Filed 10-30-00; 8:45 am]
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