[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 17162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7755]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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 
April 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, 
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 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: March 26, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Survey on Remedial Education in Higher Education 
Institutions: Fall 2000, Postsecondary Education Quick Information 
System (PEQIS).
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,350. Burden 
Hours: 675.
    Abstract: This survey is submitted under the system clearance for 
Quick Response Information System (QRIS) which covers the Fast Response 
Survey System, also known as FRSS. It meets the conditions of that 
clearance: short, policy-relevant, one-time surveys that go to a small 
sample. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) , U.S. 
Department of Education proposed to use the Postsecondary Education 
Quick Information System (PEQIS/FRSS) to conduct a survey on remedial 
education in higher education institutions. The purpose of the survey 
is to provide nationally representative data about the extent of 
remediation and the characteristics of remedial programs in higher 
education institutions. The survey will also provide a picture of 
change in remedial programs since 1995, when NCES conducted a PEQIS 
survey on remedial education in higher education institutions. 
Information from this survey will be of substantial interest to federal 
and state policymakers, including State Board of Education and 
legislatures, as they consider the appropriate role for remedial 
education in higher education institutions.
    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 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. 01-7755 Filed 3-28-01; 8:45 am]
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