[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17692-17693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8084]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.

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SUMMARY: The Acting 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: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably 
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by 
March 30, 2001. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 4, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, 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 Director of OMB 
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity 
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management 
and Budget (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 Acting Leader, 
Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
publishes this notice containing proposed information collection 
requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information 
collection. 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. ED 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 respondents, 
including through the use of information technology.

    Dated: March 28, 2001.
Joe Schubart,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Even Start Letter on State Program Quality Indicators' 
Deadline.
    Abstract: The letter reminds States of the statutory deadline of 
June 30, 2001 for submission of their program quality indicators for 
the Even Start Family Literacy Program (Part B of Title I of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 196), to qualify States for 
funding for Fiscal Year 2001.
    Additional Information: The Department of Education is requesting 
emergency processing for the Even Start Letter on State Program Quality 
Indicators' Deadline due to an unanticipated event and statutory 
deadline. The Literacy Involves Families Together (LIFT) Act that was 
recently enacted on December 21, 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554) established a 
deadline of June 30, 2001 for States to submit program quality 
indicators to the Department of Education. Any State failing to submit 
these program quality indicators by that deadline will not qualify for 
Even Start funding for Fiscal Year 2001. Based upon the recent 
imposition of this legislative deadline, and the public harm that will 
occur if States fail to meet the deadline and lose their Even Start 
funding for Fiscal Year 2001, the Department is requesting that the 
emergency notice for the Even Start State Indicators of Program Quality 
Letter be published by March 30, 2001. This allows the Department to 
receive immediate approval from OMB in order for States to meet their 
statutory deadline.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 52.
      Burden Hours: 26.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, 
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address [email protected], or should be faxed to 202-
708-9346.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements, contact 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. 01-8084 Filed 4-2-01; 8:45 am]
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