[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35601-35602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16906]


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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 
August 6, 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: June 29, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: Evaluation of Title I Accountability Systems and School 
Improvement Efforts (TASSIE)--Data Collection Instrument (JM).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs 
(primary), Federal Government.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 10300.
      Burden Hours: 6990.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Evaluation of Title I Accountability 
Systems and School Improvement Efforts is to examine and evaluate Title 
I accountability systems and school improvement efforts in a nationally 
representative sample of districts and schools. This project addresses 
both the implementation and effectiveness of accountability practices 
in 2,200 districts and 740 schools. The TASSIE will provide data on the 
extent of alignment between Title I accountability systems and states' 
and districts' own accountability systems, the assistance and 
incentives provided to schools identified as in need of improvement, 
and will assess the impact of these

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policies and practices on schools, teachers, and students.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov/owa-cgi/owa/browsecoll?psn=01750, 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 Jackie Montague at (202) 708-5359. 
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. 01-16906 Filed 7-5-01; 8:45 am]
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