[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25342]


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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 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 
October 31, 2001. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 
10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Karen Lee, 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 Karen L. [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 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: October 3, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Annual Report of Children in State Agency and Locally 
Operated Institutions for Neglected and Delinquent Children.
    Abstract: An annual survey is conducted to collect data on (1) the 
number of children enrolled in educational programs of State-operated 
institutions for neglected or delinquent (N or D) children, community 
day programs for N or D children; and adult correctional institutions 
and (2) the October caseload of N or D children in local institutions.
    Additional Information: ED is requesting an emergency clearance of 
this Annual Report due to the unanticipated delay in the 
reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). 
The lack of action of the ESEA reauthorization in conference caused ED 
to delay the process since ED needed to determine if there would be 
changes in the final legislation. However, because of the need to have 
these data available early next year so we can calculate Title I 
allocations based on the most up-to-date data available, we need to 
request emergency processing of the attached data collection form, 
which reflects our best guess as to what the new law will look like.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 3,052.
      Burden Hours: 4,224.
    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 (540) 776-7742 or via 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. 01-25342 Filed 10-9-01; 8:45 am]
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