[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54505-54506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27093]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting 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 
December 28, 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 Acting 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.


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    Dated: October 23, 2001.
William Burrow,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Postsecondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: The Evaluation of Exchange, Language, International and Area 
Studies (EELIAS), NRC, FLAS and IIPP, UISFUL, Business and 
International Education Program (BIE), Centers for International 
Business Education Program (CIBE) and American Overseas Research 
Centers (AORC) (JS).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (primary).
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 60;
      Burden Hours: 2100.
    Abstract: BIE, CIBE and AORC are being added for clearance to the 
system that already contains four other programs. Information 
collection assist IEGPS in meeting program planning and evaluation 
requirements. Program officers require performance information to 
justify continuation funding, and grantees use this information for 
self evaluations and to request continuation funding from the 
Department of Education.
    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 Joe Schubart at (202) 708-9266. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, Third Followup 
(B&B:93/2003).
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit (primary).
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 830,
      Burden Hours: 385.
    Abstract: The Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study, Third 
Followup (B&B:93/2003) will survey 1992-93 bachelor's degree recipients 
from public and private postsecondary institutions. The data will 
provide long term information on graduates' additional postsecondary 
education and training, employment, workforce activities, and other 
life experiences. The study directs special focus on sample members who 
began teaching.
    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 (540) 776-7742. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

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