[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 3 (Friday, January 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 570-571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-235]


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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 
February 4, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments 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 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, 
D.C. 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: December 31, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Reading Excellence Act: School and Classroom Implementation 
and Impact Study.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs; 
Federal Government.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

    Responses: 1,035
    Burden Hours: 735.

    Abstract: The Reading Excellence Act School and Classroom 
Implementation and Impact Study (REA-SCII) is a six-year study to learn 
about the implementation and impact of the REA legislation on 
instructional practice in

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reading and on student reading achievement. The Study has the following 
features: (1) A representative sample of 75 schools that have received 
REA Local Reading Initiative sub-grants; (2) a longitudinal sample of 
kindergarten students followed through the end of second grade; 
measures of student reading performance; multiple observations of 
classroom reading instruction in grades K-2; and surveys of and 
interview/focus groups with key school and district staff.
    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, 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 Sheila Carey at (202) 708-5359 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.

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, 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 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.
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