[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65538-65539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27191]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The 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 24, 2002.

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,

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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.

    Dated: October 22, 2002.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2003 Charter 
Schools Questions.
    Frequency:
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (primary).
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 658800.
    Burden Hours: 169101.
    Abstract: The charter schools in the NAEP sample will complete the 
NAEP School Questionnaire, through which they will provide information 
on instructional organization and time, parental involvement, stability 
of the teaching staff, and characteristics of the student body. The 
purpose of the NAEP Charter School Questions is to be able to describe 
the schools in terms of some key features unique to charter schools. 
There is no one kind of charter school--who they serve, how they are 
funded, how they operate, and to whom they must report varies depending 
on state legislation and the terms of the charter. Nevertheless, it is 
important for NAEP to be able to describe the charter schools in the 
sample so that the results can be interpreted in a meaningful way.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the Browse 
Pending Collections link and by clicking on link number 2176. When you 
access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to 
view. Written requests for information should be addressed to Vivian 
Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651 or to the e-mail 
address [email protected]. 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.

[FR Doc. 02-27191 Filed 10-24-02; 8:45 am]
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