[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3778]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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 
March 18, 2003.

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 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 
(OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public and 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 Management Group, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, publish 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 or reinstatement; (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 Record keeping burden. OMB invites public comment.

    Dated: February 11, 2003.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Title: Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) Phase 
1.
    Frequency: Varies.
    Affected Public:
    Individuals or households, Not-for-profit institutions, State, 
local, or Tribal Gov't. SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 17,741.
     Burden Hours: 4,986.
    Abstract: PEELS will provide the first national picture of 
experience and outcomes of three to five year old children in early 
childhood special education. The study will inform special education 
policy development and support GPRA measurement and IDEA 
reauthorization with data from parents, service providers, and 
teachers.
    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 directed to 
her e-mail address [email protected]. Requests may also be 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 her email 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. 03-3778 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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