[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22525]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting 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 
October 6, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, 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 
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: August 28, 2003.
Stephanie Hammes,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) Survey on Distance 
Education Courses for Public Elementary and Secondary School Students.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 2,200.
    Burden Hours: 1,100.
    Abstract: The Quick Response Information System consists of two 
survey system components--Fast Response Survey System for schools, 
districts, libraries and the Postsecondary Education Quick Information 
System for postsecondary institutions. This survey will go to 2,200 
public school districts to determine whether students are enrolled in 
distance education, what courses are offered, the levels of enrollment, 
and the ways the courses are offered. Distance education courses are 
defined as credit-granting courses offered to elementary and secondary 
school students in the district in which the teacher and the students 
are in different locations.
    Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment 
request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 
``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2341. 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 Joseph Schubart at his e-mail 
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. 03-22525 Filed 9-3-03; 8:45 am]
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