[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35590-35591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14531]


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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 
July 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Carolyn Lovett, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or faxed to (202) 395-6974.

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: June 22, 2004.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of the Undersecretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Data Collection for the Evaluation of the Improving 
Literacy through School Libraries Program (LSL).
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs 
(primary).
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

    Responses: 800.

    Burden Hours: 600.
    Abstract: This submission requests approval of a data collection 
for an evaluation of the Improving Literacy through School Libraries 
(LSL). LSL, established under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 
(NCLB), is designed to improve the literacy skills and academic 
achievement of students by providing them with access to up-to-date 
school library materials, technologically advanced school library 
media centers, and professionally certified school library media 
specialists. The evaluation of this program is authorized by NCLB, 
title I, part B, subpart 4.
    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 2528. When you access the information collection,

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click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests for 
information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 
20202-4700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the 
Internet address [email protected] or faxed to (202) 245-6621. 
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 Katrina Ingalls at her 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. 04-14531 Filed 6-24-04; 8:45 am]
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