[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 170 (Thursday, September 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53687-53688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-2040]


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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 October 
4, 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: August 27, 2004.
Angela C. Arrington,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group,Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
Annual Performance Report.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public:State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs; 
Federal government.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 60. Burden Hours: 18,000.
    Abstract: State educational agencies are required to establish 
goals for the performance of children with disabilities in that State 
that promote the purposes of Part B of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (Part B). States must also establish 
performance indicators that the State will use to assess its progress 
in achieving these goals. Section 612(a)(16) of Part B requires States 
to report to the Secretary on the progress that the State has made 
toward meetings its goals.
    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 2610. When you access the information collection, click 
on Download Attachments  to view. Written 
requests for information

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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 Sheila Carey 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.
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