[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 154 (Thursday, August 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 45798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13105]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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 
October 10, 2006.

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, Information Policy and Standards 
Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, 
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: August 7, 2006.
Leo J. Eiden,
Leader, Information Policy and Standards Team, Regulatory Information 
Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: State Educational Agency Local Educational Agency, and 
School Data Collection and Reporting under ESEA, Title I, Part A.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 43,285.
     Burden Hours: 6,457,586.
    Abstract: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act, requires State 
educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to 
collect and disseminate information to document progress, inform 
parents and the public about school, district, and state educational 
performance, and provide services to students and teachers to help at-
risk students meet challenging State achievement standards. The change 
in burden hours is primarily due to updated estimates of the time 
needed for State educational agency, local educational agency, and 
school implementation of statutory district and school improvement 
planning requirements and the statutory requirement that local 
educational agencies notify parents of eligible students in schools in 
improvement of their public school choice and supplemental educational 
services option.
    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 3147. When 
you access the information collection, 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 [email protected] or faxed to 202-245-
6623. Please specify the complete title of the information collection 
when making your request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [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. E6-13105 Filed 8-9-06; 8:45 am]
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