[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 17 (Friday, January 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3807-3808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1213]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management 
Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed 
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995.

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 27, 2007.

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 IC Clearance Official, 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: January 22, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, 
Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: The Effects of Odyssey Math Software on the Mathematics 
Achievement of Selected Fourth Grade Students.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs; 
Individuals or household; Businesses or other for-profit.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 8,491.
    Burden Hours: 12,674.
    Abstract: Support for the idea of developing stronger mathematics 
curricula comes from all stakeholders in education today. Despite the 
importance of mathematics education that there have been a limited 
number of interventions that meet the need. Odyssey[supreg] Math may be 
an exception and is designed to offer opportunities to engage in more 
challenging mathematics in (presumably) interesting contexts. Despite 
the promise the intervention holds, existing studies on Odyssey[supreg] 
Math have not adequately controlled for threats to the internal 
validity. The Regional Education Lab-Mid-Atlantic plans to remedy that 
and has designed a multi-site CRT to evaluate the effectiveness of 
Odyssey[supreg] Math in improving math scores. This document presents 
the Supporting Statement for a multi-site cluster randomized control 
trial (or multi-site CRT) designed to test the impacts of 
Odyssey[supreg] Math Software in 4th grade classrooms in the Mid-
Atlantic region of the United States (PA, MD, NJ, DE, DC).
    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 3272. 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, D.C. 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. E7-1213 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
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