[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40843-40844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14391]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management 
Services, Office of Management 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 25, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be electronically mailed to 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-245-6623. Commenters should include 
the following subject line in their response ``Comment: [insert OMB 
number], [insert abbreviated collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound 
Evaluation''].

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.

    Dated: July 19, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, 
Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress 2008-2010 
Operational and Pilot Surveys System Clearance--Wave 2.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household; State, Local, or Tribal 
Government, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 46,597.
    Burden Hours: 12,450.
    Abstract: These materials are questionnaires to be used in 2008 for 
the NAEP, including a science pilot assessment, 12th grade motivational 
study materials, reading study and materials to be completed by school 
administrators, teachers and students. They are covered under the 2008-
2010 NAEP assessments three-year system clearance. This is Wave 2 to be 
submitted under the system clearance.
    Requests for copies of the information collection submission for 
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting 
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
3407. 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

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[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.
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