[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 6187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2683]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, 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 
March 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or send e-mail to [email protected] with a cc: to 
[email protected].

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 Acting Director, Information Collection 
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: February 2, 2010.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Mathematics and Science Partnerships Grant Programs Annual 
Performance Report.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

    Responses: 600.
    Burden Hours: 8,400.

    Abstract: Sections 2201-2203 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act describe information to be included in the annual 
performance report required of the Mathematics and Science Partnerships 
Grant program. Submission of the annual performance report (APR) via 
the data collection site has taken place since 2006 and will continue 
to occur between October 30 and November 30 of each year. If APR data 
submitted during this timeframe are incomplete or inaccurate and/or if 
re-submission of data is requested by the State education agencies 
(SEAs), additional data collection may occur at other times throughout 
the year. The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) report 
provides national-level achievement data for all: (1) The percentage of 
MSP teachers who significantly increase their content knowledge, as 
reflected in project-level pre- and post-assessments; (2) the 
percentage of students in classrooms of MSP teachers who score at the 
basic level or above in State assessments of mathematics or science; 
(3) the percentage of students in classrooms of MSP teachers who score 
the proficient level or above in State assessments of mathematics or 
science; (4) the percentage of students in classrooms of MSP teachers 
who score at the proficient level or above in State assessments of 
mathematics or science measures. The national-level information 
includes an average of the percentage of proficient students in SEAs 
administering annual state performance examinations from the previous 
year to the current year. All projects are included in the GPRA report, 
regardless of when the project began implementation of their MSP grant.
    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 
4178. 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., 
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically 
mailed to the Internet address [email protected] or faxed to 202-401-
0920. 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. 2010-2683 Filed 2-5-10; 8:45 am]
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