[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18020]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Needs Assessment, 
Workplan, and Evaluation Guide for the Technical Assistance and 
Continuing Education Program

SUMMARY: Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Centers 
are required to conduct needs assessment of state vocational 
rehabilitation agencies and their partners in their regions, create 
workplans to address the needs they identify, and evaluate the 
technical assistance and continuing education provided to address those 
needs. This guide establishes the requirements for the information to 
be reported about those activities.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 24, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection 
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 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 04891. 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 [email protected] or faxed to 202-
401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information 
collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. 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. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Needs Assessment, Workplan, and Evaluation 
Guide for the Technical Assistance and Continuing Education Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0690.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 817.
    Abstract: The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services within the U.S. Department of Education funded ten regional 
TACE Centers between September and December 2008 that currently and 
will continue to provide technical assistance and continuing education 
to state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies that provide VR and 
independent living services to individuals with disabilities under the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and organizations that support 
state VR agencies (called partners).

    Dated: July 18, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-18020 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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