[Federal Register: April 3, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 64)]
[Notices]
[Page 17692-17693]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by
March 30, 2001. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 4,
2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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Attention: Lauren Wittenberg, Desk Officer: Department of Education,
Office of Management and Budget; 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or should be
electronically mailed to the internet address
Lauren__Wittenberg@omb.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 Leader,
Information Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
publishes this notice containing proposed information collection
requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information
collection. 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. ED 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 respondents,
including through the use of information technology.
Dated: March 28, 2001.
Joe Schubart,
Acting Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Even Start Letter on State Program Quality Indicators'
Deadline.
Abstract: The letter reminds States of the statutory deadline of
June 30, 2001 for submission of their program quality indicators for
the Even Start Family Literacy Program (Part B of Title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 196), to qualify States for
funding for Fiscal Year 2001.
Additional Information: The Department of Education is requesting
emergency processing for the Even Start Letter on State Program Quality
Indicators' Deadline due to an unanticipated event and statutory
deadline. The Literacy Involves Families Together (LIFT) Act that was
recently enacted on December 21, 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554) established a
deadline of June 30, 2001 for States to submit program quality
indicators to the Department of Education. Any State failing to submit
these program quality indicators by that deadline will not qualify for
Even Start funding for Fiscal Year 2001. Based upon the recent
imposition of this legislative deadline, and the public harm that will
occur if States fail to meet the deadline and lose their Even Start
funding for Fiscal Year 2001, the Department is requesting that the
emergency notice for the Even Start State Indicators of Program Quality
Letter be published by March 30, 2001. This allows the Department to
receive immediate approval from OMB in order for States to meet their
statutory deadline.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 26.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronically mailed to the
internet address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov, or should be faxed to 202-
708-9346.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements, contact Kathy Axt at her internet address
Kathy_Axt@ed.gov. 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. 01-8084 Filed 4-2-01; 8:45 am]
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