[Federal Register: August 20, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 161)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed
information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 19, 2001.
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 Leader, Regulatory Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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: August 14, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Consolidated State Performance Report and State Self-Review.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 134,768.
Abstract: This information collection package contains two related
parts: The Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR) and the State
Self-Review (SSR). The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA),
in general, and its provision for submission of consolidated plans, in
particular (see section 14301 of the ESEA), emphasize the importance of
cross-program coordination and integration of federal programs into
educational activities carried out with State and local funds. States
would use both instruments for reporting on activities that occur
during the 2000-2001 school year and, if the ESEA, when reauthorized,
does not become effective for the 2001-2002 school year, for that year
as well. The proposed CSPR requests most of the same information as in
1999-2000, with a few modifications to cover new programs and new
emphases. The proposed SSR deletes several questions from the previous
version and has no new information requests. When the ESEA is
reauthorized, the Department intends to work actively with the public
to revise the content of these documents and develop an integrated
information collection system that responds to the new law, uses new
technologies, and better reflects how federal programs help to promote
State and local reform efforts.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, or should be addressed to
Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room
4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651. Requests
may also be electronically mailed to the internet address
OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346.
Please specify the complete title of the information collection
when making your request. (540) 776-7742 or via 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. 01-20863 Filed 8-17-01; 8:45 am]
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