[Federal Register: September 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, Office of
the Chief Information Officer 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
October 22, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, Desk Officer,
Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address
Karen_F._Lee@omb.eop.gov.
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
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Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
Dated: September 17, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs
Type of Review: New.
Title: Descriptive Study of Services to Limited English Proficient
(LEP) Students.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden
Responses: 30,564.
Burden Hours: 13,554.
Abstract: The study will provide data on the number and
characteristics of LEP students, including LEP students with
disabilities, and the instructional services they receive in public
schools across the U.S. The findings will be used by federal, state,
and local policy makers to inform decision-making concerning programs
for LEP students and LEP students with disabilities. Data will be
collected from public school district administrators and school staff.
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_RIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the complete
title of the information collection when making your request. Comments
regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be
directed to Sheila Carey at (202) 708-6287 or via her internet address
Sheila.Carey@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. 01-23551 Filed 9-20-01; 8:45 am]
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