[Federal Register: January 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 3)]
[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
February 4, 2002.
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,
D.C. 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
Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
Dated: December 31, 2001.
John Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of the Undersecretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Reading Excellence Act: School and Classroom Implementation
and Impact Study.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs;
Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,035
Burden Hours: 735.
Abstract: The Reading Excellence Act School and Classroom
Implementation and Impact Study (REA-SCII) is a six-year study to learn
about the implementation and impact of the REA legislation on
instructional practice in
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reading and on student reading achievement. The Study has the following
features: (1) A representative sample of 75 schools that have received
REA Local Reading Initiative sub-grants; (2) a longitudinal sample of
kindergarten students followed through the end of second grade;
measures of student reading performance; multiple observations of
classroom reading instruction in grades K-2; and surveys of and
interview/focus groups with key school and district 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, D.C. 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) 708-5359 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.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: The Evaluation of Exchange, Language, International and Area
Studies (EELIAS), NRC, FLAS and IIPP, UISFUL, Business and
International Education Program (BIE), Centers for International
Business Education Program (CIBE) and American Overseas Research
Centers (AORC) (JS).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (primary).
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 60
Burden Hours: 2100.
Abstract: BIE, CIBE and AORC are being added for clearance to the
system that already contains four other programs. Information
collection assist IEGPS in meeting program planning and evaluation
requirements. Program officers require performance information to
justify continuation funding, and grantees use this information for
self evaluations and to request continuation funding from the
Department of Education.
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, D.C. 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 Joe Schubart at (202) 708-9266.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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