FR Doc E8-18433[Federal Register: August 11, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 155)]
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[Page 46607-46608]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management 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
September 10, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
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Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are encouraged to submit responses
electronically by e-mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to
(202) 395-6974. Commenters should include the following subject line in
their response ``Comment: [insert OMB number]'', [insert abbreviated
collection name, e.g., ``Upward Bound Evaluation'']. Persons submitting
comments electronically should not submit paper copies.
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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management, 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: August 5, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress, Wave 3.
Frequency: One time
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 48,447.
Burden Hours: 15,829.
Abstract: Wave III of the National Assessment of Educational
Progress contains student questionnaires at grades 4 and 8, as well as
extended student questionnaires at grades 4, 8 and 12. It contains
operational and pilot assessments to assess student's educational
progress in reading, mathematics, science, and social studies at Grades
4, 8, and 12. Operational assessments in reading, mathematics, and
science will be administered in grades 4, 8 and 12. Pilot assessments
for civics, U.S. history, and geography will be administered in grades
4, 8 and 12. Pilot assessments will be administered in reading and
mathematics in grades 4 and 8. A High School Transcript Study is also
being conducted on students in Grade 12 for a subsample of the schools
included in the sample, which is designed to examine the relationship
between assessment scores and course taking patterns. School personnel
who are most knowledgeable about students who are identified as being
disabled or as English Language Learners will also be asked to complete
the questionnaire.
Requests for copies of the information collection submission for
OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting
the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number
3779. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify
the complete title of the information collection when making your
request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@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.
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