FR Doc E9-21699[Federal Register: September 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 174)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management,
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
November 9, 2009.
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 Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, 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.
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: September 3, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Annual Performance Report for Reading First.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit; State, local, or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 54.
Burden Hours: 810.
Abstract: Section 1202 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act describes information to be included in the annual performance
report required of Reading First grantees. Submission of the annual
performance report (APR) via the data collection site has been taking
place since 2004 and will continue to occur between October 15 and
November 30 of each year. If APR data submitted during this time frame
are incomplete or inaccurate or if re-submission of data is requested
by State education agencies (SEAs), additional data collection may
occur at other times throughout the year. The Government Performance
Results Act (GPRA) report provides national-level achievement data for
all comprehension and fluency outcome measures for each year of program
implementation. The national-level information includes an average of
the percentage of proficient students in SEAs administering the Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Oral Reading Fluency
measure
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and the number of SEAs showing improvement in proficiency rates on each
SEA's comprehension measure from the previous year to the current year.
All schools are included in the GPRA report, regardless of when schools
began implementation of the Reading First program.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4124. 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.
[FR Doc. E9-21699 Filed 9-9-09; 8:45 am]
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