FR Doc 2010-9970
[Federal Register: April 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 82)]
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[Page 22575]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, 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
June 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a cc: to
ICDocketMgr@ed.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 Acting Director, 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: April 26, 2010.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Divisions, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Study of the Program for Infant Toddler Care.
Frequency: Once.
Affected Public: Individuals or household.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 3,722.
Burden Hours: 2,298.
Abstract: The current OMB package requests a three month extension
for the clearance for data collection instruments to be used in the
Study of the Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC). This study is one
of the rigorous research studies of REL West (the Regional Educational
Laboratory--West) and will measure the impact of the PITC on child care
quality and children's development. The evaluation is conducted by
Berkeley Policy Associates in partnership with the University of Texas
at Austin and SRM Boulder. Evaluation measures include baseline and
follow-up questionnaires for parents, programs, and caregivers;
baseline and follow-up program observations; and two rounds of child
observations/interviews to measure children's language, social and
cognitive development. Baseline data collection took place 2007;
follow-up data collection took place in 2008, 2009, and will be
completed in 2010.
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
4224. 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 the Internet address 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. 2010-9970 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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