[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55789-55790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28468]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by
November 10, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December
29, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer: Department of Education, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the
proposed information collection request should be addressed to Patrick
J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th & D Streets, S.W., Room 5624,
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.
Written comments regarding the regular clearance and requests for
copies of the proposed information collection requests should be
addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, Regional Office Building 3,
Washington, DC 20202-4651, or should be electronic mailed to the
internet address #[email protected], or should be faxed to 202-708-9346.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that
the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public
an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The
Office of Management and Budget (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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, publishes this notice containing proposed
information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental
review of the information collection. 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. ED invites public comment at the address
specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J.
Sherrill at the address specified above.
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
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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: October 22, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Performance Report for State-Administered Vocational
Technical Education Programs
Abstract: This report will identify students served in the state
vocational-technical system with emphasis on special populations,
indicate those states in need of technical assistance to improve
services to those students, and provide trend data to demonstrate the
effectiveness of vocational-technical education in meeting the needs of
youth and adults.
Additional Information: This information request represents an
extension of a collection previously approved by OMB . It is being
submitted at this time because as recently as August of this year we
had been anticipating the passage of new legislation for vocational-
technical education and had been crafting new directions for States to
follow that would be oriented toward the accountability requirements of
the new law as well as the requirements of the Results Act. The House
Representatives passed its version of new legislation in June and the
Senate was anticipating action by early September. It now appears that
enactment of a new Federal law for vocational-technical education will
not occur until 1998 and will likely have an implementation date of
July 1999.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Responses: 53.
Burden Hours: 2,756.
[FR Doc. 97-28468 Filed 10-27-97; 8:45 am]
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