[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9024-9025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3829]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Group, invites comments on
proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980.
DATES: An expedited review has been requested in accordance with the
Act, since allowing for the normal review period would adversely affect
the public interest. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has been requested by February 14, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Written comments 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 3208, 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, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5624, Regional Office
Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrick J. Sherrill, (202) 708-9915. 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 3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires that the Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and persons 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 Resources Group, publishes this notice
with the attached proposed information collection request prior to
submission of this request to OMB. This notice contains the following
information: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., expedited; (2) Title;
(3) Abstract: (4) Additional Information; (5) Frequency of collection;
(6) Affected public; and (7) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden.
Because an expedited review is requested, a description of the
information to be collected is also included as an attachment to this
notice.
Dated: February 10, 1995.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Expedited
Title: Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Frequency: Annually
Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government
Reporting Burden:
Responses: 56,460
Burden Hours: 111,085
Recordkeeping Burden:
Recordkeepers: 0
Burden Hours: 0
Abstract: TIMSS will assess student achievement in math and science at
the 4th, 8th, and 12th grade levels in about 50 countries. In the U.S.,
the data will be used to measure progress toward the fourth National
Education Goal--that the U.S. will be first in the world in math and
science by the year 2000. The study will also help educators to
understand differences in student performance by providing
[[Page 9025]] data on teaching practices and opportunity-to-learn
factors.
Addtional Information: Clearance for this information collection is
requested for February 14, 1995. An expedited review is requested in
order to implement the program before the start of the new year.
[FR Doc. 95-3829 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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