[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3820]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, 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
March 19, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. 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.
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 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 Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this 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 at the address specified above. Copies of the requests
are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
Dated: February 10, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Field Test New Assessment Items for Third International
Mathematics and Science Study Replication (TIMSS-R).
Frequency: Field test for new assessment items.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping: Responses: 625. Burden Hours:
1,563.
Abstract: In order to provide international benchmarks against
which to measure the mathematics performance of American students as
part of the President's new voluntary test, and to measure progress
toward the U.S. national goal of being first in the world in
mathematics and science in the year 2000, the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) desires to repeat TIMSS in the U.S. in
1999.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Longitudinal Evaluation of School Change and Performance
(LESCP).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 13,690. Burden
Hours: 45,901.
Abstract: The LESCP is being conducted in response to the
legislative requirement in P.L. 103-382, Section 1501 to assess the
implementation of Title I and related education reforms. The
information will be used to examine changes--over a 3-year period--that
are occurring in schools and classrooms. Teachers and teacher aides
will complete a mail survey, and district Title I administrators,
principals, school-based staff, and parents will be interviewed during
on-site field work.
[FR Doc. 98-3820 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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