[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15733-15734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8003]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, 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
June 1, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J.
Sherrill, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room
5624, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651, or
should be electronically mailed to the internet address
Pat__Sherrill@ed.gov, 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 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 Leader, Information Management
Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 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 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 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: March 26, 1999.
William E. Burrow,
Acting Leader, Information Management Group, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Distance Education Demonstration Program Annual Evaluation.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or
households; businesses or other for-profit.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 13,515.
Burden Hours: 1,485.
Abstract: The Distance Education Demonstration Program is a new
program designed to test the quality and viability of expanded distance
education programs that are currently restricted by provisions of the
Higher Education Act (HEA). The HEA requires the Department to report
to Congress annually on the results and specifies the areas which must
be addressed.
Office of the Under Secretary
Type of Review: New.
Title: Evaluation of the Eisenhower Professional Development
Program: State and Local Activities.
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Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Government; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 800
Burden Hours: 600.
Abstract: Professional Development Program and to report on the
progress of professional development activities supported by the
program, the effects of the program participation on classroom
teaching, and the quality of program planning and coordination.
Clearance is sought for the National Profile, Teacher Activity Survey,
to be conducted in the Spring of the 1998-99 school year. Respondents
will be teachers.
[FR Doc. 99-8003 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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