[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25851-25852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12929]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Resources Group, 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
July 22, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for copies of the proposed
information collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J.
Sherrill, Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., 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 Acting Director of the Information
Resources Group publishes this notice containing
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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: May 17, 1996.
Arthur F. Chantker,
Acting Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)--
Assessment of Reading, Writing, Civics and the Arts.
Frequency: One-time.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 87,500.
Burden Hours: 45,953.
Abstract: The NAEP, known as the Nation's Report Card, is the only
national representative assessment of student achievement. It collects
nationally comparable assessment results which are linked to student's
background characteristics, characteristics of schools and teachers.
This clearance request is clearance for the 1997 field test and for the
1998 full scale study which will focus on achievement in reading,
writing, and civics. In the arts, the small scale but nationally
representative sample of eighth grade students will be assessed using
materials which were tested in the 1995 field testing.
[FR Doc. 96-12929 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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