[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25021-25022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12005]
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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 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: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 6, 1998.
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, 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
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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 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.
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 1, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office for Civil Rights
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Fall 1998 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights
Compliance Report.
Frequency: Biennially.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden: Responses: 60,950. Burden
Hours: 293,419.
Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights
Compliance Report is the vehicle for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR),
U.S. Department of Education, to acquire source material in the form of
data and information regarding the civil rights compliance issues in
the nation's public elementary and secondary schools. Information from
the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report is
used by OCR field offices when they consider public school districts
for compliance reviews, and as source material when civil rights
compliance investigations are conducted.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers Programs
Annual Performance Report.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 500.
Burden Hours: 3,000.
Abstract: Talent Search and Educational Opportunity Centers
grantees are required to submit annual performance reports to the
Department so that ED personnel can evaluate the grantees' performance
and assess prior experience points.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Study of the Outcomes of Diversity in Higher Education.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 12,475.
Burden Hours: 2,782.
Abstract: This study focuses on outcomes of diversity in higher
education for students and faculty; it also examines the effect of
diversity on institutional policies and programs. This is a three-year,
10-institution case study effort that includes interviews with
administrators and faculty and focus group discussions with students,
as well as a survey of samples of faculty and students.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: 1998-1999 Field Test for Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS):
Local Educational Agency (LEA), Administrator, School, Teacher and
Library/Media Center, 1999-2000 Teacher Listing Form, 1999-2000 Full
Scale SASS: LEA, Administrator, School, Teacher and Library/Media
Center
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping: Responses: 104,341. Burden
Hours: 107,802.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will
use the field test to assess data collection procedures and survey
instruments that are planned for the full scale SASS in 1999-2000.
Policy makers, researchers and practitioners at the national, state and
local events use SASS data. Respondents include public and private
school principals, teachers, and school, LEA and library/media center
staff persons.
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