[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36132-36133]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17141]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of 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
the proposed information collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 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,
DC 20503. 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) 708-9915. 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 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 Director of the Information Resources
Group, 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) Frequency of collection; (4) The affected
public; (5) Reporting burden; and/or (6) Recordkeeping burden; and (7)
Abstract. OMB invites public comment at the address specified above.
Copies of the requests are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the
address specified above.
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Dated July 7, 1995.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Group.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Application for Institutional Participation.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Individual or households; business or other for-
profit; not for profit institutions.
Reporting Burden: Responses: 12,440; Burden Hours: 197,005.
Recordkeeping Burden: Recordkeepers: 0; Burden Hours: 0.
Abstract: The Institutional Eligibility regulations govern the
initial and continuing eligibility of Postsecondary educational
institutions participating in the student financial assistance programs
authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; not for profit
institutions.
Reporting Burden: Responses: 828,996; Burden Hours: 1,110,176.
Recordkeeping Burden: Recordkeepers: 0; Burden Hours: 0.
Abstract: The NAEP, known as the nation's report card, assesses
students age 9/grade 4, age 13/grade 8, and age 17, grade 12 in
selected subject areas, collects background information from the
students, their teachers, and the schools they attend. From these data
cross-sectional and trend results are reported about students in those
ages/grades. Subjects to be assessed in 1996 are reading, mathematics,
and science.
Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: President's Education Awards Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individual or households; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Reporting Burden: Responses: 52,000; Burden Hours: 17,333.
Recordkeeping Burden: Recordkeepers: 0; Burden Hours: 0.
Abstract: This form will be sent to all public and private
elementary and secondary schools. Those that wish to participate in the
President's Education Awards Program will return the order form
confirming their address, and indicate on the form the number of awards
needed at the school.
Office of Management
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Protection of Pupil Rights Information Collections
(Notification of Rights Under PPRA).
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Reporting Burden: Responses: 15,713; Burden Hours: 3,928.
Recordkeeping Burden: Recordkeepers: 0; Burden Hours: 0.
Abstract: The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, as amended by
Public Law 103-227, requires educational agencies and institutions to
notify parents and students of their rights under the law. The proposed
regulations will limit this requirement to local educational agencies
(LEAs) on the elementary and secondary level.
[FR Doc. 95-17141 Filed 7-12-95; 8:45 am]
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