09/26/97: Invitation for Comments on Proposed Information Collection Request [OSERS]


[Federal Register: September 26, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 187)]
[Notices]               
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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 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: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably 
likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by 
September 30, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 
25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer: Department of Education, Office of

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Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503. Requests for copies of the 
proposed information collection request should be addressed to Patrick 
J. Sherrill, Department of Education, 7th & D Streets, S.W., Room 5624,
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4651. Written 
comments regarding the regular clearance 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, or 
should be electronic mailed to the internet address #FIRB@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 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3506 (c)(2)(A) requires that 
the Director of OMB provide interested Federal agencies and the public 
an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
Office of Management and Budget (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 at the beginning of the Departmental 
review of the information collection. 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. ED 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: September 22, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement
    Title: Performance Report--Training Personnel for the Education of 
Individuals with Disabilities
    Abstract: These Performance Reports collect information required of 
grantees receiving Federal funds under Part D of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), required by P.L. 101-476 and 102-
119, through fiscal year 1997 grants. Training data will be summarized 
in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' 
(OSERS'') Annual Report to Congress, including data on special 
education and related services personnel, as well as parents trained.
    Additional Information: Recently, the U.S. Department of 
Education's Office of the General Counsel rendered a legal opinion 
that, because the new law takes effect beginning Fiscal Year 1998, the 
old law governs reporting requirements for grantees who were funded for 
Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997. This being the case, data reports are still 
required by law to be filed with the Department by the grantees no 
later than November 30, 1997, for the Fiscal Year 1996 budget reporting 
period. In order to accomplish the mailout to grantees of the data 
collection forms and instructions, an emergency extension is urgently 
sought for this package so that the Department can comply with the law. 
Approval is needed to permit the mailout to occur on October 15. To 
secure the support services of the Department's mailout contractor, OMB 
approval needs to be obtained no later than September 30, 1997.
    Frequency: Annually
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 
    Responses: 894
    Burden Hours: 1,192
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