[Federal Register: November 26, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 228)]
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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 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 
January 26, 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 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: November 20, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Longitudinal Evaluation of School Change and Performance 
(LESCP).
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: 
      Responses: 13,690.
      Burden Hours: 45,901.
    Abstract: The LESCP is being conducted in response to the 
legislative requirement in P.L. 103-382, Section 1501 to assess the 
implementation of Title I and related education reforms. The 
information will be used to examine changes--over a 3-year period--that 
are occurring in schools and classrooms. Teacher and teacher aids will 
complete a mail survey, and district Title I administrators, school-
based staff, and parents will be interviewed during on-site field work.

Office of the Under Secretary

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Local Implementation of Federal Programs.
    Frequency: One time.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 3,176.
      Burden Hours: 3,176.
    Abstract: The Department of Education is charged with evaluating 
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and other 
elementary and secondary education legislation enacted by the 103rd 
Congress. This study will collect information on the operations and 
effects at the district level of legislative provisions and federal 
assistance, in the context of state education reform efforts. Findings 
will be used in reporting to Congress and improving information 
dissemination. Respondents are local superintendents, directors of 
federal programs, directors of research and assessment, and school 
principals.

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