[Federal Register: March 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 58)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
May 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 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: March 20, 1998.
Gloria Parker,
Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Consolidated State Performance Report.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 52.
Burden Hours: 52.
Abstract: The reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA), in general, and its provision for submission of consolidated
plans, in particular (see section 14301 of the ESEA), emphasize the
importance of cross-program coordination and integration of federal
programs into educational activities carried out with State and local
funds. Yet while nearly all States receive ESEA formula grant program
funding on the basis of consolidated plans, until now the Department
has still required states to report on program performance and
beneficiaries on a program-by-program basis. Continuing to do so sends
an inconsistent message about the value of consolidated planning and
program integration as tools for increasing student achievement. This
consolidated state reporting instrument would replace individual
program reporting under ESEA programs and Goals 2000 for all entities
that submit ESEA consolidated plans (and be an optional reporting
vehicle for the other states). It will allow state and local officials
and educators to see, at one time, the full scope of their reporting
(and corresponding data collection) responsibilities, and promote the
Department's interest in (1) receiving essential information on how
states have implemented their approved consolidated state plans and (2)
promoting the Department's ability to provide assistance to states on
how they may be able to use federal funds most effectively. In
addition, the state consolidated performance report is intended as an
initial step toward an optimal design to track indicators of program
performance, including those the Department is required to develop
under the Government Performance and Results Act. It is expected that
reporting in future consolidated instruments will
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change as the U.S. Department of Education and the states develop their
capacities to elicit and use accurate and reliable information for
monitoring, reporting, and improvement.
[FR Doc. 98-7882 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]
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