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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, 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
\[insert the 60th day after publication of this notice\].

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 IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that 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.

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:      

Angela C. Arrington

IC Clearance Official

Regulatory Information Management Services

Office of Management

[Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services]{.underline}

[Type of Review]{.underline}: Revision of a currently approved
collection

[Title]{.underline}: Special Education \-- Personnel Preparation to
Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (SC)

[Frequency]{.underline}:      

[Affected Public]{.underline}:

Not-for-profit institutions (primary)

Individuals or household

State, Local, or Tribal Gov\'t, SEAs or LEAs

[Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden]{.underline}:

Responses: 7875 Burden Hours: 16250

[Abstract]{.underline}: The data collection under this request is
included in §§304.1-304.31 of the regulations that implement section
673(h) of IDEA which requires that individuals who receive a scholarship
through the Personnel Development Program funded under the Act
subsequently provide special education and related services to children
with disabilities for a period of two years for every year for which
assistance was received. Scholarship recipients who do not satisfy their
service obligation must repay all or part of the cost of assistance in
accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary. These regulations
implement requirements governing among other things, the service
obligation for scholars, oversight by grantees, repayment of
scholarship. In order for the Federal government to justify the
expenditure of public funds under this program, certain data
collections, record keeping, and documentation are necessary to ensure
that goals of the program are achieved.

     

Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may
be accessed from [http://edicsweb.ed.gov]{.underline}, by selecting the
"Browse Pending Collections" link and by clicking on link number      .
When you access the information collection, click on "Download
Attachments" to view. Written requests for information should be
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW,
Potomac Center, 9^th^ Floor, Washington, D.C. 20202-4700. Requests may
also be electronically mailed to <ICDocketMgr@ed.gov> or faxed to
202-245-6623. **Please specify the complete title of the information
collection when making your request.**

Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to      <ICDocketMgr@ed.gov>      .
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.