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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22123]

[[Page 44462]]

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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 Acting 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 19, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 
20, 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 
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 #[email protected], 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 Acting 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: August 15, 1997.
Linda C. Tague
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Emergency.
    Title: Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving 
Special Education Under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary 
for States to report the number of children with disabilities served 
under IDEA-B receiving special education and related services. It 
serves as the basis for distributing Federal assistance, monitoring, 
implementing, and Congressional reporting.
    Additional Information: This form provides instructions and 
information for States to submit a count of children and youth with 
disabilities receiving special education and related services. This 
information is used by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) 
as the basis for providing Federal assistance to States. In addition, 
OSEP uses this information to assist in establishing programmatic 
priorities (such as expanding or adapting services for students with 
serious emotional disturbance), to monitor States to ensure compliance 
with Federal statute and regulations, and to disseminate data to 
Congress and the public.
    Emergency clearance is requested on the basis of a statutory 
deadline. Revisions to the form were necessitated by the passage of 
P.L. 105-17, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments 
of 1997. While the data collection requirements (Section 618) of this 
law do not go into effect until July 1, 1998, two sections of the law--
Section 602 and Section 611--which impact the 1997 data collection went 
into effect on June 4, 1997. Therefore, this emergency clearance must 
be effective for the statutory collection of child count data on 
October 31 or December 1, 1997.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58.
      Burden Hours: 15,196.

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