[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13371-13372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6993]


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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 Director, Information Resources Management Group, 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 
March 28, 1997. A regular clearance process is also beginning. 
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 19, 
1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency review should be 
addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

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Attention: Wendy Taylor, 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 #<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="10565942525075743e777f66">[email protected]</a>, 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 Director of the Information Resources Management 
Group, 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: March 14, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: 1997 State Third International Mathematics and Science Study 
(TIMSS)
    Abstract: The 1997 State TIMSS will use forms and procedures from 
the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study to assess 
grade 8 students in math and science in states that choose to 
participate in the 1997 study. These states will be taking the first 
step toward meeting President Clinton's challenge to adopt national 
education standards and to voluntarily administer tests to monitor 
progress toward these standards.
    Additional Information: Emergency clearance to reinstate TIMSS, 
with changes, for 90 days is requested because the need to conduct 
TIMSS assessments in 1997 was not anticipated until mid-February 1997. 
At that time, two states, Missouri and Oregon, requested administration 
of the TIMSS assessment for grade 8 in statewide samples of their 
schools during the spring 1997 semester. TIMSS for 1997 would be 
conducted from mid-April to mid-May 1997 in two states only and at 
grade 8 only, and would exclude any performance tasks, case studies, or 
videotape studies associated with the original 1997 data collection. 
Thus, the 1997 study is a substantially reduced version of the original 
study.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 3,025. 
Burden Hours: 7,150.

[FR Doc. 97-6993 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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