[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17789-17790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9341]


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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 Director, Information Resources Management Group, 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 
June 10, 1997.

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 Director, Information Resources 
Management Group 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: April 7, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Public Libraries Survey, FY 1996-FY 1998.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 57.
      Burden Hours: 1,710.
    Abstract: The Public Libraries survey has been conducted annually 
since it first collected FY 1990 data. The Data collection provides a 
national census of public libraries and their public library service 
outlets. It includes descriptive data for each state and for each 
individual public library. The data are collected entirely 
electronically and the survey is designed and coordinated by a federal/
state cooperative system. Data collected allow analysis of such 
important variables as expenditures, staffing, size of collection and 
services comparing among libraries of similar size (as measured by 
population of legal service area). This information is used for policy 
decisions in the areas of legislation, funding and resource allocation. 
With this complete file of administrative entities, it is possible to

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select samples for specialized surveys for example on children's 
services or on access for persons with disabilities.

[FR Doc. 97-9341 Filed 4-10-97; 8:45 am]
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