[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34853-34854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17045]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB 
review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. 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, D.C. 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 Acting 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.

    Dated: June 22, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Vocational and Adult Education

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Progress Measures.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 1,157
      Burden Hours: 11,000
    Abstract: The National School-to-Work Office collects information 
from funded local partnerships (n=1,157) to gather evidence on state 
and local progress in implementing school-to-work. Data elements 
include student, school, and employer involvement in school-to-work; 
graduation and postsecondary transition rates for students; and funds 
leveraged by partnerships to sustain their school-to-work systems. 
Information is used to provide an annual school-to-work report to 
Congress, as well as to building state's capacity to collect and 
analyze information for their own system improvement purposes.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Children with Disabilities Exiting Special 
Education During the 1998-99 School Year.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 58
      Burden Hours: 53,244
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the number of students aged 14 and older served 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA-B) exiting 
special education. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is 
used by the Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state 
educational agencies and for Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement
    Title: Report of Children with Disabilities Receiving Special 
Education under Part B of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(IDEA), As Amended.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 58.
     Burden Hours: 30,624.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the number of children with disabilities served 
under IDEA-B receiving special education and related

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services. It serves as the basis for distributing federal assistance, 
monitoring, implementing, and Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Early Intervention Services of Individualized 
Family Service Plans (IFSPs) Provided to Infants, Toddlers and Their 
Families in Accordance with Part C and Report of Number and Type of 
Personnel Employed and Contracted to Provide Early Intervention 
Services.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 57.
    Burden Hours: 5,187.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary 
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and 
toddlers with disabilities and their families receiving different types 
of Part C services, and the number of personnel employed and contracted 
to provide services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and 
their families. Data are obtained from state and local service agencies 
and are used to assess and monitor the implementation of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and for 
Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Report of Infants and Toddlers Receiving Early Intervention 
Services and of Program Settings Where Services are Provided in 
Accordance with Part C, and Report on Infants and Toddlers Exiting Part 
C.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 57.
     Burden Hours: 5,472.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and forms necessary 
for States to report, by race and ethnicity, the number of infants and 
toddlers with disabilities who: a) are served under the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C; b) are served in 
different program settings; and c) exit Part C because of program 
completion and for other reasons. Data are obtained from state and 
local service agencies and are used to assess and monitor the 
implementation of IDEA and for Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Personnel (In Full-Time Equivalency of Assignment) Employed 
to Provide Special Education and Related Services for Children with 
Disabilities.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 58.
     Burden Hours: 7,685.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form necessary 
for States to report the number of personnel employed and contracted in 
the provision of special education and related services. Data are 
obtained from state and local educational agencies, and are used to 
assess the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) and for monitoring, planning and reporting to 
Congress.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Report of Children with Disabilities Subject to Unilateral 
Changes in Placement, Change in Placement Based on a Hearing Officer 
Determination, or Long-term Suspension-Explusion.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 58.
    Burden Hours: 149,350.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form for States 
to report the number of children and youth and the number of acts 
involving students served under the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) involving a unilateral change in placement, change 
in placement based on a hearing officer determination, or long-term 
suspension/explusion. The form satisfies reporting requirements and is 
used by the Office of Special Education Programs to monitor state 
educational agencies and for Congressional reporting.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

    Type of Review: Reinstatement
    Title: Part B, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 
Implementation of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) Requirements 
1998-99 School Year
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
     Responses: 58.
     Burden Hours: 257,752.
    Abstract: This package provides instructions and a form for States 
to report the settings in which children with disabilities served under 
IDEA-B receive special education and related services. The form 
satisfies reporting requirements and is used by the Office of Special 
Education Programs to monitor state educational agencies and for 
Congressional reporting.

[FR Doc. 98-17045 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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