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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 22, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Free Application for Federal 

Student Aid (FAFSA). 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Hour Burden: 

Responses: 17,123,392. Burden Hours: 

8,341,867. 

Abstract: Section 483 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), requires the Secretary, ‘‘in 

cooperation with agencies and 

organizations involved in providing 

student financial assistance,’’ to 

‘‘produce, distribute and process free of 

charge a common financial reporting 

form to be used to determine the need 

and eligibility of a student for financial 

assistance * * *’’ under the Title IV, 

HEA programs. This form is the FAFSA. 

In addition, Section 483 authorizes the 

Secretary to include non-financial data 

items that assist States in awarding State 

student financial assistance. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and clicking on link 

number 3804. Written requests for 

information should be addressed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

4537. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to (202) 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be directed to the e-mail address 

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 between 8 a.m. and 

8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 

Friday. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management 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 

September 29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by -email to oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax to 

(202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

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. 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of Moving HighPerforming Teachers To LowPerforming Schools. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 91. 

Burden Hours: 1,237. 

Abstract: The Evaluation of Moving 

High-Performing Teachers To LowPerforming Schools is an evaluation of 

a merit-pay strategy to incentivize 

teachers with a proven track record of 

increasing student performance to teach 

in high-need, low-performing schools. 

The study uses an experimental design 

in which targeted schools for the 

strategy with teacher vacancies are 

either randomly assigned to hire 

teachers using the pay strategy or hire 

teachers as they normally would. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3734. 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., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. 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. 

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