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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.

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: February 28, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader,Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Report of Children with

Disabilities Unilaterally Removed or

Suspended/Expelled for More Than 10

Days.

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 removal by school

personnel or long-term suspension/

expulsion. The form satisfies reporting

requirements and is used by the Office

of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

to monitor State Educational Agencies

(SEAs) and for Congressional reporting.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

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

should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

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 Sheila Carey at

(202) 708–6287 or via her internet

address Sheila_Carey@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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory

Information Management Group, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, 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 May 7,

2001.

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 Leader,

Regulatory Information Management

Group, Office of the Chief Information

Officer, 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.

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: February 28, 2001.

John Tressler,

Leader, Regulatory Information Management,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Part B, Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Implementation of FAPE Requirements.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden: Responses: 58; Burden Hours:

272,890.

Abstract: This package provides

instructions and forms necessary for

States to report the settings in which

children with disabilities served under

IDEAN/–B receive special education

and related services. The form satisfies

reporting requirements and is used by

the Office of Special Education

Programs (OSEP) to monitor State

Educational Agencies (SEAs) and for

Congressional reporting.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request may be

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

should be addressed to Vivian Reese,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, DC

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIO_IMG_Issues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

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 Sheila Carey at

(202) 708–6287 or via her internet

address Sheila_Carey@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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