[Federal Register: June 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 124)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory Information Management Group, 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 29, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, Acting Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet 
address Karen--F.--Lee@omb.eop.gov.

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,

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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.

    Dated: June 21, 2002.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Title: 2004 National Survey of Postsectondary Faculty (NSOPF:04): 
List Collection Procedures and Institution Questionnaire (KA).
    Frequency: Other: One time.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions (primary).
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Response: 100.
      Burden Hours: 446.
    Abstract: The fourth cycle of the NSOPF is being conducted in 
response to a continuing need for data on faculty and instructors. The 
study will provide information about faculty in postsecondary 
institutions, which is key to learning about the quality of education 
and research in these institutions. This study will expand the 
information about faculty and instructional staff in two ways: allowing 
comparisons to be made over time and examining critical issues 
surrounding faculty that have developed since the first three studies. 
This clearance request covers field test and full scale activities for 
the first phase of the study--collection of lists of current faculty an 
instructors from sampled postsecondary institutions and a questionnaire 
to be completed by institution administrative officials to provide 
information about the context of the institution, such as hiring and 
promotion practices, policies on benefits, tenure, workload, etc. A 
second clearance request will be submitted shortly covering the faculty 
survey materials.
    Requests for copies of the submission for OMB review; comment 
request may be accessed from http://ediscweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 
``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
2001. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 
20202-4651 or to the e-mail address vivan.reese.@ed.gov. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to the internet address OCIO--RIMG@ed.gov 
or faxed to 202-708-9346. Please specify the complete title of this 
information collection when making your request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements be directed to Kathy Axt at her internet address 
Kathy.Axt@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.

Office of Civil Rights

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: 2002 Elementary and Secondary School Survey (also referred 
to as the Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance 
Report).
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 33,000.
    Burden Hours: 337,500.
    Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary School Survey (E&S Survey) 
is a biennial survey which collects data from schools and school 
districts on issues of interest to the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. 
Department of Education. The E&S Survey is the instrument used by OCR 
to obtain trend data regarding the nation's public elementary and 
secondary schools. Data from the survey is used by social scientists 
conducting research on discrimination, and by civil rights and other 
groups monitoring issues related to their programs. The survey collects 
data related to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which 
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national 
origin), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (which prohibits 
discrimination on the basis of sex) and Section 504 of the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (which prohibits discrimination on the basis 
of handicap).
    On January 17, 2002 a Notice of Proposed Information Collection and 
request for public comment for the Fall 2002 Elementary and Secondary 
Civil Rights Compliance Report was published in the Federal Register. 
That proposed data collection included three new tables regarding the 
collection of student performance assessment data. The Department is no 
longer proposing to collect this data as part of the 2002 Elementary 
and Secondary Civil Rights Compliance Report which has been revised 
accordingly.
    Requests for copies of the submissions for OMB review; comment 
request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 
``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 
1902. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 
20202-4651 or to the e-mail address vivan.reese@ed.gov. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to the internet address OCIO--RIMG@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 Jacqueline Montague at her internet 
address Jackie.Montague@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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