[Federal Register: February 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 32)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Leader, Regulatory 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
March 18, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Karen Lee, 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
(OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public and 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 Management Group, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, publish 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 or reinstatement; (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 Record keeping burden. OMB invites public comment.
Dated: February 11, 2003.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Management Group, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
Type of Review: New Collection.
Title: Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) Phase
1.
Frequency: Varies.
Affected Public:
Individuals or households, Not-for-profit institutions, State,
local, or Tribal Gov't. SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 17,741.
Burden Hours: 4,986.
Abstract: PEELS will provide the first national picture of
experience and outcomes of three to five year old children in early
childhood special education. The study will inform special education
policy development and support GPRA measurement and IDEA
reauthorization with data from parents, service providers, and
teachers.
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 directed to
her e-mail address Vivian.Reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be 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 her email 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.
[FR Doc. 03-3778 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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