[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 201 (Thursday, October 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 61404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24637]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management
Services, Office of Management, 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
December 15, 2008.
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.
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: October 9, 2008.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: 21st Century Community Learning Centers Annual Performance
Report.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,400.
Burden Hours: 36,400.
Abstract: Originally authorized under Title X, Part I, of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the program was initially
administered through the U.S. Department of Education, which provided
grants directly to over 1,825 grantees. With the reauthorization of the
program under the No Child Left Behind Act, direct administration of
the program was transferred to state education agencies (SEA) to
administer their own grant competitions. Preliminary data shows that
states have awarded approximately 1,400 grants to support more than
4,700 centers in every state in the country. The purpose of the 21st
Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program, as reauthorized
under Title IV, Part B, of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 4201
et seq. (20 U.S. Code 7171 et seq.), is to provide expanded academic
enrichment opportunities for children attending low-performing schools.
To reflect the changes in the authorization and administration of the
21st CCLC program and to comply with its reporting requirements, the
Education Department (ED) is requesting authorization for the
collection of data through Web-based, data-collection modules, the
Annual Performance Report, the Grantee Profile, the Competition
Overview, and the State Activities module, which collectively will be
housed in an application called the 21st CCLC Profile and Performance
Information Collection System (PPICS). The data will continue to be
used to fulfill ED's requirement under the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) to report to Congress annually on the implementation
and progress of 21st CCLC projects and the use of state administrative
and technical assistance funds allocated to the states to support the
program. The data collection will also provide SEA liaisons with needed
descriptive data about their grantees and allow SEA liaisons to conduct
performance monitoring and identify areas of needed technical
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 by clicking on link number 3860. 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected].
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. E8-24637 Filed 10-15-08; 8:45 am]
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