[Federal Register: June 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 111)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
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
July 13, 2009.
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, New
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or send e-mail to oira_submission@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 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: June 5, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences
Type of Review: New.
Title: Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 100-103--Arts Education
in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools.
Frequency: One time.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 9,286.
Burden Hours: 3,939.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S.
Department of Education, proposes to employ the Fast Response Survey
System (FRSS) to conduct a set of seven surveys on arts education, as
requested by Congress--Senate Report 110-107/House Bill report H16251.
FRSS was used to conduct previous national surveys on arts education in
1999-2000 and 1994. The seven new FRSS surveys will be administered
during the 2009-10 school year and will address topics in K-12 arts
education at the elementary and secondary school- and teacher-levels. A
different survey will be conducted for each of the following
populations: Elementary school principals; Secondary school principals;
Elementary general classroom teachers; Elementary visual arts
specialists; Elementary music specialists; Secondary visual arts
specialists; and Secondary music specialists. The surveys will allow
for an examination of change in arts education from a decade ago,
including topics such as the availability and characteristics of
instructional programs in visual arts, music, dance, and drama/theatre;
program staffing; funding sources; teachers' educational backgrounds
(e.g., degrees, certification, years of experience), participation in
professional development activities; teaching load and practices;
collaboration and integration of the arts into other areas of the
curriculum; and involvement in arts-related activities outside of
school. New in the 2009-10 data collection are two teacher surveys at
the secondary school level, which will provide baseline data for
secondary school music and visual arts specialists and will report on
topics similar to the elementary music and visual arts specialist
surveys, with some additional topics specific to the secondary level,
such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate classes, and
visual arts classes taught outside regular school hours.
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
4006. 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 the Internet address 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
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Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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