[Federal Register: April 10, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 68)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
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
June 9, 2009.
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 Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, 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: April 6, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collections 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 (KA).
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 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 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 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 Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
[FR Doc. E9-8209 Filed 4-9-09; 8:45 am]
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