[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48658-48659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19749]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
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SUMMARY: The Acting 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: ED has requested emergency review of this information collection
by OMB, as authorized under 44 U.S.C. 3507(j), because the use of
normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt
the collection of information on a timely basis. Persons who wish to
comment regarding the emergency approval must submit their comments to
OMB by August 20, 2010. If OMB approves this emergency information
collection request, the collection will be approved for a period not to
exceed 180 days.
At the same time, ED requests comments for a full, three-year
approval of this information collection request (ICR). Persons are
invited to submit comments to ED on or before October 12, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the emergency approval of this
ICR 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 e-mailed
to [email protected] with a cc: to [email protected].
Comments regarding the full approval of this ICR for a three-year
period should be e-mailed to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that the Director of OMB
provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity
to comment on information collection requests. The Office of Management
and Budget (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 Acting Director,
Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice
containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of
ED's review of the information collection. 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. ED invites public comment. ED is especially
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is
this collection necessary to the proper functions of ED; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might ED enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how
might ED minimize the burden of this collection on respondents,
including through the use of information technology.
Dated: August 5, 2010.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Innovation and Improvement
Type of Review: New.
Title: TEACH.gov Job Listing Collection and Publication.
OMB #: 1855-NEW.
Agency Form #: N/A.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government, State Educational
Agencies (SEAs) or Local Education Agencies (LEAs).
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 60,000.
Burden Hours: 4,500.
Abstract: TEACH.gov will be a Web site clearinghouse for
information necessary to become a PK-12 teacher, including, but not
limited to: career preparation information, financial aid packages,
certification resources, job listings and state/district profiles.
TEACH.gov will also provide inspirational material to help promote and
raise the perception of the teaching profession.
This Information Collection Request (ICR) represents the job
listing section of TEACH.gov. TEACH.gov does not aim to become a ``job
bank.'' TEACH.gov will offer a section on the web site that displays an
aggregate of existing teacher jobs throughout the United States.
TEACH.gov will display a limited amount of job listing information on
its Web site and the viewer will click through the source Web site link
to view the full job description and application instructions.
The publishers of a job listing may be: a commercial or non-profit
job listing service, a state educational agency (State Department of
Education), a local educational agency (school district) or a school
not operating within a school district. For the launch of TEACH.gov,
the Web site will collect and publish teacher jobs for Pre-Kindergarten
through Grade 12.
Additional Information: ED seeks emergency approval for a fully-
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functional web based application that would link prospective teachers
to opportunities for preparation, licensure, and employment. The job-
posting feature phase of this web site must be fully functional by next
month, September 2010, so the Administration can provide an effective
resource for prospective and current teachers who are interested in
teaching opportunities throughout the United States. In order to meet
this need, ED must be able to collect limited information before the
expiration of the time period established under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
The FY 2009 appropriation for the School Improvement Program,
authorizes the Secretary to establish a national initiative, such as
the TEACH campaign, to improve the recruitment, training, mentoring,
retention, and placement of teachers and principals in order to improve
educational outcomes. Only 7 percent of teachers are African American
and 7 percent of teachers are Latino. The Nation also faces a major
shortage of individuals who teach science, technology, engineering, and
math (STEM). TEACH.gov is an essential component of the Secretary's
effort to increase interest in and access to the teaching profession,
particularly among minority individuals, and particularly in teaching
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). TEACH.gov will be a
virtual ``one stop shopping center'' for aspiring teachers to learn
about ways to find a career in teaching that is personally best for
them.
The TEACH campaign, which includes TEACH.gov, is a high priority of
the Secretary and has the full and enthusiastic support of the
President. Indeed, the Secretary is committed to delivering a full
functioning Web site for the start of this coming school year and is
scheduled to unveil TEACH.gov to the public next month with
endorsements by the President and a variety of celebrities.
The Secretary plans to enter into partnerships with several
organizations that support increasing interest in, and access to, the
teaching profession, particularly among minority individuals and
particularly for teaching STEM subjects. These organizations will work
with the Department to direct aspiring minority and STEM teacher
candidates to TEACH.gov to seek information about career opportunities
as a teacher.
We ask for emergency approval because both the President and the
Secretary believe that it is imperative that we increase interest in,
and access to, the teaching profession, particularly for minority
individuals and individuals who are interested in teaching STEM
subjects. The Secretary believes that TEACH.gov will be very effective
at achieving this objective, and no other Web site currently exists
that is as comprehensive as TEACH.gov. We must launch TEACH.gov as soon
as possible to meet the needs of schools and school districts in the
coming academic year. Without approval of the Secretary's emergency
request, we will be prohibited from collecting and providing essential
information to aspiring teachers in a timely manner. Failure to launch
TEACH.gov for this coming academic year would significantly reduce the
effectiveness of the Administration's effort to increase the number of
minority teachers and teachers of STEM subjects.
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 4372. 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 [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.
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