Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests, 34330 [E6-9267]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 14, 2006 / Notices
Dated: June 9, 2006.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
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.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
14, 2006.
DATES:
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.
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Policy Development
Type of Review: New.
Title: Study of Education Data
Systems and Decisionmaking.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Federal
Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 235.
Burden Hours: 223.
Abstract: The purpose of the study is
to examine the prevalence, use, and
outcomes of education data systems for
accountability, assessment, and
instructional purposes.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 3139. 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.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington,
DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–
245–6623. 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.
districts participating in the Reading
First program.
As discussed elsewhere in this notice,
the data that States must submit to
demonstrate an increase in student
achievement are the same data that
States must submit in their annual
performance reports for their Reading
First State grants. We are therefore
permitting States to apply for Targeted
Assistance Grants by submitting their
annual Reading First performance
reports. No separate application is
required. This notice establishes July 31,
2006 as the deadline date for submitting
the annual performance report to apply
for a Targeted Assistance Grant.
Application Deadline: July 31, 2006.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice announcing application
deadline.
Which SEAs Are Eligible for a Targeted
Assistance Grant?
An SEA is eligible for a Targeted
Assistance Grant if it can show an
increase in student achievement over
two consecutive years. Therefore, an
SEA’s eligibility for this grant begins
when the State has three years of
student achievement data. This may
include either—
(a) Student data representing three
years of school-level implementation of
the Reading First program; or
(b) Student data representing two
years of school-level implementation of
the Reading First program, along with
baseline data from the year preceding
implementation.
Specifically, the SEA’s application
must demonstrate that an increasing
percentage of third-grade students in the
schools served by the local educational
agencies that receive Reading First
funds are reaching the proficient level
in reading for each of two consecutive
years in each of the following
categories—
(a) Economically disadvantaged
students;
(b) Students from each major racial
and ethnic group;
(c) Students with disabilities; and
(d) Students with limited English
proficiency.
The SEA must also demonstrate in its
application that for each of those two
consecutive years, the schools receiving
Reading First funds are improving the
reading skills of students in grades 1, 2,
and 3 based on instructional reading
assessments, and that increasing
percentages of students in the State are
reading at grade level or above.
Under the Reading First
program, we award Targeted Assistance
Grants to State educational agencies
(SEAs) that demonstrate an increase in
student achievement in schools and
Who Will Review State Applications for
Targeted Assistance Grants?
The expert review panel convened to
evaluate State applications for Reading
First State Grants will also review
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[Notices]
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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
August 14, 2006.
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: June 9, 2006.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Type of Review: New.
Title: Study of Education Data Systems and Decisionmaking.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal gov't, SEAs or LEAs;
Federal Government.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 235.
Burden Hours: 223.
Abstract: The purpose of the study is to examine the prevalence,
use, and outcomes of education data systems for accountability,
assessment, and instructional purposes.
Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request
may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3139. 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.,
Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202-4700. Requests may also
be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-245-
6623. 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. E6-9267 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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