Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals , 34234-34235 [E7-11995]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register: June 21, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 119)]
[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 20, 2007.

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 15, 2007.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services,
Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: The Effectiveness of a Program to Accelerate Vocabulary
Development in Kindergarten.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household; State, Local, or Tribal
Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
    Responses: 4,241.
    Burden Hours: 1,199.
    Abstract: The proposed project is a multi-year data collection
effort to evaluate the effectiveness of PAVEd for Success (PAVE), an
intervention designed to improve teacher's vocabulary instructional
practices and thereby promote vocabulary development among
kindergarteners in the Delta region of Mississippi. The children in
this region are well behind national averages in vocabulary skills, and
vocabulary knowledge is an essential component of literacy development
that has generally been difficult to improve. The PAVE program is one
vocabulary program that has shown promise, but more rigorous testing is
required to establish evidence of its effectiveness. The study sample
will include 120-160 teachers, and 1,200--1,600 kindergarten students
in a randomized control trial in 60-80 schools. Student's literacy
skills and teacher's literacy instruction practices will be assessed to
determine the impact of PAVE on students and teachers.

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    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 3388. 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. E7-11995 Filed 6-20-07; 8:45 am]

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