DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Dated: February 21, 2007. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Angela C. Arrington, Submission for OMB Review; IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Notice of Proposed Information Comment Request Management Services, Office of Management. Collection Requests Institute of Education Sciences AGENCY: Department of Education. AGENCY: Department of Education Type of Review: New. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Information SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Collection Requests. Regulatory Information Management Title: Midwest Regional Educational Services, Office of Management invites Laboratory Needs Assessment and SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, comments on the submission for OMB Focus Groups. Regulatory Information Management review as required by the Paperwork Frequency: Monthly. Services, Office of Management, invites Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal comments on the proposed information Reduction Act of 1995. Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or collection requests as required by the DATES: Interested persons are invited to household; Businesses or other for- Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. submit comments on or before March profit; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; DATES: An emergency review has been 30, 2007. Federal Government. requested in accordance with the Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since ADDRESSES: Written comments should Burden: public harm is reasonably likely to be addressed to the Office of Responses: 2,840. Information and Regulatory Affairs, result if normal clearance procedures Burden Hours: 993. are followed. Approval by the Office of Attention: Education Desk Officer, Abstract: Documentation in this Office of Management and Budget, 725 Management and Budget (OMB) has submission includes data collection been requested by March 29, 2007. 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, instruments and sample designs for Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are ADDRESSES: Written comments should gathering information about the encouraged to submit responses be addressed to the Office of educational needs of state departments, electronically by e-mail to Information and Regulatory Affairs, districts, schools, and other educational oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax Attention: Education Desk Officer, stakeholders in the Midwest region. to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should Office of Management and Budget; 725 Information regarding regional needs is include the following subject line in 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, gathered as part of Task 1.1 of the their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are Midwest Regional Laboratory contract encouraged to submit responses number], [insert abbreviated collection and will be used to set priorities for name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound electronically by e-mail to selecting content on particular issues, oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting practices, and policies that warrant comments electronically should not to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should attention. Analyses of regional include the following subject line in submit paper copies. educational needs assessments will be their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section used to identify training, technical number], [insert abbreviated collection 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of assistance priorities and needs, to name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires monitor such needs and activities, and Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting that the Office of Management and to ensure that the activities respond to comments electronically should not Budget (OMB) provide interested the region’s needs. submit paper copies. Federal agencies and the public an early Requests for copies of the information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section opportunity to comment on information collection submission for OMB review 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection requests. OMB may amend or may be accessed from http:// 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires waive the requirement for public edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the that the Director of OMB provide consultation to the extent that public ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and interested Federal agencies and the participation in the approval process by clicking on link number 3213. When public an early opportunity to comment would defeat the purpose of the you access the information collection, on information collection requests. The information collection, violate State or click on ‘‘Download Attachments ‘‘ to Office of Management and Budget Federal law, or substantially interfere view. Written requests for information (OMB) may amend or waive the with any agency’s ability to perform its should be addressed to U.S. Department requirement for public consultation to of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, statutory obligations. The IC Clearance the extent that public participation in SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Official, Regulatory Information the approval process would defeat the Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests Management Services, Office of purpose of the information collection, may also be electronically mailed to Management, publishes that notice violate State or Federal law, or ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202– containing proposed information substantially interfere with any agency’s 245–6623. Please specify the complete collection requests prior to submission ability to perform its statutory title of the information collection when of these requests to OMB. Each obligations. The IC Clearance Official, making your request. proposed information collection, Regulatory Information Management Comments regarding burden and/or grouped by office, contains the Services, Office of Management, the collection activity requirements following: (1) Type of review requested, publishes this notice containing should be electronically mailed to e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or proposed information collection ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of requests at the beginning of the use a telecommunications device for the the collection; (4) Description of the Departmental review of the information sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES
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need for, and proposed use of, the collection. Each proposed information Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– information; (5) Respondents and collection, grouped by office, contains 800–877–8339. frequency of collection; and (6) the following: (1) Type of review Reporting and/or Recordkeeping [FR Doc. E7–3392 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, burden. OMB invites public comment. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)
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