Federal Register: June 7, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 110)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-14289
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Education Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection requests.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of proposed information collection requests
DATES: An emergency review has been requested in accordance with the Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance procedures are followed. Approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been requested by June 12, 2002. A regular clearance process is also beginning. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 6, 2002.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL 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 Leader, Information
Management Group, Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes
this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the
beginning of the Departmental 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. 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 respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: June 3, 2002.
John D. Tressler,
Leader, Regulatory Information Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: LocalFlex Application.
Abstract: Application for local educational agencies (LEAs) seeking to enter into local flexibility demonstration agreements (``Local Flex'' agreements). By statute, the Department can select 80 LEAs through a competitive process with which to enter into LocalFlex agreements. These agreements give LEAs the flexibility to consolidate certain Federal education funds and to use those funds for any educational purpose permitted under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in order to meet the State's definition of adequate yearly progress (AYP) and specific measurable goals for improving student achievement and narrowing achievement gaps.
Additional Information: An emergency clearance is necessary to enable the Department to select Local
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Flex agreement LEAs by September 15 of this year. While LEAs may still
have difficulty implementing the program during school year 200203,
approval after the school year begins will surely delay implementation
to the following year. In our view, harm to the public would thus occur
if this clearance is not approved by June 12, 2002. The Department
plans to make applications available by midJune to allow applicants
sufficient time to prepare their LocalFlex agreement. The Department
would then have approximately one month to complete a peer review and negotiate final agreements with selected applicants.
Frequency: SemiAnnually.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 240.
Burden Hours: 19,200.
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 2058. When you access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to Vivian Reese, Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 4050, Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 202024651 or to the email address vivan.reese@ed.gov. Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address OCIORIMG@ed.gov or faxed to 2027089346. Please specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements, contact Kathy Axt at (540) 7767742 or via her Internet
address Kathy.Axt@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 18008778339.
[FR Doc. 0214289 Filed 6602; 8:45 am]
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