[Federal Register: February 4, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 23)]
[Notices]               
[Page 5215-5216]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Resources Management Group, 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 
March 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Wendy Taylor, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 5624, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

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 Director of the Information Resources 
Management Group publishes this 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 at 
the address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from 
Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
    Dated: January 29, 1997.
Gloria Parker,
Director, Information Resources Management Group.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study First 
Follow-Up 1996-1998 (BPS: 96/98).
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 846.
      Burden Hours: 404.
    Abstract: The purpose of the Beginning Postsecondary Students 
Longitudinal Study First Follow-Up is to continue the series of 
longitudinal data collection efforts started in 1996 with the National 
Postsecondary Student Aid Study to enhance knowledge concerning 
progress and persistence in postsecondary education for new entrants. 
The study will address issues such as progress, persistence, and 
completion of postsecondary education programs, entry into the work 
force, the relationship between experiences during postsecondary 
education and various societal and personal outcomes, and returns to 
the individual and to society on the investment in postsecondary 
education. Individuals who first entered postsecondary education in the 
1995-96 academic year will be surveyed by telephone.

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Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: Combined Application for the Field-Initiated Studies 
Educational Research Grant Program.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Gov't, SEAs for LEAs.
    Reporting Burden and Recordkeeping:
      Responses: 750.
      Burden Hours: 11,250.
    Abstract: This information collection allows institutions of higher 
education; state and local education agencies; public and private 
organizations, institutions, and agencies; and individuals to apply for 
grants under the Field-Initiated Studies Program supported by five 
National Research Institutes. Funds will support educational research 
that will improve American education.

[FR Doc. 97-2654 Filed 2-3-97; 8:45 am]
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