[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77216-77217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31803]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 11, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or emailed to [email protected] with a cc: to 
[email protected]. Please note that written comments received in 
response to this notice will be considered public records.

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. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: December 7, 2011.
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Communications and Outreach

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title of Collection: National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1860-0506.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Once.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 413.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 16,520.
    Abstract: The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public 
and private elementary, middle and high schools where students achieve 
at high levels or where the achievement gap is narrowing among all 
student subgroups. Each year since 1982, the U.S. Department of 
Education (ED) has sought out schools where students attain and 
maintain high academic goals, including those that beat the odds. The 
Program, part of a larger ED effort to identify and disseminate 
knowledge about best school leadership and teaching practices, is 
authorized by Public Law 107-110 (January 8, 2002), Part D--Fund for 
the Improvement of Education, Subpart 1, Sec. 5411(b)(5).
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4702. 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, LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to (202) 401-0920. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    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. 2011-31803 Filed 12-9-11; 8:45 am]
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