[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 5215-5216] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-2654] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 5216]] 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] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P