Publication Date: May 12, 2009
Posted Date: May 12, 2009
Subject: Evaluation of the Implementation of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register: May 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 90)]
[Notices]
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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.
SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division,
Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management,
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
July 13, 2009.
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, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office
of Management, publishes that 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.
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
the respondents, including through the use of information technology.
Dated: May 6, 2009.
Angela C. Arrington,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development
Type of Review: New.
Title: Evaluation of the Implementation of the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Gov't, SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 2,712.
Burden Hours: 3,443.
Abstract: The 2011 National Assessment of Career and Technical
Education (NACTE) will examine the implementation of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV). This
evaluation study, which is part of a larger evaluation effort directed
by the Policy and Program Studies Service (PPSS), focuses on evaluating
how state agencies and local providers are responding to the new
legislation and how new provisions contained within the legislation are
being implemented. Information collected from the NACTE study will be
incorporated in two reports submitted to Congress: An interim report
(due January 1, 2010) and final report (due July 1, 2011), which are
mandated in the legislation. These reports are to detail the condition
of CTE and the success of state agencies and local programs in
improving the quality of CTE services. To capture state agency staff
and local provider input about the Act's implementation, researchers
will administer surveys to the state secondary and postsecondary
director of CTE in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and
other territories and possessions in outlying areas. A second set of
surveys will be administered to a nationally representative sample of
1,265 secondary level local education agencies and/or intermediary
agencies (i.e., dedicated CTE facilities) and 765 institutions of
higher education. To assess the distribution of Federal resources to
local programs, researchers will collect 2006-07 and 2009-10 fiscal
allocation data from state secondary and postsecondary agencies
administering Federal Perkins dollars.
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 4012. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify
the complete title of the information collection when making your
request.
Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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