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NOTICE: NOTICES

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 22, 2007.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 IC Clearance Official, 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.

Dated: December 15, 2006.
Angela C. Arrington,
IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management.
Institute of Education Sciences

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Social and Character Development Research Program National Evaluation.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Affected Public: Notforprofit institutions; Individuals or household.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 11,381.

Burden Hours: 8,294.

Abstract: The SACD National Evaluation will evaluate seven school based interventions designed to promote positive social and character development among elementary school children and determine, through randomized field trials, whether the interventions produce meaningful effects. The primary research questions are: (1) Do the SACD interventions affect socialemotional competence, school climate, positive and negative behavior, and academic achievement?; (2) For whom, and under what conditions, are the interventions effective?; and (3) What is the process by which the
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interventions affect children's behavior? Data collection activities will include the administration of surveys to children, teachers, principals, and primary caregivers; school observations, and school record abstractions over a three year period: from 200405 to 200607. Results from the evaluation will provide education professionals with information they need to make informed choices about which intervention to adopt.

Requests for copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 3214. 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., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 202024700. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202245 6623. 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 18008778339. [FR Doc. E621814 Filed 122006; 8:45 am]
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