This information
collection is approved subject to the following three conditions:
1. The Department of Education (Ed) will resubmit this collection
to OMB when the final rule on the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) is submitted to OMB; 2. Ed will brief OMB on
each of the information collections associated with the final rule;
and 3. Upon resubmission, Ed will consolidate the 21 information
collections currently associated with this rule into several PRA
packages.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2007
08/31/2008
08/31/2007
60
0
60
155,800
0
0
0
0
0
This package provides instructions and
a form for States to report the number of children and youth served
under IDEA who were subject to disciplinary action, including
unilateral removal by school personnel, removal by a hearing
officer for likely injury to self or others, and short-and
-long-term out-of-school and in-school suspensions. In addition,
States report the number of acts precipitating removal by school
personnel and the number of disciplinary actions.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.