This Annual Performance Report will
allow the Department of Education to collect information required
by the Reading First statute. The information is used by the
Department to monitor State progress and performance in the
implementation of the Reading First Program and to assess technical
assistance needs and determine if significant progress has been
made.
This is a renewal. Several
changes have been made to the original performance report. No
additional questions have been added, but several have been
removed, thus lowering the overall burden hours for this
collection. Questions related to special education referral rate
and program expenditures have been removed. The specific changes
and the reasons for them are discussed in detail in the attached
memo.
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.