This information is required by the
Program Statute under Title I of ESEA, as amended by the No Child
Left Behind Act, Part B, Subpart 4, Section 1251 (h) (1). Each
respondent will report on how the funding was used and the extent
to which the availability of, the access to, and the use of,
up-to-date school library media resources in the elementary and
secondary schools served by the eligible local educational agency
was increased. This final report makes specific requests for
easily retrieved information on each approved activity, personnel
descriptions and outcomes that cannot be derived from any other
information collection. In addition, under (j) (1)NATIONAL
ACTIVITIES, the statute requires independent evaluations of the
activities supported by funds and their impact on improving the
reading skills of students not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and
biennially thereafter. This information collection is one of three
sources of data for the Congressionally mandated program
evaluation.
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USC 6383 Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended Title I, Part B, Subpart 4, Sec. 1251
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.