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OMB Control No: 1850-0745	ICR Reference No: 199802-1850-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No:
Title: The Blue Ribbon Schools Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/01/1998
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/23/1998
Terms of Clearance: Approved consistent with revisions submitted by ED to OMB on 4/1/98 and consistent with the following terms. ED agrees that in order to increase the utility of the application process: 1) ED will remove any question that ask for information on Congressional Districts; 2) ED will revise all questions dealing with race/ethnicity to reflect the OMB race/ethnicity categories as reflected in the 10/30/97 Federal Register; 3) If ED receives low quality data on student testing, then in the tables on the form that deal with student test results, ED will revise the table and add instructions as appropriate; 4) If ED wants to administer this application on populations other than elementary schools, ED shall submit to OMB a burden change sheet reflecting the increased number of respondents as well as the most recent version of the application.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2001	04/30/2001
Responses	515	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	25,750	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Blue Ribbon Schools award is a natinal school improvement strategy with a threefold purpose: (1) To identify and give public recognition to outstanding public and private schools across the nation; (2) to make available a comprehensive framework of key criteria for school effectiveness that can serve as a basis for participatory self-assessment and planning in schools; and (3) to facilitate communication and sharing of best practices within and among schools based on a common understanding of criteria related to success. The information collected will be used to determine by peer review....

Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	515	515
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,750	25,750
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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