Public Law 106-25, the Education
Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999, permits States, which do not
currently have Ed-Flex authority, to submit an application to the
Secretary of Education to request Ed-Flex authority. Thirty-eight
States, plus the outlying areas, will voluntarily apply for the
authority to waive Federal regulations for 7 USDE programs, as
delineated under the law. In the application, the State must
demonstrate that the eligible State has adopted an educational
flexibility plan for the State that includes: A description of the
process the State will use to evaluate applications from
school....
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.