[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 25674]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10957]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or emailed to [email protected] with a cc: To 
[email protected]. Please note that written comments received in 
response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: April 29, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title of Collection: Conversion Magnet Schools Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0832.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: On Occasion.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 280.
    Abstract: The Conversion Magnet Schools Evaluation is being 
conducted to determine if efforts to turn around low-performing schools 
through converting to a Magnet Schools Assistance Program supported 
magnet school are associated with improved student achievement and the 
reduction in minority group isolation. The Institute of Education 
Sciences, in collaboration with the Office of Innovation and 
Improvement, initiated the study due to the popularity and persistence 
of magnet programs and the inconclusive research on the relationship of 
these programs to important student outcomes. The study will use quasi-
experimental designs to explore the relationship between magnet 
programs and student achievement both for ``resident'' students who 
attend magnet schools as their neighborhood schools and, if possible, 
for non-resident students. Data collection includes student records 
data, principal surveys, and project director interviews. The U.S. 
Department of Education has commissioned American Institutes for 
Research to conduct this study.
    An OMB clearance request that (1) described the study design and 
full data collection activities and (2) requested approval for the 
burden associated with the first three years of data collection was 
approved in 2007 (OMB Number 1850-0832 approval 7/13/07; expiration 7/
31/10). In 2010, we requested clearance for the burden associated with 
the fourth and fifth year of data collection necessary for the rigorous 
comparative interrupted time series design including student records 
data collection for the 2009-2010 school year (OMB Number 1850-0832 
approval 6/14/10; expiration 6/30/13). We are now requesting clearance 
for the burden associated with one additional round of student records 
data collection (student records data from the 2010-2011 school year) 
from participating districts due to the later than expected 
implementation of the magnet programs in the 2007 grantee cohort.
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4516. When you access the information 
collection, click on ``Download Attachments '' to view. Written 
requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

[FR Doc. 2011-10957 Filed 5-4-11; 8:45 am]
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