[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64903-64904]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26927]


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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 Acting 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 
November 18, 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 e-mailed 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: October 13, 2011.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Implementation and Support Unit

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title of Collection: Race to the Top Program Review Protocols.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-0011
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Monthly; Semi-Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.

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    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 888.

Abstract

    The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides $4.3 
billion for the Race to the Top Fund (referred to in the statute as the 
State Incentive Grant Fund). This is a competitive grant program. The 
purpose of the program is to encourage and reward States that are 
creating the conditions for education innovation and reform; achieving 
significant improvement in student outcomes, including making 
substantial gains in student achievement, closing achievement gaps, 
improving high school graduation rates, and ensuring student 
preparation for success in college and careers; and implementing 
ambitious plans in four core education reform areas: (a) Adopting 
internationally-benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare 
students for success in college and the workplace; (b) building data 
systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals 
in how they can improve their practices; (c) increasing teacher 
effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution; and (d) 
turning around our lowest-achieving schools.
    The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) will collect this 
data from the 12 Race to the Top grantee states to inform its review of 
grantee implementation, outcomes, oversight, and accountability. The 
Department will use these forms to inform on-site visits, ``stocktake'' 
meetings with Implementation and Support Unit leadership at the 
Department, and annual reports for individual grantees and the grant 
program as a whole.
    In order to allow for a comprehensive program review of the Race to 
the Top grantees, we are requesting a three-year clearance with this 
form.
    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://www.edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' 
link and by clicking on link number 4666. 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. 2011-26927 Filed 10-18-11; 8:45 am]
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