[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52706-52707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21472]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Institute of 
Education Sciences; Needs Sensing Survey Under the REL Program: (Sample 
Survey Instrument for School Board Members and District Administrators

SUMMARY: The needs assessment consists of an online survey of a sample 
of school board members, district administrators, principals, and 
teachers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin. The purpose of the sample survey is to assess: the 
importance these populations attach to the four issues identified in 
advance by REL Midwest as priorities for the region; for each issue, 
the types of data and analysis supports, and research and evaluation 
needs which respondents anticipate would be of particular value; and 
what factors would increase the likelihood respondents and the 
populations they represent would turn to the REL for data and analysis 
supports, or research and evaluation needs in the future. The results 
of the survey will be used to prioritize the assistance that REL 
Midwest provides to educators in the region for utilizing their 
longitudinal data systems, conducting high quality research and 
evaluation; learning about the best education research; and 
incorporating data into policy and practice.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection 
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the 
proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 04922. 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 [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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. The Department of Education is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is 
this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; 
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) 
is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Needs Sensing Survey under the REL program: 
(Sample survey Instrument for School Board Members and District 
Administrators.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-New.
    Type of Review: New.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,240.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 983.
    Abstract: The needs assessment consists of an online survey of a 
sample of school board members, district administrators, principals, 
and teachers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin. The purpose of the sample survey is to assess: the 
importance these populations attach to the four issues identified in 
advance by REL Midwest as priorities for the region; for each issue, 
the types of data and analysis supports, and research and evaluation 
needs which respondents anticipate would be of particular value; and 
what factors would increase the likelihood respondents and the 
populations they represent would turn to the REL for data and analysis 
supports, or research and evaluation needs in the future. The results 
of the survey will be used to prioritize the assistance that REL 
Midwest provides to educators in the region for utilizing their 
longitudinal

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data systems, conducting high quality research and evaluation; learning 
about the best education research; and incorporating data into policy 
and practice.

    Dated: August 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-21472 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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