[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26519]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0045]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Impact Evaluation of Teacher and Leader Evaluation Systems

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences 
(IES).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision to an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 28, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0045 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please 
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after 
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for 
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be 
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance 
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

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: Impact Evaluation of Teacher and Leader 
Evaluation Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0890.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,335.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,265.
    Abstract: This package requests clearance to collect data from 
districts, teachers, and principals for a study of a performance 
evaluation system for principals and teachers. The study will provide 
important implementation and impact information on a package of 
performance evaluation system components that reflects current federal 
policy. Study findings will be presented in two reports, one scheduled 
for release in Spring 2015 and the other in Summer 2016.

    Dated: October 23, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-26519 Filed 10-26-12; 8:45 am]
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