[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66596-66597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27072]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2012-ICCD-0047]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Needs Sensing Survey Under the Regional Educational Laboratory 
Program (REL)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 6, 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-
0047 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: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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 Regional 
Educational Laboratory Program (REL).
    OMB Control Number: Pending.

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    Type of Review: New collection, request for a new OMB Control 
Number.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    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 data systems, conducting high quality research and 
evaluation; learning about the best education research; and 
incorporating data into policy and practice.

    Dated: November 1, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-27072 Filed 11-5-12; 8:45 am]
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