[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41785-41786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16527]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0090]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Implementation of Title I/II Program Initiatives

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

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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: a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 9, 2013.

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-2013-ICCD-
0090 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 2E105, 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: Implementation of Title I/II Program 
Initiatives.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-New.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,231.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,573.
    Abstract:
    The Implementation of Title I/II Program Initiatives study will 
examine the implementation of policies promoted through the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) at the state, district and school 
levels, in four core areas: state content standards, aligned 
assessments, accountability and school turnaround, and development of 
effective teachers and leaders.
    The purpose of this new data collection is to provide policy makers 
with detailed information on the progress being made on the core 
policies promoted by Title I and Title II, and the recent granting of 
ESEA Flexibility to states. Although other research studies cover 
similar topics on recent federal education policy, the breadth of 
research questions and the depth of responses from all SEAs and three 
levels of nationally representative samples, sets the Title I/II study 
apart from other studies.
    This study will rely on information collected from existing 
sources, for which there are no respondents or burden and on a new set 
of surveys in order to address the study's research questions. Extant 
data sources include (a) The National Assessment of Educational 
Progress (NAEP); (b) EDFacts data; (c) information about teacher 
preparation and certification programs and policies; and (d) state 
documents.
    The new surveys of states and districts will begin in November 2013 
and the surveys of schools (principals) and teachers will begin in 
January 2014. All respondents will have the opportunity to complete an 
electronic (email or web-based) survey (or paper survey, if preferred).

    Dated: July 3, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-16527 Filed 7-10-13; 8:45 am]
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