[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77109-77110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30295]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0156]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Race 
to the Top--District Annual Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary/Office of the Deputy Secretary (OS), 
Department of Education (ED).

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 an extension of a new 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 18, 2014.

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-
0165 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: For questions related to collection 
activities or burden, please call Stephanie Valentine, 202-401-0526 or 
electronically mail [email protected]. Please do not send comments 
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.

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: Race to the Top--District Annual Performance 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1894-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 21.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,113.
    Abstract: On May 22, 2012, the Secretary announced the Race to the 
Top District program, which is designed to build on the momentum of 
other Race to the Top competitions by encouraging bold, innovative 
reform at the local level. In FY 2012, the Department awarded 
approximately $383 million to 16 Race to the Top District grantees 
representing 55 local educational agencies (LEAs), with grants ranging 
from $10 to $40 million. Applications for the FY 2013 competition are 
currently under peer review and the Department plans to make awards in 
December 2013 for a total of approximately $120 million. FY 2013 
grantees will utilize the same Annual Performance Report (APR) template 
as

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FY 2012 Race to the Top District grantees.
    In order to fulfill our responsibilities for programmatic oversight 
and public reporting, the Department has developed a Race to the Top 
District Annual Performance Report (APR) that is tied directly to the 
FY 2012 and FY 2013 Race to the Top District selection criteria and 
priorities previously established and published in the Federal 
Register. The report is grounded in the key performance targets 
included in grantees approved Race to the Top District plans. Grantees 
will be required to report on their progress improving student outcomes 
and implementing personalized learning environments, including 
narrative sections on progress and key performance indicators. Each 
grantee district will submit a Race to the Top District APR on an 
annual basis. The first report for the 16 FY 2012 districts is 
anticipated to be collected during spring 2014 with FY 2013 grantees 
reporting for the first time in spring 2015. Districts will submit the 
narrative elements and quantitative measures via an online data 
collection platform that will then be converted into a transparent 
public display.

    Dated: December 17, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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