[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18531-18532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-07310]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0051]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Survey 
on the Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A (``Improving Teacher Quality 
State Grants Subgrants to LEAS'')

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). 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 a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 2, 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-2014-ICCD-
0054 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Daphne Kaplan, 202-401-7949.

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: Survey On the Use of Funds Under Title II, 
Part A (``Improving Teacher Quality State Grants Subgrants To LEAS'').
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0618.

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    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 850.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,850.
    Abstract: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, provides funds to districts to improve the quality of their 
teaching and principal force and raise student achievement. These funds 
are provided to districts through Title II, Part A (Improving Teacher 
Quality State Grants Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies (LEA)). 
The purpose of this survey is for the U.S. Department of Education to 
have a better understanding of how districts use these funds. The 
survey also collects information on high-quality professional 
development in LEAs. In addition to the LEA survey, the package also 
includes a short survey for State Educational Agencies (SEA) that 
provides information on fiscal year allocations of Title II, Part A 
funds made to the LEAs selected for participation in the LEA survey.
    This OMB clearance request is to continue these analyses using a 
similar data collection instrument and sampling plan for the 2014-2015 
school year and subsequent years. Minor changes to the LEA survey are 
requested. No changes to the State Educational Agency (SEA) survey are 
required.

    Dated: March 27, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-07310 Filed 4-1-14; 8:45 am]
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