[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 77 (Tuesday, April 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22480-22481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09099]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0062]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Evaluation of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination 
(TA&D) Program: Grantee Questionnaire/Interview and State Survey Data 
Collection

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), 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 new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 23, 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-
0062 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 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jonathan Jacobson, 202-208-3876.

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

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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: National Evaluation of the Technical 
Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Program: Grantee Questionnaire/
Interview and State Survey Data Collection.
    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: 3,702.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 927.
    Abstract: This data collection is Phase II of the National 
Evaluation of the TA&D Program and will focus on gathering relevant 
information on the State Deaf-Blind Projects funded under the OSEP 
Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Program. Data will be 
obtained through three questionnaires. A State Deaf-Blind Project 
Questionnaire will be administered to all Project Directors and will 
yield detailed descriptive information about the technical assistance 
products and services provided by the TA&D Program grantees and to whom 
they provide them. A questionnaire administered to providers who are 
identified as those who work at least on a weekly basis with students 
aged 6-21 with deaf blindness will provide information concerning 
characteristics of these providers and their needs for technical 
assistance to support their work with students. A subset of these 
providers who have received child-specific technical assistance from a 
state deaf-blind project will receive a short set of additional 
questions about their experiences with the TA received, and their 
satisfaction with that support.
    This data collection will provide unique, detailed data and 
information that are not currently available from other sources but 
that are necessary in order to accurately understand the role that the 
State Deaf-Blind Projects play in supporting local providers in their 
work with children and youth with deaf blindness. The National 
Evaluation of the TA&D Program is part of the National Assessment of 
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 
(hereafter referred to as the National Assessment). Failure to collect 
these data may result in the ED being unable to adequately report to 
Congress on the National Assessment.

    Dated: April 17, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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