[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36491-36492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15116]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 28, 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 Meredith Bachman, 202-219-2014.

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: National Evaluation of the Technical 
Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Program: Grantee Questionnaire/
Interview and State Survey Data Collection
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0887
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing 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

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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 or other individualized staff-
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 deafblindness. 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: June 24, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
 Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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