[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44165-44166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17848]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0110]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; DC 
School Choice Incentive Program

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), 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 an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 29, 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-
0110 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

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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 Geanne Gilroy, 202-205-5482.

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: DC School Choice Incentive Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0015.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,000.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Abstract: The DC School Choice Incentive Program, authorized by the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, awarded a grant to the DC 
Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation that will administer 
scholarships to students who reside in the District of Columbia and 
come from households whose incomes do not exceed 185% of the poverty 
line. Priority is given to students who are currently attending schools 
in need of improvement, as defined by Title I. To assist in the student 
selection and assignment process, the information to be collected will 
be used to determine the eligibility of those students who are 
interested in the available scholarships. Also, since the authorizing 
statute requires an evaluation we are proposing to collect certain 
family demographic information because they are important predictors of 
school success. Finally, we are asking to collect information about 
parental participation and satisfaction because these are key topics 
that the statute requires the evaluation to address.

    Dated: July 24, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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