[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30729]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0168]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; An 
Examination of Trends in Algebra II Enrollment and Completion in Texas 
Public High Schools

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. 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 3, 2015.

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-
0168 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Christopher Boccanfuso, (202) 
219-1674.

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: An Examination of Trends in Algebra II 
Enrollment and Completion in Texas Public High Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 343.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 102.
    Abstract: District administration staff from all Texas public 
school districts (one staff member per district) will be asked to 
complete a short, online survey regarding changes districts may have 
made in response to the new high school graduation requirements 
implemented under Texas House Bill 5. Participation in the survey of 
district administration staff is voluntary. Data collected by the 
survey will be used to describe changes that districts have made with 
regard to student diploma plan placement, mathematics course offerings, 
and information distribution to parents in response to Texas House Bill 
5. This study will also provide the Texas Education Agency and the 
Texas Higher Education Coordination Board with information on the level 
of Texas students' college preparation in mathematics. The findings 
will be reported in a printed report available to the public.

    Dated: December 29, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-30729 Filed 12-31-14; 8:45 am]
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