[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 103 (Friday, May 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30670-30671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13022]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0067]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Assessing the Role of Noncognitive and School Environmental Factors in 
Students' Transitions to High School in New Mexico

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences 
(IES)

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 
July 28, 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-2015-ICCD-
0067 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 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

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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: Assessing the Role of Noncognitive and School 
Environmental Factors in Students' Transitions to High School in New 
Mexico.
    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: 2,591.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 773.
    Abstract: The study will examine relationships between non-
cognitive factors (e.g., growth mindset, learning strategies, and self-
efficacy) and school environment and contextual factors (e.g., 
perceptions of school safety, supportive teachers and counselors, 
usefulness of academic work) and three measures of successful 9th grade 
transitions--overall freshman GPA, number of 9th grade course failures, 
and freshman year attendance for three districts in New Mexico. It will 
also examine whether non-cognitive and school environment factors 
contribute to the prediction of successful 9th grade transitions after 
academic factors have been taken into account. The study will use data 
that will be collected via a survey that was created with assistance 
from members of the New Mexico Achievement Gap Alliance. The survey 
data will be used in combination with extant student-level academic and 
demographic data that will be obtained from the New Mexico Public 
Education Department. This study will also include comparisons between 
Hispanic, Native American and white students.

    Dated: May 26, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-13022 Filed 5-28-15; 8:45 am]
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