[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8058-8059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03147]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0017]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual 
Disabilities (TPSID) Evaluation Protocol

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 18, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0017. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E-103, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Shedita Alston, 202-502-7808.

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

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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: Transition and Postsecondary Programs for 
Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) Evaluation Protocol.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0825.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 48.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,096.
    Abstract: In October 2015, the Institute for Community Inclusion 
(ICI), UMass Boston received a five-year cooperative agreement from the 
Office of Postsecondary Education to serve as the National Coordinating 
Center (NCC) for colleges and universities implementing inclusive 
higher education programs for students with intellectual disabilities, 
including 25 newly-funded model demonstration projects aimed at 
creating inclusive comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs 
for students with intellectual disabilities known as Transition and 
Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities 
(TPSIDs).
    To reduce respondent burden, the NCC has streamlined and simplified 
the previously approved evaluation system for the TPSID programs. The 
NCC will enhance the collection and analyses of longitudinal follow up 
data from the new 25 TPSID model programs via an already developed and 
previously OMB approved evaluation system for the TPSID programs. The 
revised data collection system is part of an evaluation effort. The 
system will collect program data at the institutions from TPSID program 
staff via an online, secure data management system.

    Dated: February 11, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-03147 Filed 2-16-16; 8:45 am]
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