[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 186 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 66004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23051]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0080]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; IES Research Training Program Surveys

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (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 
October 26, 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-
0080. 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-347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Phill Gagne, 202-245-7139.

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: IES Research Training Program Surveys.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0873.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 580.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 197.
    Abstract: The surveys are for participants in the fellowship 
research training programs and the non-fellowship research training 
programs funded by Institute of Education Sciences (IES). IES's 
fellowship programs include predoctoral training under the National 
Center for Education Research (NCER) and postdoctoral training under 
NCER and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). 
These programs provide universities support to provide training in 
education research and special education research to graduate students 
(predoctoral program) and postdoctoral fellows. IES also supports non-
fellowship research training through its current programs, e.g., NCER's 
Methods Research Training program and NCER's Undergraduate Pathways 
program. IES would like to collect satisfaction information from the 
participants in these programs and other similar training programs 
funded through NCER or NCSER grant programs. The results of the surveys 
will be used both to improve the training programs as well as to 
provide information on the programs to the participants, policymakers, 
practitioners, and the general public. All information released to the 
public will be in aggregate so that no one program or training group 
can be distinguished.

    Dated: September 21, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-23051 Filed 9-23-16; 8:45 am]
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