[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55355-55356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25199]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Office of State Support Progress Check Quarterly Protocol

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department 
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 21, 2017.

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-2017-ICCD-
0115. 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 216-44, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Patrick Carr, 202-708-8196.

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: Office of State Support Progress Check 
Quarterly Protocol.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 636.
    Abstract: The Office of State Support (OSS) administers Title I, 
Sections 1001-1004 (School Improvement); Title I, Part A (Improving 
Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies); Title I, Part B 
(Enhanced Assessments Grants (EAG), and Grants for State Assessments 
and Related Activities); Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective 
Instruction); Title III, Part A

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(English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic 
Achievement); and School Improvement Grants (SIG). Quarterly progress 
checks, phone or in-person conversations every three months of a fiscal 
year with State directors and coordinators, help ensure that State 
Educational Agencies (SEAs) are making progress toward increasing 
student achievement and improving the quality of instruction for all 
students through regular conversations about the quality of SEA 
implementation of OSS administered programs. The information shared 
with the OSS helps inform the selection and delivery of technical 
assistance to SEAs and aligns structures, processes, and routines so 
the OSS can regularly monitor the connection between grant 
administration and intended outcomes. Progress checks also allow the 
OSS to proactively engage with SEAs to identify any issues ahead of 
formal monitoring visits, decreasing the need for enforcement actions 
and minimizing burden for SEAs. ED will collect this data from the 53 
grantees that receive the grants listed above to inform its review of 
grantee implementation, outcomes, oversight, and accountability. In 
order to allow for a comprehensive program review of OSS grantees, we 
are requesting a three-year clearance with this form.

    Dated: November 16, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-25199 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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