[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1109-1110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00739]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0124]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; OESE Performance Review and Self-Assessment Protocol

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

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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 
March 4, 2019.

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-2018-ICCD-
0124. 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. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

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: OESE Performance Review and Self-assessment 
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: 45.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 90.
    Abstract: The Department of Education's Office of Elementary and 
Secondary Education (OESE) administers multiple programs administered 
by State Educational Agencies (SEAs), including 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 (English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and 
Academic Achievement). Annual performance reviews--annual phone or on-
site conversations with a purposeful sample of SEA and Local Education 
Agency (LEA) program directors and coordinators--help ensure that an 
SEA and its LEA are making progress toward improving student 
achievement and the quality of instruction for all students and are 
ensuring requirements are met through the review of the program and 
fiscal requirements to safeguard public funds from waste, fraud, and 
abuse. The information shared with OESE also informs the selection and 
delivery of technical assistance to SEAs and aligns structures, 
processes, and routines so OESE can regularly monitor the connection 
between grant administration and intended outcomes.

    Dated: January 29, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00739 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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