[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27773-27774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12599]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 15, 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-2019-ICCD-
0033. 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 Shedita Alston, 202-453-7090.

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

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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: Transition and Postsecondary Programs for 
Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) Evaluation Protocol.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0825.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,110.
    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. 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: June 11, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-12599 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
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