[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69733-69734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27383]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0159]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Professional Development Program: Grantee Performance Report

AGENCY: Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 18, 2020.

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-
0159. 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Francisco Javier Lopez, 202-401-
1433.

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: National Professional Development Program: 
Grantee Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1885-0555.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 138.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,900.
    Abstract: The NPD Program provides grants for eligible entities to 
implement professional development activities intended to improve 
instruction for English Learners (ELs) and assists education personnel 
working with ELs to meet high professional standards. Information in 
the NPD grantee performance report is being collected in compliance 
with the authorized by section 3131(c)(1)(C) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 as amended by the Every Student 
Succeeds Act, and in accordance with the Government Performance Results 
Act (GPRA) of 1993, Section 4 (1115), and the Education Department 
General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR 75.253. Grantees are 
required to report targets and their progress toward meeting the 
objectives and goals established for each ED grant program. This 
information collection serves two purposes; the data are necessary to 
assess the performance of the NPD program on measures and also, budget 
information and data on project-specific performance measures are 
collected from NPD grantees for project monitoring and for the purpose 
of determining continuation funding.

    Dated: December 16, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-27383 Filed 12-18-19; 8:45 am]
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