[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35419-35420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12502]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0087]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: Comprehensive Literacy State 
Development (CLSD) Program Evaluation

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 
August 10, 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-2020-SCC-0087. 
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-208B, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Tracy Rimdzius, 202-245-7283.

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: Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: 
Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program Evaluation.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0945.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 604.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 296.
    Abstract: The data collection described in this submission includes 
activities for the legislatively mandated evaluation of the 
Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program. The evaluation 
will provide information on the implementation of the program and its 
impact on student reading achievement. The CLSD evaluation is the 
second component of an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Education's 
comprehensive literacy programs. An earlier clearance package (OMB 
control number 1850-0945) covered the first component of the 
evaluation--an implementation study of the Striving Readers 
Comprehensive Literacy Program (the precursor program to CLSD). The 
CLSD evaluation will include an examination of implementation, a 
randomized trial to estimate the impact of CLSD funding on teacher and 
student outcomes, and a longitudinal comparison of trends in 
achievement in CLSD and similar, non-CLSD schools. This package 
requests clearance for data collection associated with the 
implementation analyses, the randomized trial, and initial data

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collection for the comparisons of longitudinal trends. A separate 
package will be submitted at a later date for all remaining data 
collection activities for the comparisons of longitudinal trends, which 
will take place following the 2023-24 school year.

    Dated: June 4, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-12502 Filed 6-9-20; 8:45 am]
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