[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 84324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28551]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0158]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Implementation Evaluation of the Title III National 
Professional Development Program

AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), 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 
January 27, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

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: Implementation Evaluation of the Title III 
National Professional Development Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 883.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 594.
    Abstract: The data collection described in this submission includes 
activities for an implementation evaluation of the National 
Professional Development (NPD) program, authorized by Title III of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which aims to help 
educational personnel working with English learners (ELs) meet high 
professional standards and to improve classroom instruction for ELs. 
The evaluation is designed to provide a systematic and up-to-date look 
at the implementation of NPD-supported activities among the programs' 
91 current grantees as well as a representative sample of pre-service 
and in-service educators who participated in NPD-supported activities. 
The surveys will collect information on NPD grantees' goals, strategies 
used to meet those goals, changes made to teacher education programs, 
and challenges and successes in promoting educator capacity to serve 
ELs.

    Dated: December 21, 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. 2020-28551 Filed 12-23-20; 8:45 am]
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