[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88056-88057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27907]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0217]


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

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 20, 2024.

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-2023-SCC-0217. 
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Tracy Rimdzius, (202) 453-7403.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department 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

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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: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 612.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 331.
    Abstract: The Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. 
Department of Education requests an extension of the Comprehensive 
Literacy Program Evaluation: Comprehensive Literacy State Development 
Grant Program (1850-0945, approved on February 26, 2021). The extension 
is to complete the collection of state administrative data. The 
extension is needed because the state administrative data for the 2022-
23 school year will not be ready to collect prior to the February 29, 
2024 expiration date in all 13 CLSD grantee states. No material change 
in the collection instrument, instructions, frequency of collection, or 
use of information is being requested.
    The Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) Program 
Evaluation was mandated by Congress. The CLSD evaluation includes 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. With the exception of the state administrative data 
collection--for which this extension is being requested--all other data 
collection for the study previously approved (including state 
interviews, district, school leader, and teacher surveys) have been 
completed.

    Dated: December 14, 2023.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-27907 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
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