80 FR 12807 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; an Examination of Trends in Algebra II Enrollment and Completion in Texas Public High Schools

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 47 (March 11, 2015)

Page Range		12807-12808
FR Document		2015-05517

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0168]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; an Examination of Trends in Algebra II Enrollment and 
Completion in Texas Public High Schools

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-
0168 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Chris Boccanfuso, 202-219-1674.

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: An Examination of Trends in Algebra II 
Enrollment and Completion in Texas Public High Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 343.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 102.
    Abstract: District administration staff from all Texas public 
school districts (one staff member per district) will be asked to 
complete a short, online survey regarding changes districts may have 
made in response to the new high school graduation requirements 
implemented under Texas House Bill 5. Participation in the survey of 
district administration staff is voluntary. Data collected by the 
survey will be used to describe changes that districts have made with 
regard to student diploma plan placement, mathematics course offerings, 
and information distribution to parents in response to Texas House Bill 
5. This study will also provide the Texas Education Agency and the 
Texas Higher Education Coordination Board with information on the level 
of Texas students' college preparation in mathematics. The findings 
will be reported in a printed report available to the public.


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    Dated: March 6, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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ESA-Listed Species Covered in This Dated: March 4, 2015. revised, and continuing collections of
Notice Cathryn E. Tortorici, information. This helps the Department
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Protected assess the impact of its information
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service. collection requirements and minimize
tshawytscha): threatened, naturally [FR Doc. 2015–05537 Filed 3–10–15; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also
produced and artificially propagated helps the public understand the
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Lower Columbia River. Department’s information collection
Chum salmon (O. keta): threatened, requirements and provide the requested
naturally produced Columbia River. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is
Coho salmon (O. kisutch): threatened, soliciting comments on the proposed
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0168] information collection request (ICR) that
naturally produced and artificially
propagated Lower Columbia River. Agency Information Collection is described below. The Department of
Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened, Activities; Submission to the Office of Education is especially interested in
naturally produced and artificially Management and Budget for Review public comment addressing the
propagated Lower Columbia River. and Approval; Comment Request; an following issues: (1) Is this collection
Examination of Trends in Algebra II necessary to the proper functions of the
Pacific eulachon (Thaleichthys Department; (2) will this information be
pacificus): threatened, naturally Enrollment and Completion in Texas
Public High Schools processed and used in a timely manner;
produced southern distinct population (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
segment. AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ (4) how might the Department enhance
ODFW has previously submitted to National Center for Education Statistics the quality, utility, and clarity of the
NMFS four HGMPs describing hatchery (IES), Department of Education (ED). information to be collected; and (5) how
programs that release salmon and ACTION: Notice. might the Department minimize the
steelhead into the Sandy River that were burden of this collection on the
found, in a September 28, 2012, SUMMARY: In accordance with the respondents, including through the use
determination, to comply with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 of information technology. Please note
requirements of the ESA under limit 5 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is that written comments received in
of the 4(d) Rule. These programs were proposing a new information collection. response to this notice will be
designed to meet mitigation DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records.
responsibilities related to impacts from submit comments on or before April 10,
Title of Collection: An Examination of
development in the Sandy River and 2015.
Trends in Algebra II Enrollment and
Columbia River Basins by providing ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Completion in Texas Public High
hatchery fish to support fishing response to this notice should be Schools.
opportunities while minimizing submitted electronically through the
potential risks to natural-origin spring Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Chinook salmon, coho salmon, and www.regulations.gov by selecting Type of Review: A new information
winter steelhead populations, consistent Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0168 collection.
with Oregon’s Lower Columbia River or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Conservation and Recovery Plan for or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Local and Tribal Government.
Oregon Populations of Salmon and site is not available to the public for any
Steelhead, and NMFS’ Recovery Plan. reason, ED will temporarily accept Total Estimated Number of Annual
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Responses: 343.
Since the determination in 2012,
ODFW has identified changes it wishes Please note that comments submitted by Total Estimated Number of Annual
to make to its hatchery operations and fax or email and those submitted after Burden Hours: 102.
has submitted to NMFS four revised the comment period will not be Abstract: District administration staff
HGMPs describing changes to the accepted; ED will ONLY accept from all Texas public school districts
current hatchery programs. The revised comments during the comment period (one staff member per district) will be
HGMPs were made available for public in this mailbox when the regulations.gov asked to complete a short, online survey
review and comment on December 10, site is not available. Written requests for regarding changes districts may have
2013 (78 FR 74116). The revised HGMPs information or comments submitted by made in response to the new high
were found, in an August 8, 2014, postal mail or delivery should be school graduation requirements
determination, to comply with addressed to the Director of the implemented under Texas House Bill 5.
requirements of the ESA under limit 5 Information Collection Clearance Participation in the survey of district
of the 4(d) Rule. The draft Division, U.S. Department of Education, administration staff is voluntary. Data
environmental assessment evaluates the 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, collected by the survey will be used to
potential effects of approving those Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, describe changes that districts have
updated HGMPs. Washington, DC 20202. made with regard to student diploma
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For plan placement, mathematics course
Authority
specific questions related to collection offerings, and information distribution
NEPA requires Federal agencies to activities, please contact Chris to parents in response to Texas House
conduct an environmental analysis of Boccanfuso, 202–219–1674. Bill 5. This study will also provide the
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their proposed actions to determine if SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Texas Education Agency and the Texas
the actions may affect the human Department of Education (ED), in Higher Education Coordination Board
environment. Therefore, NMFS is accordance with the Paperwork with information on the level of Texas
seeking public input on the scope of the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. students’ college preparation in
required NEPA analysis, including the 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general mathematics. The findings will be
range of reasonable alternatives and public and Federal agencies with an reported in a printed report available to
associated impacts of any alternatives. opportunity to comment on proposed, the public.

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12808 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 47 / Wednesday, March 11, 2015 / Notices

Dated: March 6, 2015. public and Federal agencies with an requests the addition of new items to
Stephanie Valentine, opportunity to comment on proposed, meet statutory and regulatory reporting
Acting Director, Information Collection revised, and continuing collections of requirements, Title I monitoring teams
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and information. This helps the Department and other ED officials will use these
Records Management Services, Office of assess the impact of its information data to ensure that State Educational
Management. collection requirements and minimize Agencies, Local Educational Agencies,
[FR Doc. 2015–05517 Filed 3–10–15; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also and schools implement science
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P helps the public understand the assessment requirements and school
Department’s information collection improvement activities in accordance
requirements and provide the requested with ESEA statute and regulations.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is Dated: March 6, 2015.
[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0167] soliciting comments on the proposed
Stephanie Valentine,
information collection request (ICR) that
Acting Director, Information Collection
Agency Information Collection is described below. The Department of
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Activities; Submission to the Office of Education is especially interested in Records Management Services, Office of
Management and Budget for Review public comment addressing the Management.
and Approval; Comment Request; following issues: (1) Is this collection [FR Doc. 2015–05542 Filed 3–10–15; 8:45 am]
Consolidated State Performance necessary to the proper functions of the
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Report (Part I and Part II) Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Secondary Education (OESE), (4) how might the Department enhance
Department of Education (ED). the quality, utility, and clarity of the Deadline Dates for Reports and Other
ACTION: Notice. information to be collected; and (5) how Records Associated With the Free
might the Department minimize the Application for Federal Student Aid
SUMMARY: In accordance with the burden of this collection on the (FAFSA®), the Federal Pell Grant
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 respondents, including through the use Program, the William D. Ford Federal
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is of information technology. Please note Direct Loan Program, the Teacher
proposing an extension of an existing that written comments received in Education Assistance for College and
information collection. response to this notice will be Higher Education Grant Program, and
DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records. the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
submit comments on or before April 10, Title of Collection: Consolidated State Program for the 2015–2016 Award Year
2015. Performance Report (Part I and Part II).
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in OMB Control Number: 1810–0614. AGENCY: Federal Student Aid,
response to this notice should be Type of Review: An extension of an Department of Education.
submitted electronically through the existing information collection. ACTION: Notice.
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments. Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
www.regulations.gov by selecting Numbers: 84.007 Federal Supplemental
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Docket ID number ED–2014–ICCD–0167 Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Responses: 14,653.
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual Program; 84.033 Federal Work Study
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Burden Hours: 11,793. (FWS) Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins
site is not available to the public for any Loan (Perkins Loan) Program; 84.063
Abstract: The Consolidated State Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant) Program;
reason, ED will temporarily accept Performance Report (CSPR) is the
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 84.268 William D. Ford Federal Direct
required annual reporting tool for each Loan (Direct Loan) Program; 84.379
Please note that comments submitted by State, Bureau of Indian Education, Teacher Education Assistance for College
fax or email and those submitted after District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
the comment period will not be authorized under Section 9303 of the Program; 84.408 Iraq and Afghanistan
accepted; ED will ONLY accept Elementary and Secondary Education Service Grant Program.
comments during the comment period Act (ESEA), as amended by the No SUMMARY: The Secretary announces
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov Child Left behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). deadline dates for the receipt of
site is not available. Written requests for The Department uses the information documents and other information from
information or comments submitted by derived from the CSPR to: (1) Monitor applicants and institutions participating
postal mail or delivery should be and report its progress in meeting in certain Federal student aid programs
addressed to the Director of the Strategic Plan goals; (2) assess and authorized under title IV of the Higher
Information Collection Clearance report individual program performance, Education Act of 1965, as amended
Division, U.S. Department of Education, including GPRA performance measures; (HEA), for the 2015–2016 award year.
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, (3) monitor States’ implementation of The Federal student aid programs
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, No Child Left Behind and the extent to covered by this deadline date notice are
Washington, DC 20202. which States are meeting programs and the Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For accountability goals; (4) to identify areas Grant, and Iraq and Afghanistan Service
specific questions related to collection for technical assistance to States and Grant programs.
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activities, please contact Andy Brake, overall program improvement; and (5) to These programs, administered by the
(202) 260–0998. inform other reporting and program U.S. Department of Education
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The evaluation requirements specific to (Department), provide financial
Department of Education (ED), in individual programs and including the assistance to students attending eligible
accordance with the Paperwork Secretary’s Annual State Report to postsecondary educational institutions
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Congress on No Child Left Behind. to help them pay their educational
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Specific to this submission, which costs.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 10, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Chris Boccanfuso, 202-219-1674.
FR Citation		80 FR 12807