80_FR_13888 80 FR 13837 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records-Impact Evaluation of Support for Principals

80 FR 13837 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records-Impact Evaluation of Support for Principals

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 51 (March 17, 2015)

Page Range13837-13839
FR Document2015-06102

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of Support for Principals'' (18-13-37). The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance at the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a contract in June 2014 to Mathematica Policy Research to provide evidence on principal professional development effectiveness.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-06102]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records--Impact Evaluation of 
Support for Principals

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 
(Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this 
notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of 
Support for Principals'' (18-13-37). The National Center for Education 
Evaluation and Regional Assistance at the Department's Institute of 
Education Sciences (IES) awarded a contract in June 2014 to Mathematica 
Policy Research to provide evidence on principal professional 
development effectiveness.

DATES: Submit your comments on this proposed new system of records on 
or before April 16, 2015.
    The Department filed a report describing the new system of records 
covered by this notice with the Chair of the Senate Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Chair of the House 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Administrator of 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) on March 6, 2015. This system of records will become 
effective on the later date of: (1) The expiration of the 40-day period 
for OMB review on April 15, 2015, unless OMB waives 10 days of the 40-
day review period for compelling reasons shown by the Department, or 
(2) April 16, 2015, unless the system of records needs to be changed as 
a result of public comment or OMB review. The Department will publish 
any changes to the system of records or routine uses that result from 
public comment or OMB review.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about the new system of records to Dr. 
Audrey Pendleton, Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National 
Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of 
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue 
NW., Room 502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078. 
If you prefer to send your comments through the Internet, use the 
following address: comments@ed.gov.
    You must include the phrase ``Impact Evaluation of Support for 
Principals'' in the subject line of the electronic message.
    During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public 
comments about this notice at the Department in Room 502D, 555 New 
Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, Monday through Friday of each week 
except Federal holidays.

Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking 
Record

    On request we will provide an appropriate accommodation or 
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance 
to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking 
record for this notice. If you want to schedule an appointment for this 
type of accommodation or aid, please contact the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Audrey Pendleton, Associate 
Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for Education 
Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, 
U.S.

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Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D, 
Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078. If you use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), 
you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an 
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact 
disc) on request to the contact person listed in this section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (e)(11)) requires the 
Department to publish in the Federal Register this notice of a new 
system of records maintained by the Department. The Department's 
regulations implementing the Privacy Act are contained in part 5b of 
title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
    The Privacy Act applies to any record about an individual that is 
maintained in a system of records from which individually identifying 
information is retrieved by a unique identifier associated with each 
individual, such as a name or Social Security number (SSN). The 
information about each individual is called a ``record,'' and the 
system, whether manual or computer-based, is called a ``system of 
records.''
    The Privacy Act requires each agency to publish a notice of a 
system of records in the Federal Register and to prepare and send a 
report to OMB whenever the agency publishes a new system of records or 
makes a significant change to an established system of records. Each 
agency is also required to send copies of the report to the Chair of 
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
the Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 
These reports are intended to permit an evaluation of the probable 
effect of the proposal on the privacy rights of individuals.
    The system will contain personally identifying information on 
approximately 37,500 students, 1,200 teachers, and 100 principals from 
10 school districts and will include, but will not necessarily be 
limited to, data on: (1) For students, standardized math and English/
Language Arts test scores, age, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility 
for free/reduced-price lunches, English Learner status, individualized 
education plan status, school enrollment dates, attendance, and 
discipline records, and (2) for principals and teachers, individual 
district identifiers, school assignments, grades and subjects taught, 
and any available principal and teacher background characteristics, 
including age, sex, race/ethnicity, certifications, degrees, years of 
teaching experience, scores on licensure or certification tests, and 
teacher and principal performance ratings from district evaluation 
systems.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: March 12, 2015.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Director of the 
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education 
(Department) publishes a notice of a new system of records to read as 
follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18-13-37

SYSTEM NAME:
    Impact Evaluation of Support for Principals.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
    (1) Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation 
and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. 
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D, 
Washington, DC 20208-0001.
    (2) Mathematica Policy Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 
08543-2393 (contractor).

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    The system of records will include personally identifying 
information about the students, teachers, and principals who 
participate in the study. The system will contain records on 
approximately 1,200 teachers, 100 principals, and 37,500 students from 
10 school districts.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    For students, this information will include, but will not 
necessarily be limited to, standardized math and English/Language Arts 
test scores, age, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility for free/
reduced-price lunches, English Learner status, individualized education 
plan status, school enrollment dates, attendance, and discipline 
records. For principals and teachers, this information will include, 
but will not necessarily be limited to, individual district 
identifiers, school assignments, grades and subjects taught, and any 
available principal and teacher background characteristics, including 
age, sex, race/ethnicity, certifications, degrees, years of teaching 
experience, scores on licensure or certification tests, and teacher and 
principal performance ratings from district evaluation systems.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The study is authorized under sections 171(b) and 173 of the 
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) and 
9563) and section 9601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7941).

PURPOSE(S):
    The information contained in the records maintained in this system 
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of 
providing principals with professional development.
    The study will address the following central research question: 
What are the impacts of principals' professional development on teacher 
retention, teacher effectiveness, and student achievement? Secondary 
research questions for the study are: What are principals' professional 
development experiences? What are the impacts of principals' 
professional development on school climate and principals' and 
teachers' practices?

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The Department may disclose information contained in a record in 
this system of records under the routine uses listed in this system of 
records without the consent of the individual if the disclosure is 
compatible with the purposes for which the record was collected. The 
Department may make these disclosures on a case-by-case basis

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or, if the Department has complied with the computer matching 
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), 
under a computer matching agreement. Any disclosure of individually 
identifiable information from a record in this system must also comply 
with the requirements of section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) 
providing for confidentiality standards that apply to all collection, 
reporting and publication of data by the Institute of Education 
Sciences. Any disclosure of personally identifiable information from 
student education records that were obtained from school districts must 
also comply with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR part 99), which protects the 
privacy of student education records.
    Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity to 
perform any function that requires disclosing records in this system to 
the contractor's employees, the Department may disclose the records to 
those employees who have received the appropriate level of security 
clearance from the Department. Before entering into such a contract, 
the Department will require the contractor to establish and maintain 
the safeguards required under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(m)) with 
respect to the records in the system.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    The Department will maintain records on CD-ROM, and the contractor 
(Mathematica Policy Research) will maintain data for this system on 
computers and in hard copy.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Records in this system will be indexed and retrieved by a unique 
number assigned to each individual that will be cross-referenced by the 
individual's name on a separate list.

SAFEGUARDS:
    All physical access to the Department's site and to the site of the 
Department's contractor, where this system of records will be 
maintained, controlled and monitored by security personnel. The 
computer system employed by the Department offers a high degree of 
resistance to tampering and circumvention. This security system limits 
data access to Department and contract staff on a need-to-know basis 
and controls individual users' ability to access and alter records 
within the system.
    The contractor will establish a similar set of procedures at its 
site to ensure confidentiality of data. The contractor is required to 
ensure that information identifying individuals is in files physically 
separated from other research data and electronic files identifying 
individuals are separated from other electronic research data files. 
The contractor will maintain security of the complete set of all master 
data files and documentation. Access to individually identifiable data 
will be strictly controlled. All information will be kept in locked 
file cabinets during nonworking hours, and work on hardcopy data will 
take place in a single room, except for data entry.
    Physical security of electronic data will be also maintained. 
Security features that protect project data will include: Password-
protected accounts that authorize users to use the contractor's system 
but to access only specific network directories and network software; 
user rights and directory and file attributes that limit those who can 
use particular directories and files and determine how they can use 
them; and additional security features that the network administrators 
will establish for projects as needed. The Department's and the 
contractor's employees who ``maintain'' (collect, maintain, use, or 
disseminate) data in this system must comply with the requirements of 
the Privacy Act and the confidentiality standards in section 183 of the 
ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573).

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with the 
Department's Records Disposition Schedules (GRS 23, Item 8).

SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
    Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for 
Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education 
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 
502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    If you wish to determine whether a record exists regarding you in 
the system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must 
meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
    If you wish to gain access to a record about you in this system of 
records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet the 
requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 
5b.5, including proof of identity.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
    If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the 
system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet 
the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 
5b.7, including proof of identity.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    This system will contain records on principals, teachers, and 
students participating in an impact evaluation of support for 
principals. Data will be obtained through human resource and student 
administrative records maintained by the school districts and surveys 
of principals and teachers.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.
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                                                     Frequency: On occasion.                              WAVEFORM SENSING METHOD; and,                         covered by this notice with the Chair of
                                                     Individuals and FCC licensed                         U.S. Pat. No. 8,444,568 REMOTE                        the Senate Committee on Homeland
                                                  Amateur Radio operators voluntarily                     BLOOD PRESSURE WAVEFORM                               Security and Governmental Affairs, the
                                                  indicate a desire to join the Army MARS                 SENSING METHOD throughout the                         Chair of the House Committee on
                                                  program. These interested individuals                   United States, the District of Columbia,              Oversight and Government Reform, and
                                                  are required to submit the ‘‘Application                the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and                  the Administrator of the Office of
                                                  to Operate a MARS Station form’’ for                    all other United States territories and               Information and Regulatory Affairs,
                                                  verification of applicants qualifications               possessions. The Secretary of the Navy                Office of Management and Budget
                                                  and certifications required for                         has an ownership interest in these                    (OMB) on March 6, 2015. This system
                                                  acceptance into the program. Once                       inventions.                                           of records will become effective on the
                                                  accepted into the MARS program, the                     DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the                later date of: (1) The expiration of the
                                                  information provided is entered into the                grant of this license must file written               40-day period for OMB review on April
                                                  MARS membership database so that the                    objections along with supporting                      15, 2015, unless OMB waives 10 days of
                                                  Program Manager has accurate roster of                  evidence, if any, not later than April 1,             the 40-day review period for compelling
                                                  all current and former members of Army                  2015.                                                 reasons shown by the Department, or (2)
                                                  MARS. Member information,                               ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be               April 16, 2015, unless the system of
                                                  specifically the email address, is used                 filed with the Naval Undersea Warfare                 records needs to be changed as a result
                                                  by the Program Manager disseminate                      Center Division, Newport, 1176 Howell                 of public comment or OMB review. The
                                                  general program information, upcoming                   St., Bldg 102T, Code 00T2, Newport, RI                Department will publish any changes to
                                                  training events, and other related                      02841.                                                the system of records or routine uses
                                                  activities. Member phone numbers are                                                                          that result from public comment or
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                  also used (on occasion) as a secondary                                                                        OMB review.
                                                                                                          Theresa A. Baus, Head, Technology
                                                  means to contact members as well as to                                                                        ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
                                                                                                          Partnerships Office, Naval Undersea
                                                  solicit information, ideas and                          Warfare Center Division, Newport, 1176                the new system of records to Dr. Audrey
                                                  observations directly. Postal address are               Howell St., Bldg 102T, Code 00T2,                     Pendleton, Associate Commissioner,
                                                  used to validate current mailing                        Newport, RI 02841, telephone 401–832–                 Evaluation Division, National Center for
                                                  information and to categorize members                   8728, or E-Mail Theresa.baus@navy.mil.                Education Evaluation and Regional
                                                  physical locations, thereby generating                                                                        Assistance, Institute of Education
                                                  an accurate overview of members                           Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR part 404.
                                                                                                                                                                Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
                                                  locations throughout the world to                         Dated: March 11, 2015.                              555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room
                                                  aggregate radio network coverage.                       N.A. Hagerty-Ford,                                    502D, Washington, DC 20208–0001.
                                                  Concurrently, the postal address is used                Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate               Telephone: (202) 208–7078. If you
                                                  to mail certificates of achievement and                 General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison          prefer to send your comments through
                                                  appreciation to those members who                       Officer.                                              the Internet, use the following address:
                                                  excel in their participation supporting                 [FR Doc. 2015–06101 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]           comments@ed.gov.
                                                  the MARS program. The date of birth is                  BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P                                   You must include the phrase ‘‘Impact
                                                  used to verify that minimum age                                                                               Evaluation of Support for Principals’’ in
                                                  restrictions for acceptance into the                                                                          the subject line of the electronic
                                                  MARS program and initiate a security                    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               message.
                                                  clearance background check (if                                                                                   During and after the comment period,
                                                  required).                                              Privacy Act of 1974; System of                        you may inspect all public comments
                                                    Dated: March 12, 2015.                                Records—Impact Evaluation of                          about this notice at the Department in
                                                                                                          Support for Principals                                Room 502D, 555 New Jersey Avenue
                                                  Aaron Siegel,
                                                  Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison                  AGENCY:  Institute of Education Sciences,             NW., Washington, DC, between the
                                                  Officer, Department of Defense.                         Department of Education.                              hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–06046 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]             ACTION: Notice of a new system of                     Washington, DC time, Monday through
                                                  BILLING CODE 5001–06–P                                  records.                                              Friday of each week except Federal
                                                                                                                                                                holidays.
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                                                                                          Privacy Act of 1974, as amended                       Assistance to Individuals With
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE                                                                                         Disabilities in Reviewing the
                                                                                                          (Privacy Act), the Department of
                                                                                                          Education (Department) publishes this                 Rulemaking Record
                                                  Department of the Navy
                                                                                                          notice of a new system of records                        On request we will provide an
                                                  Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive                     entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of Support               appropriate accommodation or auxiliary
                                                  Patent License; Vivinostics LLC                         for Principals’’ (18–13–37). The                      aid to an individual with a disability
                                                  AGENCY:    Department of the Navy, DOD.                 National Center for Education                         who needs assistance to review the
                                                                                                          Evaluation and Regional Assistance at                 comments or other documents in the
                                                  ACTION:   Special notice.
                                                                                                          the Department’s Institute of Education               public rulemaking record for this notice.
                                                  SUMMARY:   The Department of the Navy                   Sciences (IES) awarded a contract in                  If you want to schedule an appointment
                                                  hereby gives notice of its intent to grant              June 2014 to Mathematica Policy                       for this type of accommodation or aid,
                                                                                                          Research to provide evidence on                       please contact the person listed under
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                                                  an exclusive license to Vivinostics LLC
                                                  of Gainesville, FL. The proposed license                principal professional development                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                                  is a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive                effectiveness.                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                  license to practice the inventions                      DATES: Submit your comments on this                   Audrey Pendleton, Associate
                                                  embodied in U.S. Pat. No. 7,128,714:                    proposed new system of records on or                  Commissioner, Evaluation Division,
                                                  NON–CONTACT WAVEFORM                                    before April 16, 2015.                                National Center for Education
                                                  MONITOR; U.S. Pat. No. 8,177,721:                         The Department filed a report                       Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
                                                  REMOTE BLOOD PRESSURE                                   describing the new system of records                  Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.


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                                                  Department of Education, 555 New                        individual district identifiers, school               about the students, teachers, and
                                                  Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,                           assignments, grades and subjects taught,              principals who participate in the study.
                                                  Washington, DC 20208–0001.                              and any available principal and teacher               The system will contain records on
                                                  Telephone: (202) 208–7078. If you use a                 background characteristics, including                 approximately 1,200 teachers, 100
                                                  telecommunications device for the deaf                  age, sex, race/ethnicity, certifications,             principals, and 37,500 students from 10
                                                  (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), you                    degrees, years of teaching experience,                school districts.
                                                  may call the Federal Relay Service                      scores on licensure or certification tests,
                                                                                                                                                                CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
                                                  (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.                    and teacher and principal performance
                                                     Individuals with disabilities can                    ratings from district evaluation systems.                For students, this information will
                                                  obtain this document in an accessible                      Electronic Access to This Document:                include, but will not necessarily be
                                                  format (e.g., braille, large print,                     The official version of this document is              limited to, standardized math and
                                                  audiotape, or compact disc) on request                  the document published in the Federal                 English/Language Arts test scores, age,
                                                  to the contact person listed in this                    Register. Free Internet access to the                 sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility for
                                                  section.                                                official edition of the Federal Register              free/reduced-price lunches, English
                                                                                                          and the Code of Federal Regulations is                Learner status, individualized education
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    plan status, school enrollment dates,
                                                                                                          available via the Federal Digital System
                                                  Introduction                                            at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you               attendance, and discipline records. For
                                                                                                          can view this document, as well as all                principals and teachers, this
                                                     The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)                                                                       information will include, but will not
                                                  and (e)(11)) requires the Department to                 other documents of this Department
                                                                                                          published in the Federal Register, in                 necessarily be limited to, individual
                                                  publish in the Federal Register this                                                                          district identifiers, school assignments,
                                                  notice of a new system of records                       text or Adobe Portable Document
                                                                                                          Format (PDF). To use PDF you must                     grades and subjects taught, and any
                                                  maintained by the Department. The                                                                             available principal and teacher
                                                  Department’s regulations implementing                   have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
                                                                                                          available free at the site.                           background characteristics, including
                                                  the Privacy Act are contained in part 5b                                                                      age, sex, race/ethnicity, certifications,
                                                  of title 34 of the Code of Federal                         You may also access documents of the
                                                                                                          Department published in the Federal                   degrees, years of teaching experience,
                                                  Regulations (CFR).                                                                                            scores on licensure or certification tests,
                                                     The Privacy Act applies to any record                Register by using the article search
                                                                                                          feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                  and teacher and principal performance
                                                  about an individual that is maintained                                                                        ratings from district evaluation systems.
                                                  in a system of records from which                       Specifically, through the advanced
                                                  individually identifying information is                 search feature at this site, you can limit            AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
                                                  retrieved by a unique identifier                        your search to documents published by                   The study is authorized under
                                                  associated with each individual, such as                the Department.                                       sections 171(b) and 173 of the Education
                                                  a name or Social Security number                          Dated: March 12, 2015.                              Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20
                                                  (SSN). The information about each                       Sue Betka,                                            U.S.C. 9561(b) and 9563) and section
                                                  individual is called a ‘‘record,’’ and the              Acting Director, Institute of Education               9601 of the Elementary and Secondary
                                                  system, whether manual or computer-                     Sciences.                                             Education Act of 1965, as amended
                                                  based, is called a ‘‘system of records.’’                                                                     (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 7941).
                                                     The Privacy Act requires each agency                   For the reasons discussed in the
                                                  to publish a notice of a system of                      preamble, the Director of the Institute of            PURPOSE(S):

                                                  records in the Federal Register and to                  Education Sciences, U.S. Department of                  The information contained in the
                                                  prepare and send a report to OMB                        Education (Department) publishes a                    records maintained in this system will
                                                  whenever the agency publishes a new                     notice of a new system of records to                  be used to conduct a rigorous study of
                                                  system of records or makes a significant                read as follows:                                      the effectiveness of providing principals
                                                  change to an established system of                                                                            with professional development.
                                                                                                          SYSTEM NUMBER:
                                                  records. Each agency is also required to                18–13–37                                                The study will address the following
                                                  send copies of the report to the Chair of                                                                     central research question: What are the
                                                  the Senate Committee on Homeland                        SYSTEM NAME:                                          impacts of principals’ professional
                                                  Security and Governmental Affairs and                     Impact Evaluation of Support for                    development on teacher retention,
                                                  the Chair of the House Committee on                     Principals.                                           teacher effectiveness, and student
                                                  Oversight and Government Reform.                                                                              achievement? Secondary research
                                                                                                          SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:                              questions for the study are: What are
                                                  These reports are intended to permit an
                                                                                                            None.                                               principals’ professional development
                                                  evaluation of the probable effect of the
                                                  proposal on the privacy rights of                                                                             experiences? What are the impacts of
                                                                                                          SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
                                                  individuals.                                                                                                  principals’ professional development on
                                                                                                            (1) Evaluation Division, National                   school climate and principals’ and
                                                     The system will contain personally                   Center for Education Evaluation and
                                                  identifying information on                                                                                    teachers’ practices?
                                                                                                          Regional Assistance, Institute of
                                                  approximately 37,500 students, 1,200                    Education Sciences (IES), U.S.                        ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
                                                  teachers, and 100 principals from 10                    Department of Education, 555 New                      SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
                                                  school districts and will include, but                                                                        THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
                                                                                                          Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
                                                  will not necessarily be limited to, data                Washington, DC 20208–0001.                              The Department may disclose
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                                                  on: (1) For students, standardized math                   (2) Mathematica Policy Research, P.O.               information contained in a record in
                                                  and English/Language Arts test scores,                  Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543–2393                    this system of records under the routine
                                                  age, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility            (contractor).                                         uses listed in this system of records
                                                  for free/reduced-price lunches, English                                                                       without the consent of the individual if
                                                  Learner status, individualized education                CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE              the disclosure is compatible with the
                                                  plan status, school enrollment dates,                   SYSTEM:                                               purposes for which the record was
                                                  attendance, and discipline records, and                   The system of records will include                  collected. The Department may make
                                                  (2) for principals and teachers,                        personally identifying information                    these disclosures on a case-by-case basis


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                                                  or, if the Department has complied with                  basis and controls individual users’                  contact the system manager. Your
                                                  the computer matching requirements of                    ability to access and alter records within            request must meet the requirements of
                                                  the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended                      the system.                                           the Department’s Privacy Act
                                                  (Privacy Act), under a computer                            The contractor will establish a similar             regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including
                                                  matching agreement. Any disclosure of                    set of procedures at its site to ensure               proof of identity.
                                                  individually identifiable information                    confidentiality of data. The contractor is
                                                                                                           required to ensure that information                   CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
                                                  from a record in this system must also
                                                  comply with the requirements of section                  identifying individuals is in files                      If you wish to contest the content of
                                                  183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573)                         physically separated from other research              a record regarding you in the system of
                                                  providing for confidentiality standards                  data and electronic files identifying                 records, contact the system manager.
                                                  that apply to all collection, reporting                  individuals are separated from other                  Your request must meet the
                                                  and publication of data by the Institute                 electronic research data files. The                   requirements of the Department’s
                                                  of Education Sciences. Any disclosure                    contractor will maintain security of the              Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7,
                                                  of personally identifiable information                   complete set of all master data files and             including proof of identity.
                                                  from student education records that                      documentation. Access to individually
                                                                                                                                                                 RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
                                                  were obtained from school districts                      identifiable data will be strictly
                                                  must also comply with the requirements                   controlled. All information will be kept                This system will contain records on
                                                  of the Family Educational Rights and                     in locked file cabinets during                        principals, teachers, and students
                                                  Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR                     nonworking hours, and work on                         participating in an impact evaluation of
                                                  part 99), which protects the privacy of                  hardcopy data will take place in a single             support for principals. Data will be
                                                  student education records.                               room, except for data entry.                          obtained through human resource and
                                                     Contract Disclosure. If the Department                  Physical security of electronic data                student administrative records
                                                  contracts with an entity to perform any                  will be also maintained. Security                     maintained by the school districts and
                                                  function that requires disclosing records                features that protect project data will               surveys of principals and teachers.
                                                  in this system to the contractor’s                       include: Password-protected accounts
                                                                                                                                                                 EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
                                                  employees, the Department may                            that authorize users to use the
                                                                                                           contractor’s system but to access only                  None.
                                                  disclose the records to those employees                                                                        [FR Doc. 2015–06102 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  who have received the appropriate level                  specific network directories and
                                                  of security clearance from the                           network software; user rights and                     BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

                                                  Department. Before entering into such a                  directory and file attributes that limit
                                                  contract, the Department will require                    those who can use particular directories
                                                                                                           and files and determine how they can                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  the contractor to establish and maintain
                                                  the safeguards required under the                        use them; and additional security
                                                                                                           features that the network administrators              Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                  Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(m)) with                                                                            Commission
                                                  respect to the records in the system.                    will establish for projects as needed.
                                                                                                           The Department’s and the contractor’s                 [Docket No. CP15–104–000]
                                                  DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING                         employees who ‘‘maintain’’ (collect,
                                                  AGENCIES:                                                maintain, use, or disseminate) data in                DBM Pipeline, LLC; Notice of
                                                     None.                                                 this system must comply with the                      Application
                                                                                                           requirements of the Privacy Act and the
                                                  POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
                                                                                                           confidentiality standards in section 183                 Take notice that on March 3, 2015,
                                                  RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
                                                                                                           of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573).                         DBM Pipeline, LLC (DBM Pipeline),
                                                  DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:                                                                            1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The
                                                  STORAGE:                                                 RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:                               Woodlands, Texas 77380, filed in
                                                    The Department will maintain records                      Records are maintained and disposed                Docket No. CP15–104–000 an
                                                  on CD–ROM, and the contractor                            of in accordance with the Department’s                application pursuant to section 7(c) of
                                                  (Mathematica Policy Research) will                       Records Disposition Schedules (GRS 23,                the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and Part 157
                                                  maintain data for this system on                         Item 8).                                              of the Commission’s regulations,
                                                  computers and in hard copy.                                                                                    requesting: (i) Authorization to own,
                                                                                                           SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
                                                                                                                                                                 operate and maintain its existing 9-
                                                  RETRIEVABILITY:                                            Associate Commissioner, Evaluation                  mile,16-inch diameter Ramsey Residue
                                                                                                           Division, National Center for Education               Line located in Reeves County, Texas;
                                                    Records in this system will be
                                                                                                           Evaluation and Regional Assistance,                   (ii) a blanket certificate, pursuant to Part
                                                  indexed and retrieved by a unique
                                                                                                           Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.                 157, Subpart F of the Commission’s
                                                  number assigned to each individual that
                                                                                                           Department of Education, 555 New                      regulations; (iii) a blanket certificate
                                                  will be cross-referenced by the
                                                                                                           Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,                         pursuant to Part 284, Subpart G of the
                                                  individual’s name on a separate list.
                                                                                                           Washington, DC 20208–0001.                            Commission’s regulation; and (iv)
                                                  SAFEGUARDS:                                                                                                    waivers of certain regulatory
                                                                                                           NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
                                                    All physical access to the                               If you wish to determine whether a                  requirements. DBM Pipeline estimates
                                                  Department’s site and to the site of the                 record exists regarding you in the                    the cost of the Project to be
                                                  Department’s contractor, where this                      system of records, contact the system                 approximately $9.7 million, all as more
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                                                  system of records will be maintained,                    manager. Your request must meet the                   fully set forth in the application which
                                                  controlled and monitored by security                     requirements of the Department’s                      is on file with the Commission and open
                                                  personnel. The computer system                           Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5,               to public inspection. The filing may also
                                                  employed by the Department offers a                      including proof of identity.                          be viewed on the web at http://
                                                  high degree of resistance to tampering                                                                         www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
                                                  and circumvention. This security                         RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:                              Enter the docket number excluding the
                                                  system limits data access to Department                    If you wish to gain access to a record              last three digits in the docket number
                                                  and contract staff on a need-to-know                     about you in this system of records,                  field to access the document. For


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Document Created: 2015-12-18 12:01:39
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 12:01:39
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new system of records.
DatesSubmit your comments on this proposed new system of records on or before April 16, 2015.
ContactDr. Audrey Pendleton, Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877- 8339.
FR Citation80 FR 13837 

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