80 FR 15589 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Transition to Teaching Survey

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)

Page Range		15589-15589
FR Document		2015-06625

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

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Transition to Teaching Survey

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), 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 an extension of an 
existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 26, 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-2015-ICCD-
0033 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 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Tyra Stewart, 202-260-1847.

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: Transition to Teaching Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0018.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 144.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 42.
    Abstract: This is a request for approval to collect information 
from Transition to Teaching (TTT) grantees that will be used to 
describe the extent to which local education agencies that received TTT 
grant funds have met the goals relating to teacher recruitment and 
retention described in their application. TTT grantees are funded for a 
period of five years. Currently, grantees are required by statute to 
submit an interim project evaluation to the Department of Education 
(ED) at the end of the third project year and a final project 
evaluation at the project's end. In turn, the TTT program is required 
to prepare and submit to the Secretary and to Congress interim and 
final program evaluations containing the results of these grantee 
project evaluation reports. An analysis of these reports has provided 
some data on grantee activities, prior to the usage of the TTT survey, 
missing or incomplete data made it difficult to aggregate data across 
grantees in order to accurately describe to Congress the extent of 
program implementation. This data collection allows ED to gather data 
on a common set of indicators across grantees in order to describe and 
improve program implementation with the end goal of improving program 
performance.

    Dated: March 18, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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facilitate data collection, as required activities, please contact Tyra Stewart, these grantee project evaluation reports.
under 34 CFR 75.720, and 2 CFR part 202–260–1847. An analysis of these reports has
200.301. This APR will improve the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The provided some data on grantee
quality of data collected that can be Department of Education (ED), in activities, prior to the usage of the TTT
used for evaluation and to help make accordance with the Paperwork survey, missing or incomplete data
policy decisions, reduce burden on the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. made it difficult to aggregate data across
grantees, and allow ED to inform 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general grantees in order to accurately describe
Congress on the outcomes of this grant public and Federal agencies with an to Congress the extent of program
program. opportunity to comment on proposed, implementation. This data collection
Dated: March 16, 2015. revised, and continuing collections of allows ED to gather data on a common
Tomakie Washington, information. This helps the Department set of indicators across grantees in order
assess the impact of its information to describe and improve program
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and collection requirements and minimize implementation with the end goal of
Records Management Services, Office of the public’s reporting burden. It also improving program performance.
Management. helps the public understand the Dated: March 18, 2015.
[FR Doc. 2015–06379 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] Department’s information collection Tomakie Washington,
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P requirements and provide the requested Acting Director, Information Collection
data in the desired format. ED is Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
soliciting comments on the proposed Records Management Services, Office of
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that Management.
is described below. The Department of [FR Doc. 2015–06625 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am]
[Docket No. ED–2015–ICCD–0033] Education is especially interested in BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
public comment addressing the
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection
Activities; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Transition to Teaching Survey Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; Federal Energy Regulatory
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(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Commission
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(4) how might the Department enhance
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the quality, utility, and clarity of the
ACTION: Notice. information to be collected; and (5) how Records Governing Off-the-Record
SUMMARY: In accordance with the might the Department minimize the Communications
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use Public Notice
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing of information technology. Please note This constitutes notice, in accordance
information collection. that written comments received in with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt
response to this notice will be of prohibited and exempt off-the-record
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
considered public records. communications.
submit comments on or before May 26, Title of Collection: Transition to Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222,
2015. Teaching Survey. September 22, 1999) requires
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in OMB Control Number: 1855–0018. Commission decisional employees, who
response to this notice should be Type of Review: An extension of an make or receive a prohibited or exempt
submitted electronically through the existing information collection. off-the-record communication relevant
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Respondents/Affected Public: State, to the merits of a contested proceeding,
www.regulations.gov by selecting Local and Tribal Governments. to deliver to the Secretary of the
Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0033 Total Estimated Number of Annual Commission, a copy of the
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Responses: 144. communication, if written, or a
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Total Estimated Number of Annual summary of the substance of any oral
site is not available to the public for any Burden Hours: 42. communication.
reason, ED will temporarily accept Abstract: This is a request for Prohibited communications are
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. approval to collect information from included in a public, non-decisional file
Please note that comments submitted by Transition to Teaching (TTT) grantees associated with, but not a part of, the
fax or email and those submitted after that will be used to describe the extent decisional record of the proceeding.
the comment period will not be to which local education agencies that Unless the Commission determines that
accepted; ED will ONLY accept received TTT grant funds have met the the prohibited communication and any
comments during the comment period goals relating to teacher recruitment and responses thereto should become a part
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov retention described in their application. of the decisional record, the prohibited
site is not available. Written requests for TTT grantees are funded for a period of off-the-record communication will not
information or comments submitted by five years. Currently, grantees are be considered by the Commission in
postal mail or delivery should be required by statute to submit an interim reaching its decision. Parties to a
addressed to the Director of the
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project evaluation to the Department of proceeding may seek the opportunity to
Information Collection Clearance Education (ED) at the end of the third respond to any facts or contentions
Division, U.S. Department of Education, project year and a final project made in a prohibited off-the-record
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, evaluation at the project’s end. In turn, communication, and may request that
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, the TTT program is required to prepare the Commission place the prohibited
Washington, DC 20202. and submit to the Secretary and to communication and responses thereto
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Congress interim and final program in the decisional record. The
specific questions related to collection evaluations containing the results of Commission will grant such a request

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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 May 26, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Tyra Stewart, 202-260-1847.
FR Citation		80 FR 15589