80_FR_25370 80 FR 25285 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

80 FR 25285 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 85 (May 4, 2015)

Page Range25285-25286
FR Document2015-10313

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25285-25286]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10313]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 
July 6, 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-
0058 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 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jean Marchowsky, (202) 205-2161.

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

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of information technology. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Application for the Rural Education 
Achievement Program (REAP).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 549.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,277.
    Abstract: This data collection is pursuant to the Secretary's 
authority under Part B of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act (ESEA), to award funds under two grant programs designed 
to address the unique needs of rural school districts--the Small, Rural 
School Achievement (SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) and the Rural and 
Low-Income School (RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). Under the SRSA 
program, the Secretary awards grants directly to eligible local 
educational agencies (LEAs) on a formula basis. Under the RLIS program, 
eligible school districts are sub-recipients of funds the Department 
awards to State educational agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis. For 
both grant programs, the Department awards funds based on a 
determination of the eligibility of individual school districts and the 
calculation of the allocation each eligible district should receive 
according to formula prescribed in the statute. This data collection 
package consists of two forms and related documents that are used to 
accomplish the grant award process each year: (1) A spreadsheet used by 
SEAs to submit information to identify RLIS and SRSA-eligible LEAs and 
to allocate funds based on the appropriate formula, and (2) an 
application form for SRSA-eligible LEAs to apply for funding. This 
submission requests a three-year extension of the current approved 
collection package (OMB #1810-0646). The REAP eligibility spreadsheet 
(Form 1) has no substantive changes or revisions from the previously-
approved collection under OMB#1810-0646. Similarly, the SRSA 
Application (Form 2) is essentially unchanged from the previous 
collection. The instructions accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 remain 
unchanged from the previously-approved collection, except for minor 
changes to update dates and contact information. None of these changes 
require SEAs to submit additional data.

     Dated: April 28, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-10313 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices 25285 proposing a revision of an existing that written comments received in U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is information collection. response to this notice will be proposing an extension of an existing DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records. information collection. submit comments on or before June 3, Title of Collection: 2015–16 National DATES: Interested persons are invited to 2015. Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) submit comments on or before July 6, ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Full-Scale Data Collection. 2015. response to this notice should be OMB Control Number: 1850–0598. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in submitted electronically through the Type of Review: A revision of an response to this notice should be Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// existing information collection. submitted electronically through the www.regulations.gov by selecting Respondents/Affected Public: Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0021 Individuals or Households. www.regulations.gov by selecting or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0058 or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Responses: 50, 028. or via postal mail, commercial delivery, site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov reason, ED will temporarily accept Burden Hours: 26, 235. site is not available to the public for any comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Abstract: The National Teacher and reason, ED will temporarily accept Please note that comments submitted by Principal Survey (NTPS) is a redesign of comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. fax or email and those submitted after the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Please note that comments submitted by the comment period will not be and is ED’s primary source of fax or email and those submitted after accepted; ED will ONLY accept information on the teacher and the comment period will not be comments during the comment period principal labor market and on what is accepted; ED will ONLY accept in this mailbox when the regulations.gov happening in K–12 public schools from comments during the comment period site is not available. Written requests for teachers’ and principals’ perspectives. in this mailbox when the regulations.gov information or comments submitted by NTPS is an in-depth, nationally site is not available. Written requests for postal mail or delivery should be representative survey of first through information or comments submitted by addressed to the Director of the twelfth grade public school teachers, postal mail or delivery should be Information Collection Clearance principals, and schools. Kindergarten addressed to the Director of the Division, U.S. Department of Education, teachers in schools with at least a first Information Collection Clearance 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, grade are also eligible for NTPS. Starting Division, U.S. Department of Education, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, in 2015–2016, the NTPS will be 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202. conducted every two years utilizing core Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For content and a series of rotating modules Washington, DC 20202. specific questions related to collection to allow timely collection of important FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For activities, please contact Kashka education trends and conducting trend specific questions related to collection Kubzdela, 202–502–7411. analyses. The NTPS is the Department’s activities, please contact Jean SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The regular source of data on salaries, out- Marchowsky, (202) 205–2161. Department of Education (ED), in of-pocket expenses, qualifications, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The accordance with the Paperwork race/ethnic and age distribution of Department of Education (ED), in Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. teachers; along with salaries and race/ accordance with the Paperwork 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general ethnic and age distribution of Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. public and Federal agencies with an principals; and school start times and 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general opportunity to comment on proposed, student teacher ratios. This request is to public and Federal agencies with an revised, and continuing collections of conduct the 2015–16 NTPS full-scale opportunity to comment on proposed, information. This helps the Department data collection. revised, and continuing collections of assess the impact of its information Dated: April 29, 2015. information. This helps the Department collection requirements and minimize Kate Mullan, assess the impact of its information the public’s reporting burden. It also Acting Director, Information Collection collection requirements and minimize helps the public understand the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy the public’s reporting burden. It also Department’s information collection Officer, Office of Management. helps the public understand the requirements and provide the requested [FR Doc. 2015–10346 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] Department’s information collection data in the desired format. ED is BILLING CODE 4000–01–P requirements and provide the requested soliciting comments on the proposed data in the desired format. ED is information collection request (ICR) that soliciting comments on the proposed is described below. The Department of DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that Education is especially interested in is described below. The Department of public comment addressing the [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0058] Education is especially interested in following issues: (1) is this collection public comment addressing the Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the following issues: (1) Is this collection Activities; Comment Request; Department; (2) will this information be necessary to the proper functions of the Application for the Rural Education processed and used in a timely manner; Department; (2) will this information be Achievement Program (REAP) mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; processed and used in a timely manner; (4) how might the Department enhance AGENCY: Office of Elementary and (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; the quality, utility, and clarity of the Secondary Education (OESE), (4) how might the Department enhance information to be collected; and (5) how Department of Education (ED). the quality, utility, and clarity of the might the Department minimize the ACTION: Notice. information to be collected; and (5) how burden of this collection on the might the Department minimize the respondents, including through the use SUMMARY: In accordance with the burden of this collection on the of information technology. 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25286 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices of information technology. Please note Dated: April 28, 2015. to provide incentives to design, build, that written comments received in Tomakie Washington, and test innovative WEC concepts. response to this notice will be Acting Director, Information Collection DOE launches the Wave Energy Prize, considered public records. a public prize challenge sponsored by Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Title of Collection: Application for the Officer, Office of Management. DOE’s Water Power Program. The prize Rural Education Achievement Program [FR Doc. 2015–10313 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] is designed to increase the diversity of (REAP). BILLING CODE 4000–01–P organizations involved in WEC technology development, while OMB Control Number: 1810–0646. motivating and inspiring existing Type of Review: An extension of an stakeholders. DOE envisions this existing information collection. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY competition will achieve game-changing Respondents/Affected Public: State, Office of Energy Efficiency and performance enhancements to WEC Local and Tribal Governments. Renewable Energy devices, establishing a pathway to Total Estimated Number of Annual sweeping cost reductions on a Responses: 549. Wave Energy Prize commercial scale. Total Estimated Number of Annual The wave energy industry is young AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and and is experiencing many new Burden Hours: 3,277. Renewable Energy, Department of innovations as evidenced by a sustained Abstract: This data collection is Energy. growth in patent activity. While the pursuant to the Secretary’s authority ACTION: Notice of the Wave Energy private industry is developing these under Part B of Title VI of the Prize. early-concept WEC devices through Elementary and Secondary Education design and benchtop prototype testing, Act (ESEA), to award funds under two SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of funding is hard to secure for grant programs designed to address the Energy (DOE) gives notice of the performance testing and evaluation of unique needs of rural school districts— availability of the Wave Energy Prize WEC devices in wave tanks at a the Small, Rural School Achievement and of DOE’s responses to public meaningful scale. This is a problem for (SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) comments on the draft Prize Rules and the industry since scaled WEC and the Rural and Low-Income School Prize Terms and Conditions. The prize prototype tank testing, validation, and (RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). is designed to achieve game-changing evaluation are key steps in the Under the SRSA program, the Secretary performance enhancements to wave advancement of WEC technologies awards grants directly to eligible local energy conversion (WEC) devices, through the technical readiness levels to educational agencies (LEAs) on a establishing a pathway to sweeping cost reach commercialization. formula basis. Under the RLIS program, reductions on a commercial scale. The Goal of the Wave Energy Prize: The eligible school districts are sub- prize consists of three phases—design, Wave Energy Prize will encourage the recipients of funds the Department build, and test and evaluation. Prize development of more efficient WEC awards to State educational agencies purses to the winner(s): Grand Prize devices that double the energy captured (SEAs) on a formula basis. For both ($1,500,000), 2nd Place Finisher from ocean waves, which in turn will grant programs, the Department awards ($500,000), and 3rd Place Finisher reduce the cost of wave energy, making funds based on a determination of the ($250,000). it more competitive with traditional eligibility of individual school districts DATES: DOE launches the Wave Energy energy solutions. and the calculation of the allocation Prize and opens the Prize for public Economic impact of the Wave Energy each eligible district should receive registration on May 1, 2015. The Prize: A successful Wave Energy Prize according to formula prescribed in the Winner(s) of the Prize, if any, is could jump-start private sector statute. This data collection package expected to be announced by the end of innovation critical to the country’s long- consists of two forms and related 2016. All dates are subject to change. term economic growth, energy security, documents that are used to accomplish and international competitiveness in the ADDRESSES: Interested persons can the grant award process each year: (1) A wave energy conversion sector. spreadsheet used by SEAs to submit register for the Wave Energy Prize at Why participate in the Wave Energy information to identify RLIS and SRSA- waveenergyprize.org on the ‘‘Register’’ Prize? The Wave Energy Prize seeks to eligible LEAs and to allocate funds page. The final Prize Rules, the final attract innovative ideas from developers based on the appropriate formula, and Prize Terms and Conditions, and DOE’s new to the industry and next-generation (2) an application form for SRSA- responses to public comments on the ideas from existing developers by eligible LEAs to apply for funding. This draft Prize Rules and Prize Terms and offering a monetary prize purse and submission requests a three-year Conditions, can all be found are found providing an opportunity for tank extension of the current approved under the ‘‘Rules’’ tab of the ‘‘About’’ testing and evaluation of scaled WEC collection package (OMB #1810–0646). page. Please submit questions and device prototypes at the U.S. Navy’s The REAP eligibility spreadsheet (Form comments to: info@waveenergyprize.org. Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin 1) has no substantive changes or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (MASK) facility in Carderock, MD. revisions from the previously-approved Please submit questions and comments Eligibility: U.S. entities are able to collection under OMB#1810–0646. to: info@waveenergyprize.org. participate in the Wave Energy Prize. Similarly, the SRSA Application (Form SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The This includes U.S. persons and mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2) is essentially unchanged from the America COMPETES Reauthorization companies as well as foreign companies previous collection. The instructions Act of 2010 (America COMPETES), that are incorporated in and maintain a accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 Public Law 111–358, enacted January 4, primary place of business in the United remain unchanged from the previously- 2011, authorizes Federal agencies to States. Full eligibility requirements for approved collection, except for minor issue competitions to stimulate the Wave Energy Prize are set in changes to update dates and contact innovations in technology, education, accordance with those established by information. None of these changes and science. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 6, 2015.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Jean Marchowsky, (202) 205-2161.
FR Citation80 FR 25285 
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