80 FR 30670 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Assessing the Role of Noncognitive and School Environmental Factors in Students' Transitions to High School in New Mexico

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 103 (May 29, 2015)

Page Range		30670-30671
FR Document		2015-13022

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

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0067]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Assessing the Role of Noncognitive and School Environmental Factors in 
Students' Transitions to High School in New Mexico

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 28, 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-
0067 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will only accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of

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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: Assessing the Role of Noncognitive and School 
Environmental Factors in Students' Transitions to High School in New 
Mexico.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,591.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 773.
    Abstract: The study will examine relationships between non-
cognitive factors (e.g., growth mindset, learning strategies, and self-
efficacy) and school environment and contextual factors (e.g., 
perceptions of school safety, supportive teachers and counselors, 
usefulness of academic work) and three measures of successful 9th grade 
transitions--overall freshman GPA, number of 9th grade course failures, 
and freshman year attendance for three districts in New Mexico. It will 
also examine whether non-cognitive and school environment factors 
contribute to the prediction of successful 9th grade transitions after 
academic factors have been taken into account. The study will use data 
that will be collected via a survey that was created with assistance 
from members of the New Mexico Achievement Gap Alliance. The survey 
data will be used in combination with extant student-level academic and 
demographic data that will be obtained from the New Mexico Public 
Education Department. This study will also include comparisons between 
Hispanic, Native American and white students.

    Dated: May 26, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Dated: May 26, 2015. opportunity to comment on proposed, Dated: May 22, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine, revised, and continuing collections of Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection information. This helps the Department Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy assess the impact of its information Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management. collection requirements and minimize Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015–13021 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also [FR Doc. 2015–12963 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P helps the public understand the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0032] soliciting comments on the proposed [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0067]
information collection request (ICR) that
Agency Information Collection is described below. The Department of Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of Education is especially interested in Activities; Comment Request;
Management and Budget for Review public comment addressing the Assessing the Role of Noncognitive
and approval; Comment Request; Pell following issues: (1) Is this collection and School Environmental Factors in
Grant Reporting Under the Common necessary to the proper functions of the Students’ Transitions to High School
Origination and Disbursement (COD) Department; (2) will this information be in New Mexico
System processed and used in a timely manner; AGENCY: Department of Education (ED),
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
Federal Student Aid (FSA). (4) how might the Department enhance ACTION: Notice.
ACTION: Notice. the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how SUMMARY: In accordance with the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the might the Department minimize the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 burden of this collection on the U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is respondents, including through the use proposing a new information collection.
proposing an extension of an existing of information technology. Please note DATES: Interested persons are invited to
information collection. that written comments received in submit comments on or before July 28,
DATES: Interested persons are invited to response to this notice will be 2015.
submit comments on or before June 29, considered public records. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
2015. response to this notice should be
Title of Collection: Pell Grant
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in Reporting under the Common submitted electronically through the
response to this notice should be Origination and Disbursement (COD) Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
submitted electronically through the System. www.regulations.gov by selecting
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0067
www.regulations.gov by selecting OMB Control Number: 1845–0039. or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0032 Type of Review: An extension of an or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, existing information collection. site is not available to the public for any
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Respondents/Affected Public: Private reason, ED will temporarily accept
site is not available to the public for any Sector, State, Local and Tribal comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
reason, ED will temporarily accept Governments. Please note that comments submitted by
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. fax or email and those submitted after
Please note that comments submitted by Total Estimated Number of Annual the comment period will not be
fax or email and those submitted after Responses: 8,488,843. accepted; ED will only accept comments
the comment period will not be Total Estimated Number of Annual during the comment period in this
accepted; ED will ONLY accept Burden Hours: 594,219. mailbox when the regulations.gov site is
comments during the comment period not available. Written requests for
Abstract: The Federal Pell Grant
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov information or comments submitted by
program is a student financial assistance
site is not available. Written requests for postal mail or delivery should be
program authorized under the Higher
information or comments submitted by addressed to the Director of the
Education Act of 1965, as amended
postal mail or delivery should be Information Collection Clearance
addressed to the Director of the (HEA). The program provides grant Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Information Collection Clearance assistance to an eligible student 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Division, U.S. Department of Education, attending an institution of higher Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, education. The institution determines Washington, DC 20202.
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, the student’s award and disburses
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Washington, DC 20202. program funds on behalf of the specific questions related to collection
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Department of Education (ED). activities, please contact Christopher
specific questions related to collection Institutions are still required to report Boccanfuso, (202) 219–1674.
activities, please contact Beth student Pell Grant payment information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. to ED electronically. Electronic Department of Education (ED), in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The reporting is conducted through the accordance with the Paperwork
Department of Education (ED), in Common Origination and Disbursement Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
accordance with the Paperwork (COD) system. The COD system is used 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. by institutions to request, report, and public and Federal agencies with an
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general reconcile grant funds received from the opportunity to comment on proposed,
public and Federal agencies with an Pell Grant program. revised, and continuing collections of

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information. This helps the Department include comparisons between Hispanic, Government Reform, and the
assess the impact of its information Native American and white students. Administrator of the Office of
collection requirements and minimize Dated: May 26, 2015. Information and Regulatory Affairs,
the public’s reporting burden. It also Stephanie Valentine, Office of Management and Budget
helps the public understand the (OMB) on May 14, 2015. The alterations
Acting Director, Information Collection
Department’s information collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy to the FOIA and PA Tracking System of
requirements and provide the requested Officer, Office of Management. records will become effective at the later
data in the desired format. ED is [FR Doc. 2015–13022 Filed 5–28–15; 8:45 am]
date of: (1) The expiration of the 40-day
soliciting comments on the proposed period for OMB review on June 23,
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
information collection request (ICR) that 2015, unless OMB waives 10 days of the
is described below. The Department of 40-day review period for compelling
Education is especially interested in DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION reasons shown by the Department; or (2)
public comment addressing the June 29, 2015, unless the altered FOIA
following issues: (1) Is this collection Privacy Act of 1974; System of and PA Tracking system of records
necessary to the proper functions of the Records needs to be changed as a result of public
Department; (2) will this information be comment or OMB review. The
processed and used in a timely manner; AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Department will publish any changes to
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Officer, Department of Education. the altered system of records notice that
(4) how might the Department enhance ACTION: Notice of altered and deleted result from public comment or OMB
the quality, utility, and clarity of the systems of records under the Privacy review.
information to be collected; and (5) how Act of 1974.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
might the Department minimize the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the the FOIA and PA Tracking System to
burden of this collection on the
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as Freedom of Information Act Service
respondents, including through the use
amended (Privacy Act), the Department Center Director, Office of Management,
of information technology. Please note
of Education (Department) publishes U.S. Department of Education, 400
that written comments received in
this notice proposing an altered system Maryland Ave. SW., LBJ 2E305,
response to this notice will be
of records entitled ‘‘Freedom of Washington, DC 20202–4536. If you
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Assessing the Role Information Act and Privacy Act prefer to send your comments by email,
of Noncognitive and School Tracking System.’’ The Department also use the following address: comments@
Environmental Factors in Students’ deletes the system of records entitled ed.gov.
‘‘Freedom of Information Act and You must include the phrase
Transitions to High School in New
Privacy Act Case Files’’ (18–04–01) from ‘‘Freedom of Information Act and
Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. its existing inventory of systems of Privacy Act Tracking System’’ in the
Type of Review: A new information records subject to the Privacy Act. subject line of your email.
collection. For the Freedom of Information Act During and after the comment period,
Respondents/Affected Public: State, (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Tracking you may inspect all public comments
Local, and Tribal Governments. System, this notice updates the system about this notice in Room 502D, 555
Total Estimated Number of Annual location and system of records notice New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington,
Responses: 2,591. (SORN) number, categories of DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
Total Estimated Number of Annual individuals covered by the system, 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday
Burden Hours: 773. categories of records in the system, through Friday of each week except
Abstract: The study will examine system managers and addresses, and Federal holidays.
relationships between non-cognitive routine uses. Assistance to Individuals with
factors (e.g., growth mindset, learning The Department identifies the system Disabilities in Reviewing the
strategies, and self-efficacy) and school of records, Freedom of Information Act Rulemaking Record: On request we will
environment and contextual factors and Privacy Act Case Files (18–04–01), supply an appropriate aid to an
(e.g., perceptions of school safety, as published in the Federal Register on individual with a disability who needs
supportive teachers and counselors, December 27, 1999 (64 FR 72384, assistance to review the comments or
usefulness of academic work) and three 72385–72387) to be deleted because it other documents in the public
measures of successful 9th grade has been consolidated and merged into rulemaking record for this notice. If you
transitions—overall freshman GPA, the FOIA and PA Tracking System (18– want to schedule an appointment for
number of 9th grade course failures, and 05–20). this type of accommodation or auxiliary
freshman year attendance for three DATES: The Department seeks comments aid, please contact the person listed
districts in New Mexico. It will also on the altered and deleted systems of under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
examine whether non-cognitive and records described in this notice, in CONTACT.
school environment factors contribute to accordance with the requirements of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the prediction of successful 9th grade Privacy Act. We must receive your Freedom of Information Act Service
transitions after academic factors have comments on the proposed changes to Center Director, Office of Management,
been taken into account. The study will the FOIA and PA Tracking System of U.S. Department of Education, 400
use data that will be collected via a records included in this notice on or Maryland Ave. SW., Room LBJ 2E305,
survey that was created with assistance before June 29, 2015. Washington, DC 20202–4536.
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from members of the New Mexico The Department filed a report Telephone: (202) 453–6362.
Achievement Gap Alliance. The survey describing the alterations to the FOIA If you use a telecommunications
data will be used in combination with and PA Tracking System of records with device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
extant student-level academic and the Chair of the Senate Committee on the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
demographic data that will be obtained Homeland Security and Governmental 800–877–8339.
from the New Mexico Public Education Affairs, the Chair of the House Individuals with disabilities may
Department. This study will also Committee on Oversight and obtain this document in an alternative

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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 July 28, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Christopher Boccanfuso, (202) 219-1674.
FR Citation		80 FR 30670