80 FR 36325 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School Climate Surveys (SCLS) Benchmark Study 2016
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 121 (June 24, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 121 (June 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 36325-36325 | |
| FR Document | 2015-15438 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 36325] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-15438] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0081] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School Climate Surveys (SCLS) Benchmark Study 2016 AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 24, 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- 0081 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 2E105, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka, Kubzdela 202-502-7411. 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: School Climate Surveys (SCLS) Benchmark Study 2016. OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW. Type of Review: A new information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 358,649. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 190,665. Abstract: The School Climate Surveys (SCLS) are a suite of survey instruments being developed for schools, districts, and states by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This national effort extends current activities that measure school climate, including the state-level efforts of the Safe and Supportive Schools (S3) grantees, which were awarded funds in 2010 by the ED's Office of Safe and Healthy Students (OSHS) to improve school climate. Through the SCLS, schools nationwide will have access to survey instruments and a survey platform that will allow for the collection and reporting of school climate data across stakeholders at the local level. The surveys can be used to produce school-, district-, and state-level scores on various indicators of school climate from the perspectives of students, teachers, noninstructional school staff and principals, and parents and guardians. This request is to conduct a national SCLS benchmark study, collecting data from a nationally representative sample of schools across the United States, to create a national comparison point for users of SCLS. A nationally representative sample of 500 schools serving students in grades 5-12 will be sampled to participate in the national benchmark study in spring 2016. The data collected from the sampled schools will be used to produce national school climate scores on the various topics covered by SCLS, which will be released in the updated SCLS platform and provide a basis for comparison between data collected by schools and school systems and the national school climate. Dated: June 18, 2015. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer. Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015-15438 Filed 6-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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• Trap limit requirements to allow SUMMARY: In accordance with the respondents, including through the use
each vessel to fish 15 traps more than Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 of information technology. Please note
each vessel’s allocation, U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is that written comments received in
• Gear specification requirements to proposing a new information collection. response to this notice will be
allow for the use of smaller than DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records.
required and closed escape vents, and submit comments on or before August Title of Collection: School Climate
• Trap tag requirements to allow for 24, 2015. Surveys (SCLS) Benchmark Study 2016.
untagged traps. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Each vessel will use five each of the response to this notice should be
three modified traps for sampling: submitted electronically through the Type of Review: A new information
Ventless; smaller vent length of 31⁄2 Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// collection.
inches (8.89 cm); and smaller vent www.regulations.gov by selecting Respondents/Affected Public:
length of 39⁄16 inches (9.05 inches). Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0081 Individuals.
The EFP would authorize or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Total Estimated Number of Annual
participating vessels to deploy up to or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Responses: 358,649.
three modified traps within their normal site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual
trawl configuration, not to exceed a total reason, ED will temporarily accept Burden Hours: 190,665.
deployment of 15 modified traps across comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
all trawls, per vessel. Traps will be Please note that comments submitted by Abstract: The School Climate Surveys
hauled during normal commercial fax or email and those submitted after (SCLS) are a suite of survey instruments
fishing activity, at least bi-monthly over the comment period will not be being developed for schools, districts,
the course of six months, up to one year. accepted; ED will ONLY accept and states by the U.S. Department of
Catch from modified traps will be held comments during the comment period Education’s (ED) National Center for
briefly on-board vessels to record in this mailbox when the regulations.gov Education Statistics (NCES). This
measurements and sex of crabs and site is not available. Written requests for national effort extends current activities
lobster, trap vent type, and soak time. information or comments submitted by that measure school climate, including
After data are recorded, the applicant postal mail or delivery should be the state-level efforts of the Safe and
states that all catch from modified traps addressed to the Director of the Supportive Schools (S3) grantees, which
will be promptly discarded and no catch Information Collection Clearance were awarded funds in 2010 by the ED’s
from modified traps would be retained Division, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students
for sale. All catch data would be 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, (OSHS) to improve school climate.
collected by the vessel captain and Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, Through the SCLS, schools nationwide
crew. Washington, DC 20202. will have access to survey instruments
If approved, URI may request minor FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
and a survey platform that will allow for
modifications and extensions to the EFP specific questions related to collection the collection and reporting of school
throughout the study. EFP modifications activities, please contact Kashka, climate data across stakeholders at the
and extensions may be granted without Kubzdela 202–502–7411. local level. The surveys can be used to
further notice if they are deemed produce school-, district-, and state-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
essential to facilitate completion of the level scores on various indicators of
Department of Education (ED), in
proposed research and have minimal school climate from the perspectives of
accordance with the Paperwork
impacts that do not change the scope or students, teachers, noninstructional
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
impact of the initially approved EFP school staff and principals, and parents
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
request. Any fishing activity conducted and guardians. This request is to
public and Federal agencies with an
outside the scope of the exempted conduct a national SCLS benchmark
opportunity to comment on proposed,
fishing activity would be prohibited. study, collecting data from a nationally
revised, and continuing collections of
representative sample of schools across
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. information. This helps the Department
the United States, to create a national
Dated: June 19, 2015.
assess the impact of its information
comparison point for users of SCLS. A
collection requirements and minimize
Emily H. Menashes, nationally representative sample of 500
the public’s reporting burden. It also
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable schools serving students in grades 5–12
helps the public understand the
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. will be sampled to participate in the
Department’s information collection
[FR Doc. 2015–15522 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am] national benchmark study in spring
requirements and provide the requested
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 2016. The data collected from the
data in the desired format. ED is
sampled schools will be used to
soliciting comments on the proposed
produce national school climate scores
information collection request (ICR) that
on the various topics covered by SCLS,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of
which will be released in the updated
Education is especially interested in
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0081] SCLS platform and provide a basis for
public comment addressing the
comparison between data collected by
following issues: (1) Is this collection
Agency Information Collection schools and school systems and the
necessary to the proper functions of the
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Department; (2) will this information be
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processed and used in a timely manner; Dated: June 18, 2015.
Study 2016 (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Stephanie Valentine,
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ (4) how might the Department enhance Acting Director, Information Collection
National Center for Education Statistics the quality, utility, and clarity of the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
information to be collected; and (5) how Officer. Office of Management.
(NCES), Department of Education (ED).
might the Department minimize the [FR Doc. 2015–15438 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice.
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