80 FR 47482 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 152 (August 7, 2015)

Page Range		47482-47482
FR Document		2015-19468

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

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 152 (Friday, August 7, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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
September 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://wwww.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2025-ICCD-
0067 Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E105,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

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 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: August 4, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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response to this notice will be DATES: Interested persons are invited to Environmental Factors in Students’
considered public records. submit comments on or before Transitions to High School in New
Title of Collection: Student Assistance September 8, 2015. Mexico.
General Provisions—Student Right-to- ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW.
Know (SRK). documents related to the information Type of Review: A new information
OMB Control Number: 1845–0004. collection listed in this notice, please collection.
Type of Review: An extension of an use http://wwww.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public: State,
existing information collection. searching the Docket ID number ED– Local and Tribal Governments.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private 2025–ICCD–0067 Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
Sector, State, Local and Tribal in response to this notice should be Responses: 2,591.
Governments. submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual
Total Estimated Number of Annual Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 773.
Responses: 30,022. www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: The study will examine
Total Estimated Number of Annual Docket ID number or via postal mail, relationships between non-cognitive
Burden Hours: 18,670. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. factors (e.g., growth mindset, learning
Abstract: Eligible participating Please note that comments submitted by strategies, and self-efficacy) and school
institutions are required to provide this fax or email and those submitted after environment and contextual factors
SRK information to all enrolled the comment period will not be (e.g., perceptions of school safety,
students, prospective students prior to accepted. Written requests for supportive teachers and counselors,
their enrolling or entering into a information or comments submitted by usefulness of academic work) and three
financial obligation with the school as postal mail or delivery should be measures of successful 9th grade
well as to institution’s employees. The addressed to the Director of the transitions—overall freshman GPA,
regulations in 34 CFR 668.41 relate to Information Collection Clearance number of 9th grade course failures, and
the required annual notices an Division, U.S. Department of Education, freshman year attendance for three
institution must provide to current and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room districts in New Mexico. It will also
prospective students and current and 2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. examine whether non-cognitive and
prospective employees as well as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For school environment factors contribute to
information that must be made available specific questions related to collection the prediction of successful 9th grade
to any party who requests it, including activities, please contact Christopher transitions after academic factors have
the methods that the information may Boccanfuso, 202–219–1674. been taken into account. The study will
disclosed. The regulations in 34 CFR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The use data that will be collected via a
668.45 relate to the required calculation Department of Education (ED), in survey that was created with assistance
and availability of an institution’s accordance with the Paperwork from members of the New Mexico
completion or graduation rates of its Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Achievement Gap Alliance. The survey
certificate or degree seeking, first-time, 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general data will be used in combination with
full-time undergraduate students using public and Federal agencies with an extant student-level academic and
the Department’s Integrated opportunity to comment on proposed, demographic data that will be obtained
Postsecondary Education Data System revised, and continuing collections of from the New Mexico Public Education
(IPEDS) Web site. information. This helps the Department Department. This study will also
Dated: August 4, 2015. assess the impact of its information include comparisons between Hispanic,
Kate Mullan, collection requirements and minimize Native American and white students.
Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also Dated: August 4, 2015.
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the Stephanie Valentine,
Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection Acting Director, Information Collection
[FR Doc. 2015–19443 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is Officer, Office of Management.
soliciting comments on the proposed [FR Doc. 2015–19468 Filed 8–6–15; 8:45 am]
information collection request (ICR) that BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
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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 September 8, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Christopher Boccanfuso, 202-219- 1674.
FR Citation		80 FR 47482