80 FR 71787 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Guaranty Agencies Security Self-Assessment and Attestation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

Page Range		71787-71788
FR Document		2015-29190

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 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0093]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Guaranty Agencies Security Self-Assessment and Attestation

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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
December 17, 2015

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0093. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the

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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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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: Guaranty Agencies Security Self-Assessment and
Attestation.
OMB Control Number: 1845-0134.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 28.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,848.
Abstract: The E-Government Act (Pub. L. 107-347) passed by the
107th Congress and signed into law by the President in December 2002
recognized the importance of information security to the economic and
national security interests of the United States. Title III of the E-
Government Act, entitled the Federal Information Security Management
Act (FISMA) requires each federal agency to develop, document, and
implement an agency-wide program to provide information security for
the information and information systems that support the operations and
assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by another
agency, contractor, or other source. FISMA, along with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and the Information Technology Management Reform
Act of 1996 (Clinger-Cohen Act), explicitly emphasizes a risk-based
policy for cost-effective security.
FSA is initiating a formal assessment program of the Guaranty
Agencies that will ensure the continued confidentiality and integrity
of data entrusted to FSA by students and families. The assessment will
identify security deficiencies based on the Federal standards described
in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
publications. The comprehensive self-assessment links all questions
with a NIST control. This collection of information impacts 28
independently owned Guaranty Agencies (GAs) dispersed throughout the
U.S. Each agency is under signed agreement with the Department of
Education to service Federal Family Education Loans that have been
turned over from the lending institutions to the GAs for the purpose of
student loan collections.

Dated: November 10, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION soliciting comments on the proposed public school districts and public and
information collection request (ICR) that private schools, beginning in January
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0131]
is described below. The Department of 2016, to participate in the MGLS:2017
Agency Information Collection Education is especially interested in Operational Field Test (OFT) which will
Activities; Submission to the Office of public comment addressing the take place from January to June 2017.
Management and Budget for Review following issues: (1) Is this collection The primary purpose of the OFT is to
and Approval; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the obtain information on recruiting,
Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of Department; (2) will this information be particularly for the targeted disability
2017–2018 (MGLS:2017) Recruitment processed and used in a timely manner; groups; obtaining a tracking sample that
for 2017 Operational Field Test (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; can be used to study mobility patterns
(4) how might the Department enhance in subsequent years; and testing
AGENCY: National Center for Education the quality, utility, and clarity of the protocols and administrative
Statistics (NCES), Department of information to be collected; and (5) how procedures. The OFT will inform the
Education (ED). might the Department minimize the materials and procedures for the main
ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the study base year and follow-up data
respondents, including through the use collections. The base year data
SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note collection will begin in January 2018.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 that written comments received in Because the MGLS:2017 Item Validation
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is response to this notice will be Field Test (IVFT) recruitment and data
proposing a revision of an existing considered public records. collection will still be ongoing at the
information collection. Title of Collection: Middle Grades time this request is approved, the
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Longitudinal Study of 2017–2018 burden and materials from the
submit comments on or before (MGLS:2017) Recruitment for 2017 MGLS:2017 Recruitment for 2016 IVFT
December 17, 2015. Operational Field Test request (OMB# 1850–0911 v.3, 5, and 7)
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–0911. and from the MGLS:2017 IVFT Data
documents related to the information Type of Review: A revision of an
Collection (OMB# 1850–0911 v.4) are
collection listed in this notice, please existing information collection.
being carried over in this submission.
Respondents/Affected Public:
use http://www.regulations.gov by Dated: November 10, 2015.
Individuals.
searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual Stephanie Valentine,
2015–ICCD–0131. Comments submitted Responses: 21,232. Acting Director, Information Collection
in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 6,947. Officer, Office of Management.
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The Middle Grades [FR Doc. 2015–29189 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am]
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Longitudinal Study of 2017–2018 BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Docket ID number or via postal mail, (MGLS:2017) is the first study
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. sponsored by the National Center for
Please note that comments submitted by Education Statistics (NCES), within the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
fax or email and those submitted after Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of
the comment period will not be [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0093]
the U.S. Department of Education (ED),
accepted. Written requests for to follow a nationally-representative
information or comments submitted by Agency Information Collection
sample of students as they enter and Activities; Submission to the Office of
postal mail or delivery should be move through the middle grades (grades
addressed to the Director of the Management and Budget for Review
6–8). The data collected through and Approval; Comment Request;
Information Collection Clearance repeated measures of key constructs will
Division, U.S. Department of Education, Guaranty Agencies Security Self-
provide a rich descriptive picture of the Assessment and Attestation
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room academic experiences and development
2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. of students during these critical years AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For and will allow researchers to examine Department of Education (ED).
specific questions related to collection associations between contextual factors ACTION: Notice.
activities, please contact Kashka and student outcomes. The study will
Kubzdela at (202) 502–7411or by email focus on student achievement in SUMMARY: In accordance with the
kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov. mathematics and literacy along with Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The measures of student socioemotional U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
Department of Education (ED), in wellbeing and other outcomes. The proposing an extension of an existing
accordance with the Paperwork study will also include a special sample information collection.
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. of students with different types of DATES: Interested persons are invited to
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general disabilities that will provide descriptive submit comments on or before
public and Federal agencies with an information on their outcomes, December 17, 2015
opportunity to comment on proposed, educational experiences, and special ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
revised, and continuing collections of education services. Baseline data for the documents related to the information
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information. This helps the Department MGLS:2017 will be collected from a collection listed in this notice, please
assess the impact of its information nationally-representative sample of 6th use http://www.regulations.gov by
collection requirements and minimize grade students beginning in January searching the Docket ID number ED–
the public’s reporting burden. It also 2018, with annual follow-ups beginning 2015–ICCD–0093. Comments submitted
helps the public understand the in January 2019 and in January 2020 in response to this notice should be
Department’s information collection when most of the students in the sample submitted electronically through the
requirements and provide the requested will be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
data in the desired format. ED is This request is to contact and recruit www.regulations.gov by selecting the

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Docket ID number or via postal mail, President in December 2002 recognized Common Market Initiative (Docket No.
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. the importance of information security AD14–3–000):
Please note that comments submitted by to the economic and national security MISO/PJM Joint Stakeholder
fax or email and those submitted after interests of the United States. Title III of Meeting—November 18, 2015
the comment period will not be the E-Government Act, entitled the The above-referenced meeting will be
accepted. Written requests for Federal Information Security held at: MISO Headquarters, 720 City
information or comments submitted by Management Act (FISMA) requires each Center Drive, Carmel, IN 46032–7574.
postal mail or delivery should be federal agency to develop, document, The above-referenced meeting is open
addressed to the Director of the and implement an agency-wide program to the public.
Information Collection Clearance to provide information security for the Further information may be found at
Division, U.S. Department of Education, information and information systems www.misoenergy.org.
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room that support the operations and assets of The discussions at the meeting
2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. the agency, including those provided or described above may address matters at
managed by another agency, contractor, issue in the following proceedings:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
or other source. FISMA, along with the Docket No. EL13–88, Northern Indiana
specific questions related to collection
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Public Service Company v.
activities, please contact Beth
the Information Technology Midcontinent Independent System
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
Management Reform Act of 1996 Operator, Inc. and PJM
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
(Clinger-Cohen Act), explicitly Interconnection, L.L.C.
Department of Education (ED), in Docket No. EL11–34, Midcontinent
accordance with the Paperwork emphasizes a risk-based policy for cost-
effective security. Independent System Operator, Inc.
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Docket No. EL14–21, Southwest Power
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general FSA is initiating a formal assessment
program of the Guaranty Agencies that Pool, Inc. v. Midcontinent
public and Federal agencies with an Independent System Operator, Inc.
opportunity to comment on proposed, will ensure the continued
Docket No. EL14–30, Midcontinent
revised, and continuing collections of confidentiality and integrity of data
Independent System Operator, Inc. v.
information. This helps the Department entrusted to FSA by students and
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
assess the impact of its information families. The assessment will identify Docket No. ER11–1844, Midwest
collection requirements and minimize security deficiencies based on the Independent Transmission System
the public’s reporting burden. It also Federal standards described in the Operator, Inc.
helps the public understand the National Institute of Standards and Docket No. ER10–1791, Midwest
Department’s information collection Technology (NIST) publications. The Independent Transmission System
requirements and provide the requested comprehensive self-assessment links all Operator, Inc.
data in the desired format. ED is questions with a NIST control. This Docket Nos. ER13–1923, ER13–1938,
soliciting comments on the proposed collection of information impacts 28 ER13–1943, ER13–1945, Midcontinent
information collection request (ICR) that independently owned Guaranty Independent System Operator, Inc.
is described below. The Department of Agencies (GAs) dispersed throughout Docket Nos. ER13–1924, ER13–1926,
Education is especially interested in the U.S. Each agency is under signed ER13–1936, ER13–1944, ER13–1947,
public comment addressing the agreement with the Department of ER15–2200, PJM Interconnection,
following issues: (1) Is this collection Education to service Federal Family L.L.C.
necessary to the proper functions of the Education Loans that have been turned Docket Nos. ER13–1937, ER13–1939,
Department; (2) will this information be over from the lending institutions to the Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
processed and used in a timely manner; GAs for the purpose of student loan Docket No. ER14–1174, Southwest
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; collections. Power Pool, Inc.
(4) how might the Department enhance Dated: November 10, 2015. Docket No. ER14–1736, Midcontinent
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Independent System Operator, Inc.
Stephanie Valentine,
Docket No. ER14–2022, Midcontinent
information to be collected; and (5) how Acting Director, Information Collection Independent System Operator, Inc.
might the Department minimize the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Docket No. ER14–2445, Midcontinent
burden of this collection on the Officer, Office of Management.
Independent System Operator, Inc.
respondents, including through the use [FR Doc. 2015–29190 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am] Docket No. ER16–56, Midcontinent
of information technology. Please note BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Independent System Operator, Inc.
that written comments received in Docket No. ER15–2613, PJM
response to this notice will be Interconnection, L.L.C.
considered public records. Docket No. ER15–2616, Midcontinent
Title of Collection: Guaranty Agencies DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Independent System Operator, Inc.
Security Self-Assessment and Docket No. EL15–99, Internal MISO
Federal Energy Regulatory
Attestation. Generation v. Midcontinent
Commission
OMB Control Number: 1845–0134. Independent System Operator, Inc.
Type of Review: An extension of an Notice of Commission Staff For more information, contact Valerie
existing information collection. Attendance Teeter, Office of Energy Policy and
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory
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Sector. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at (202) 502–8538 or
Total Estimated Number of Annual Commission hereby gives notice that Valerie.Teeter@ferc.gov.
Responses: 28. members of the Commission’s
Total Estimated Number of Annual (Commission) staff will attend the Dated: November 10, 2015.
Burden Hours: 8,848. following meeting related to the Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Abstract: The E-Government Act (Pub. Midcontinent Independent System Deputy Secretary.
L. 107–347) passed by the 107th Operator, Inc. (MISO)—PJM [FR Doc. 2015–29266 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am]
Congress and signed into law by the Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) Joint and BILLING CODE 6717–01–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 December 17, 2015
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation		80 FR 71787