81_FR_1184 81 FR 1178 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program: Annual Performance Report

81 FR 1178 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program: Annual Performance Report

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 6 (January 11, 2016)

Page Range1178-1179
FR Document2016-00263

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1178-1179]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00263]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0127]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program: Annual 
Performance Report

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 a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 10, 2016.

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-
0127. 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 2E115, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Inas El-Sabban, 202-205-3810.

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: Mathematics and Science Partnerships Program: 
Annual Performance Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0669.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 450.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Abstract: The Mathematics and Science Partnerships program is a

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formula grant program to the States in which states make competitive 
awards to projects. The authorizing legislation, Title II, Part B, 
Section 2202 (f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, requires all 
locally funded projects to report annually to the Secretary documenting 
progress towards goals and objectives. The Annual Performance Report 
(APR) is an online reporting tool. Annual reporting requirements 
include impact on increasing teacher learning and student achievement; 
standard descriptive information on the MSP projects; the professional 
development participants; the professional development models, content, 
and processes; the evaluation plans; and lessons learned. By 
structuring the reporting so that all MSPs are required to provide 
standardized data, the program office is better able to examine 
outcomes across funded partnerships. The primary objective of the 
proposed revision is to reduce burden on reporting entities while 
ensuring that needed data continue to be collected. Proposed revisions 
include removing items that duplicate information, condensing sections 
of the APR that require substantial project burden to complete, and 
clarifying reporting instructions to improve quality of responses.

    Dated: January 5, 2016.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-00263 Filed 1-8-16; 8:45 am]
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1178 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 6 / Monday, January 11, 2016 / Notices approximately 50 percent of the State’s comments made during formal scoping Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// population. Population growth has been and later on the draft EIS should be as www.regulations.gov by selecting the rapid. specific as possible. Reviewers must Docket ID number or via postal mail, Denver County lies approximately 10 structure their participation in the commercial delivery, or hand delivery. miles east of the Front Range of the environmental review of the proposal so Please note that comments submitted by Rocky Mountains. This heavily that it is meaningful and alerts the fax or email and those submitted after influences the County’s weather. Denver Corps to the reviewers’ position and the comment period will not be has a semi-arid climate with all four contentions. It is very important that accepted. Written requests for seasons discernible. Average annual those interested in this proposed information or comments submitted by precipitation is 16 inches. The natural Federal action participate by the close of postal mail or delivery should be land cover is primarily short-grass the scoping period so that substantive addressed to the Director of the prairie and semi-desert. comments and objections are made Information Collection Clearance For approximately 10 river miles the available to the Corps at a time when Division, U.S. Department of Education, South Platte River flows north through they can meaningfully consider and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Denver. Its tributaries in Denver include respond to them. 2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Cherry Creek, smaller Bear Creek, and If you wish to comment, you can mail FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For still smaller Weir Gulch, Lakewood or email your comments as indicated specific questions related to collection Gulch, Sanderson Gulch, Harvard under the Addresses section. Before activities, please contact Inas El-Sabban, Gulch, and West Harvard Gulch. including your name, address, phone 202–205–3810. The Harvard Gulch watershed is an number, email address, or any other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The east bank tributary to the South Platte personal identifying information in your Department of Education (ED), in River located in southeast Denver. The comment, you should be aware that accordance with the Paperwork 7.43-square mile drainage basin is 72.5 your entire comment including your Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. percent within the City and County of personal identifying information may be 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Denver and 27.5 percent in Arapahoe made available to the public at any time. public and Federal agencies with an County. The major drainage way has a While you can request in your opportunity to comment on proposed, perennial base flow and follows a path comment for us to withhold your revised, and continuing collections of along Harvard Avenue until reaching personal identifying information from information. This helps the Department Logan Street where it is conveyed public review, we cannot guarantee that assess the impact of its information underground in Wesley Avenue to the we will be able to do so. collection requirements and minimize outfall at the South Platte River. the public’s reporting burden. It also The Weir Gulch watershed is a west Brenda S. Bowen, helps the public understand the bank tributary to the South Platte River Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. Department’s information collection in Denver and has a drainage area of [FR Doc. 2016–00204 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested approximately 7.7 square miles at the BILLING CODE 3720–58–P data in the desired format. ED is confluence with the South Platte River. soliciting comments on the proposed As required by CEQ’s implementing information collection request (ICR) that regulations, all reasonable alternatives DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of to the proposed Federal action that meet Education is especially interested in the purpose and need will be [Docket No. ED–2015–ICCD–0127] public comment addressing the considered in the EIS. These Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection alternatives will include no action and Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the a range of reasonable alternatives for Department; (2) will this information be improving the South Platte ecosystem Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; and reducing flood risk on Harvard and (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Weir Gulch. Appropriate mitigation Mathematics and Science Partnerships (4) how might the Department enhance measures will be incorporated into the Program: Annual Performance Report the quality, utility, and clarity of the proposed action and reasonable information to be collected; and (5) how AGENCY: Office of Elementary and alternatives. The EIS will analyze and might the Department minimize the Secondary Education (OESE), disclose environmental impacts burden of this collection on the Department of Education (ED). associated with the proposed Federal respondents, including through the use action and alternatives together with ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note engineering, operations and SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in maintenance, social, and economic Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be considerations. The public is invited U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records. and encouraged to identify issues and proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Mathematics and effects they believe should be addressed information collection. Science Partnerships Program: Annual in the EIS and reasonable alternatives Performance Report. DATES: Interested persons are invited to for ecosystem restoration along the OMB Control Number: 1810–0669. South Platte River and flood risk submit comments on or before February Type of Review: A revision of an management along Harvard Gulch and 10, 2016. existing information collection. Weir Gulch. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the ebenthall on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Respondents/Affected Public: State, documents related to the information Local and Tribal Government. Public Disclosure Statement collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual The Corps believes it is important to use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 450. inform the public of the environmental searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual review process. To assist the Corps in 2015–ICCD–0127. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 4,500. identifying and considering issues in response to this notice should be Abstract: The Mathematics and related to the proposed Federal action, submitted electronically through the Science Partnerships program is a VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:33 Jan 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 6 / Monday, January 11, 2016 / Notices 1179 formula grant program to the States in ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: State, which states make competitive awards documents related to the information Local and Tribal Governments. to projects. The authorizing legislation, collection listed in this notice, please Total Estimated Number of Annual Title II, Part B, Section 2202 (f) of the use http://www.regulations.gov by Responses: 88. Elementary and Secondary Education searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual Act of 1965 as amended by the No Child 2015–ICCD–0128. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 1,556. Left Behind Act of 2001, requires all in response to this notice should be Abstract: The purpose of this locally funded projects to report submitted electronically through the information collection package—the annually to the Secretary documenting Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Perkins Discretionary Grant progress towards goals and objectives. www.regulations.gov by selecting the Performance Report—is to gather The Annual Performance Report (APR) Docket ID number or via postal mail, narrative, financial, and performance is an online reporting tool. Annual commercial delivery, or hand delivery. data on all discretionary programs reporting requirements include impact Please note that comments submitted by administered by the Office of Career, on increasing teacher learning and fax or email and those submitted after Technical, and Adult Education’s student achievement; standard the comment period will not be Division of Academic and Technical descriptive information on the MSP accepted. Written requests for Education (OCTAE–DATE), as required projects; the professional development information or comments submitted by by the Education Department General participants; the professional postal mail or delivery should be Administrative Regulations (EDGAR 34 development models, content, and addressed to the Director of the CFR 74.51, 74.52, 75.118, 75.253, processes; the evaluation plans; and Information Collection Clearance 75.590, and 80.40). The Perkins lessons learned. By structuring the Division, U.S. Department of Education, Discretionary Grant Performance Report reporting so that all MSPs are required 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room will be used by all OCTAE–DATE to provide standardized data, the 2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537. discretionary grant recipients in lieu of program office is better able to examine the ED 524B Grant Performance Report FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For and Instructions because the ED 524B is outcomes across funded partnerships. specific questions related to collection not compatible with OCTAE–DATE’s The primary objective of the proposed activities, please contact Laura Perkins Information Management revision is to reduce burden on Messenger, 202–245–7840. System. reporting entities while ensuring that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The The Perkins Discretionary Grant needed data continue to be collected. Department of Education (ED), in Performance Report is (a) submitted Proposed revisions include removing accordance with the Paperwork electronically via OCTAE–DATE’s items that duplicate information, Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Perkins Web Portal; (b) stored in condensing sections of the APR that 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general OCTAE–DATE’s Improving Program require substantial project burden to public and Federal agencies with an Performance Database; and (c) accessed complete, and clarifying reporting opportunity to comment on proposed, through OCTAE–DATE’s Perkins instructions to improve quality of revised, and continuing collections of Information Management System responses. information. This helps the Department (PIMS). The Perkins Information Dated: January 5, 2016. assess the impact of its information Management System includes an Tomakie Washington, collection requirements and minimize administrative console that enables Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also OCTAE–DATE staff to—a) query the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the system by grantee, by program, and by Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection state; (b) view narrative, financial, and [FR Doc. 2016–00263 Filed 1–8–16; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested performance data within and across BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is programs; and (c) create customized soliciting comments on the proposed reports. information collection request (ICR) that The Perkins Discretionary Grant DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of Performance Report is a generic, single Education is especially interested in reporting instrument that combines all [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0128] public comment addressing the of the EDGAR performance and Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection financial reporting requirements for Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the discretionary grant recipients funded Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be under the Carl D. Perkins Career and and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; Technical Education Act of 2006 (P.L. Perkins Discretionary Grant (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 109–270). Recipients of multi-year Performance Report (4) how might the Department enhance discretionary grants must submit the quality, utility, and clarity of the interim performance reports, usually AGENCY: Office of Career Technical and information to be collected; and (5) how annually, for each year funding has been Adult Education (OCTAE), Department might the Department minimize the approved in order to receive a of Education (ED). burden of this collection on the continuation award. The annual ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use performance report should demonstrate of information technology. Please note whether substantial progress has been SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in made toward meeting the approved ebenthall on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be goals and objectives of the project. U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records. OCTAE–DATE also requires recipients proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Perkins of ‘‘forward funded’’ grants that are information collection. Discretionary Grant Performance Report. awarded funds for their entire multi- DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1830–0574. year project up-front in a single grant submit comments on or before February Type of Review: An extension of an award to submit an annual performance 10, 2016. existing information collection. report. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:33 Jan 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11JAN1.SGM 11JAN1


Document Created: 2016-01-16 01:03:46
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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 February 10, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Inas El-Sabban, 202-205-3810.
FR Citation81 FR 1178 
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