81 FR 24588 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 80 (April 26, 2016)

Page Range		24588-24589
FR Document		2016-09628

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.

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 26, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0019]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State
Teacher Credentialing and Preparation

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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
May 26, 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-2016-ICCD-
0019. 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 2E-103,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Freddie Cross, 202-502-7489.

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

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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: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report
Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
OMB Control Number: 1840-0744.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments;
Private Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,780.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 266,016.
Abstract: This request is to approve extension of the state and
institution and program report cards required by the Higher Education
Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act
(HEOA). States must report annually on criteria and assessments
required for initial teacher credentials using a State Report Card
(SRC), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) with teacher
preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on
key program elements on an Institution and Program Report Card (IPRC).
IHEs and TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to their states on
program elements, including program numbers, type, enrollment figures,
demographics, completion rates, goals and assurances to the state.
States, in turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of
Education in addition to information on assessment pass rates, state
standards, initial credential types and requirements, numbers of
credentials issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low-performing.
The information from states, institutions, and programs is published
annually in The Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.

Dated: April 21, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Sub-criterion Criterion
Selection criteria points points

(f)3. How well the data sources specified in Table 4 of the application can be appropriately accessed and used
to reliably measure the proposed outcome measures and interim indicators. ................................................... 5 ........................
(g) Budget and Budget Narrative. In determining the adequacy of the resources that will be committed to sup-
port the project, we will consider the appropriateness of expenses within the budget with regards to cost and
to implementing the pilot successfully. We will consider the entirety of funds the applicant will use to support
its pilot including start-up grant funds, blended and braided funds included in Table 5, and non-Federal
funds including in-kind contributions. ................................................................................................................... ........................ 5

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 100 100

Competitive Preference Priorities for Applications

Competitive Preference Priority 1: Improving Outcomes for Youth Who Are Unemployed and Out of School ..... 5 5
To meet this priority, an applicant must propose a pilot that—
(1) will serve disconnected youth who are neither employed nor enrolled in education and who face sig-
nificant barriers to accessing education and employment; and
(2) is likely to result in significantly better educational or employment outcomes for such youth.
Competitive Preference Priority 2: Work-Based Learning Opportunities ................................................................ 3 3
To meet this priority, an applicant must propose a pilot that will provide all of the disconnected youth it pro-
poses to serve with paid work-based learning opportunities, such as opportunities during the summer, which
are integrated with academic and technical instruction.
Competitive Preference Priority 3: Promise Zones ................................................................................................. 2 2
This priority is for projects that are designed to serve and coordinate with a federally designated Promise
Zone.
Competitive Preference Priority 4: Site-Specific Evaluation ................................................................................... 10 10
To meet this priority, an applicant must propose to conduct an independent evaluation of the impacts on dis-
connected youth of its overall program or specific components of its program that is a randomized controlled
trial or a quasi-experimental design study. The extent to which an applicant meets this priority will be based
on the clarity and feasibility of the applicant’s proposed evaluation design, the appropriateness of the design
to best capture key pilot outcomes, the prospective contribution of the evaluation to the knowledge base
about serving disconnected youth (including the rigor of the design and the validity and generalizability of
the findings), and the applicant’s demonstrated expertise in planning and conducting a randomized con-
trolled trial or quasi-experimental evaluation study.

Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 20 20

While case-by-case determinations will be the general ranges below as a guide when
made, the reviewers will be asked to consider awarding points.

Quality of response
Maximum point value
Low Medium High

10 ................................................................................................................................................. 0–2 3–7 8–10
5 ................................................................................................................................................... 0–1 2–3 4–5

[FR Doc. 2016–09748 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is accepted. Written requests for
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P proposing an extension of an existing information or comments submitted by
information collection. postal mail or delivery should be
DATES: Interested persons are invited to addressed to the Director of the
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION submit comments on or before May 26, Information Collection Clearance
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0019] 2016. Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Agency Information Collection
documents related to the information
Activities; Submission to the Office of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
collection listed in this notice, please
Management and Budget for Review specific questions related to collection
use http://www.regulations.gov by
and Approval; Comment Request; activities, please contact Freddie Cross,
searching the Docket ID number ED–
Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II 202–502–7489.
2016–ICCD–0019. Comments submitted
Report Cards on State Teacher
in response to this notice should be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Credentialing and Preparation
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submitted electronically through the Department of Education (ED), in
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// accordance with the Paperwork
Education (OPE), Department of www.regulations.gov by selecting the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Education (ED). Docket ID number or via postal mail, 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
ACTION: Notice. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. public and Federal agencies with an
Please note that comments submitted by opportunity to comment on proposed,
SUMMARY: In accordance with the fax or email and those submitted after revised, and continuing collections of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 the comment period will not be information. This helps the Department

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assess the impact of its information published annually in The Secretary’s Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy
collection requirements and minimize Report to Congress on Teacher Quality. Review Task Force (QER Task Force),
the public’s reporting burden. It also Dated: April 21, 2016. will convene public meetings for the
helps the public understand the Kate Mullan,
second installment of the Quadrennial
Department’s information collection Energy Review, an integrated study of
Acting Director, Information Collection
requirements and provide the requested the U.S. electricity system from
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
data in the desired format. ED is Officer, Office of Management. generation through end use. A mixture
soliciting comments on the proposed of panel discussions and a public
[FR Doc. 2016–09628 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am]
information collection request (ICR) that comment period will frame multi-
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is described below. The Department of stakeholder discourse around
Education is especially interested in deliberative analytical questions relating
public comment addressing the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION to the intersection of electricity and its
following issues: (1) Is this collection role in promoting economic
necessary to the proper functions of the NCES System Clearance for Cognitive, competitiveness, energy security, and
Department; (2) will this information be Pilot, and Field Test Studies; ED–2016– environmental responsibility.
processed and used in a timely manner; ICCD–0040; Correction DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; INFORMATION section for meeting dates
(4) how might the Department enhance AGENCY: Department of Education. and locations.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the ACTION: Correction Notice. ADDRESSES: Between February 4, 2016
information to be collected; and (5) how and July 1, 2016, you may submit
might the Department minimize the SUMMARY: On April 5, 2016 the U.S.
Department of Education published a written comments online at http://
burden of this collection on the energy.gov/qer or by U.S. mail to the
respondents, including through the use 60-day comment period notice in the
Federal Register (Page 19586, Column 2 Office of Energy Policy and Systems
of information technology. Please note Analysis, EPSA–60, QER Meeting
that written comments received in and 3; Page 19587, Column 1) seeking
public comment for an information Comments, U.S. Department of Energy,
response to this notice will be 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
considered public records. collection entitled, ‘‘NCES System
Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Title of Collection: Higher Education
Test Studies.’’ The number of responses FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State
and burden hours were incorrect. The Richards, EPSA–60, U.S. Department of
Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
OMB Control Number: 1840–0744. responses are 600,000 and the burden Energy, Office of Energy Policy and
Type of Review: An extension of an hours are 240,000. The projected Systems Analysis, 1000 Independence
existing information collection. increase in burden is due to an Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–
Respondents/Affected Public: State, increased projection of the need for 0121. Telephone: 202–586–0507 Email:
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private developmental studies related to plans John.Richards@Hq.Doe.Gov.
Sector. for beginning new studies and redesign SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
Total Estimated Number of Annual activities for existing studies, including January 9, 2014, President Obama
Responses: 1,780. transitions to more online surveys and issued a Presidential Memorandum—
Total Estimated Number of Annual assessments in the next three years. Establishing a Quadrennial Energy
Burden Hours: 266,016. The Acting Director, Information Review. To accomplish this review, the
Abstract: This request is to approve Collection Clearance Division, Office of Presidential Memorandum establishes a
extension of the state and institution the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force
and program report cards required by Management, hereby issues a correction to be co-chaired by the Director of the
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as notice as required by the Paperwork Office of Science and Technology
amended in 2008 by the Higher Reduction Act of 1995. Policy, and the Director of the Domestic
Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). Policy Council. Under the Presidential
Dated: April 21, 2016.
States must report annually on criteria Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy
and assessments required for initial Kate Mullan,
shall provide support to the Task Force,
teacher credentials using a State Report Acting Director, Information Collection including support for coordination
Card (SRC), and institutions of higher Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
activities related to the preparation of
Officer, Office of Management.
education (IHEs) with teacher the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER)
[FR Doc. 2016–09630 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am]
preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs Report, policy analysis and modeling,
outside of IHEs, must report on key BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
and stakeholder engagement.
program elements on an Institution and The Quadrennial Energy Review
Program Report Card (IPRC). IHEs and process itself involves robust
TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY engagement of federal agencies and
their states on program elements, outside stakeholders, and further
including program numbers, type, Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of enables the federal government to
enrollment figures, demographics, Public Meetings translate policy goals into a set of
completion rates, goals and assurances AGENCY: Office of Energy Policy and analytically based, integrated actions for
to the state. States, in turn, must report Systems Analysis, Secretariat, proposed investments over a four year
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on TPP elements to the Secretary of Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, planning horizon. Unlike traditional
Education in addition to information on Department of Energy. federal Quadrennial Review processes,
assessment pass rates, state standards, ACTION: Notice of public meetings and the QER is conducted in a multi-year
initial credential types and updating meeting location information. installment series to allow for more
requirements, numbers of credentials focused analysis on particular sub-
issued, TPP classification as at-risk or SUMMARY: At the direction of the sectors of the energy system. The initial
low-performing. The information from President, the U.S. Department of focus for the Quadrennial Energy
states, institutions, and programs is Energy (DOE or Department), as the Review was our Nation’s transmission,

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FR Citation		81 FR 24588