81_FR_44732 81 FR 44601 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Study of the Title III Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) Program

81 FR 44601 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Study of the Title III Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 131 (July 8, 2016)

Page Range44601-44602
FR Document2016-16223

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 81 Issue 131 (Friday, July 8, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 131 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44601-44602]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16223]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0034]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Study of the Title III Native American and Alaska Native 
Children in School (NAM) Program

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD), 
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 new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 8, 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-
0034. 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-347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, 202-205-7855.

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.

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    Title of Collection: Study of the title III Native American and 
Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1875--New.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 499.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 505.
    Abstract: The NAM Program seeks to improve academic outcomes in 
English for Native American and Alaska Native (NA/AN) students, 
providing funding for programs that support language instruction 
educational programs, including NA/AN language and culture 
revitalization. The goal of this study is to describe how 22 current 
grantees have used the NAM Program to support NA/AN students. Results 
will help the Department structure future funding rounds and better 
support current and future grantees.

    Dated: July 5, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-16223 Filed 7-7-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 131 / Friday, July 8, 2016 / Notices 44601 Information Collection Clearance solving skills, and to collect information DATES: Interested persons are invited to Division, U.S. Department of Education, on individuals’ skill use and submit comments on or before August 8, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room background. In the United States, 2016. 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. PIAAC is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). ADDRESSES: To access and review all the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For PIAAC defines four core competency documents related to the information specific questions related to collection collection listed in this notice, please activities, please contact NCES domains of adult cognitive skills seen as key to facilitating the social and use http://www.regulations.gov by Information Collections at searching the Docket ID number ED– NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. economic participation of adults in advanced economies: Literacy, reading 2016–ICCD–0034. Comments submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The in response to this notice should be Department of Education (ED), in components, numeracy, and problem solving in technology-rich submitted electronically through the accordance with the Paperwork Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. environments. PIAAC also surveys adults on their education background, www.regulations.gov by selecting the 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Docket ID number or via postal mail, public and Federal agencies with an work history, the skills they use on the job and at home, their civic engagement, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. opportunity to comment on proposed, Please note that comments submitted by revised, and continuing collections of and sense of their health and well-being. The results are used to compare fax or email and those submitted after information. This helps the Department the comment period will not be assess the impact of its information participating countries on the skills capacities of their workforce-aged adults accepted. Written requests for collection requirements and minimize information or comments submitted by the public’s reporting burden. It also and to learn more about relationships between educational background, postal mail or delivery should be helps the public understand the addressed to the Director of the Department’s information collection employment, and other outcomes. PIAAC is coordinated by the Information Collection Clearance requirements and provide the requested Division, U.S. Department of Education, data in the desired format. ED is Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room soliciting comments on the proposed 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. information collection request (ICR) that developed by participating countries is described below. The Department of with the support of the OECD. U.S. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Education is especially interested in participated in the PIAAC Main Study specific questions related to collection public comment addressing the data collection in 2012, conducted a activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, following issues: (1) Is this collection national supplement in 2014, and in 202–205–7855. necessary to the proper functions of the this submission requests to conduct the PIAAC 2017 National Supplement data SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department; (2) will this information be collection from February to September Department of Education (ED), in processed and used in a timely manner; 2017 with a nationally representative accordance with the Paperwork (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; sample of 3,800 adults ages 16–74, in a Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the new sample of 80 primary sampling 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general information to be collected; and (5) how units (PSUs). public and Federal agencies with an might the Department minimize the Dated: July 5, 2016. opportunity to comment on proposed, burden of this collection on the revised, and continuing collections of Kate Mullan, respondents, including through the use information. This helps the Department Acting Director, Information Collection of information technology. Please note assess the impact of its information Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy that written comments received in Officer, Office of Management. collection requirements and minimize response to this notice will be [FR Doc. 2016–16224 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also considered public records. helps the public understand the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Title of Collection: Program for the Department’s information collection International Assessment of Adult requirements and provide the requested Competencies (PIAAC) 2017 National DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is Supplement. soliciting comments on the proposed OMB Control Number: 1850–0870. information collection request (ICR) that [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0034] Type of Review: A reinstatement of a is described below. The Department of previously approved information Agency Information Collection Education is especially interested in collection. Activities; Submission to the Office of public comment addressing the Respondents/Affected Public: Management and Budget for Review following issues: (1) Is this collection Individuals. and Approval; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the Total Estimated Number of Annual Study of the Title III Native American Department; (2) will this information be Responses: 12,626. and Alaska Native Children in School processed and used in a timely manner; Total Estimated Number of Annual (NAM) Program (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Burden Hours: 3,960. (4) how might the Department enhance Abstract: The Program for the AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation the quality, utility, and clarity of the asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES International Assessment of Adult and Policy Development (OPEPD), information to be collected; and (5) how Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, Department of Education (ED). might the Department minimize the large-scale study of adult skills and life ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the experiences focusing on education and respondents, including through the use employment, designed internationally SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note to assess adults in different countries Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 that written comments received in over a broad range of abilities, from U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is response to this notice will be simple reading to complex problem- proposing a new information collection. considered public records. 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44602 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 131 / Friday, July 8, 2016 / Notices Title of Collection: Study of the title Docket ID number or via postal mail, establish and operate magnet schools III Native American and Alaska Native commercial delivery, or hand delivery. that are operated under a court-ordered Children in School (NAM) Program. Please note that comments submitted by or federally approved voluntary OMB Control Number: 1875—New. fax or email and those submitted after desegregation plan. These grants assist Type of Review: A new information the comment period will not be in the desegregation of public schools collection. accepted. Written requests for by supporting the elimination, Respondents/Affected Public: State, information or comments submitted by reduction, and prevention of minority Local, and Tribal Governments. postal mail or delivery should be group isolation in elementary and Total Estimated Number of Annual addressed to the Director of the secondary schools with substantial Responses: 499. Information Collection Clearance numbers of minority group students. In Total Estimated Number of Annual Division, U.S. Department of Education, order to meet the statutory purposes of Burden Hours: 505. 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room the program under title V of the Abstract: The NAM Program seeks to 2E–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Elementary and Secondary Education improve academic outcomes in English FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Act, projects also must support the for Native American and Alaska Native specific questions related to collection development and implementation of (NA/AN) students, providing funding activities, please contact Justis Tuia, magnet schools that assist in the for programs that support language 202–453–6654. achievement of systemic reforms and instruction educational programs, provide all students with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The including NA/AN language and culture opportunity to meet challenging Department of Education (ED), in revitalization. The goal of this study is academic content and student academic accordance with the Paperwork to describe how 22 current grantees achievement standards. Projects support Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. have used the NAM Program to support the development and design of 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general NA/AN students. Results will help the innovative education methods and public and Federal agencies with an Department structure future funding practices that promote diversity and opportunity to comment on proposed, rounds and better support current and increase choices in public education revised, and continuing collections of future grantees. programs. The program supports information. This helps the Department Dated: July 5, 2016. assess the impact of its information capacity developmentthe ability of a Kate Mullan, collection requirements and minimize school to help all its students meet more Acting Director, Information Collection the public’s reporting burden. It also challenging standardsthrough Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy helps the public understand the professional development and other Officer, Office of Management. Department’s information collection activities that will enable the continued [FR Doc. 2016–16223 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested operation of the magnet schools at a BILLING CODE 4000–01–P data in the desired format. ED is high performance level after funding soliciting comments on the proposed ends. Finally, the program supports the information collection request (ICR) that implementation of courses of DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of instruction in magnet schools that Education is especially interested in strengthen students knowledge of [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0083] public comment addressing the academic subjects and their grasp of Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection tangible and marketable vocational Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the skills. Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be Dated: July 5, 2016. and Approval; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; Tomakie Washington, Magnet Schools Assistance Program (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Acting Director, Information Collection Application for Grants (1894–0001) (4) how might the Department enhance Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy the quality, utility, and clarity of the Officer, Office of Management. AGENCY: Office of Innovation and information to be collected; and (5) how [FR Doc. 2016–16217 Filed 7–7–16; 8:45 am] Improvement (OII), Department of might the Department minimize the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Education (ED). burden of this collection on the ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0080] response to this notice will be U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records. Agency Information Collection proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: Magnet Schools Activities; Comment Request; IES information collection. Assistance Program Application for Research Training Program Surveys DATES: Interested persons are invited to Grants (1894–0001). submit comments on or before August 8, OMB Control Number: 1855–0011. AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 2016. Type of Review: An extension of an (IES), Department of Education (ED). ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. ACTION: Notice. documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: State, asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 150. U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 2016–ICCD–0083. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual proposing a revision of an existing in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 6,000. information collection. submitted electronically through the Abstract: The Magnet Schools DATES: Interested persons are invited to Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Assistance program provides grants to submit comments on or before www.regulations.gov by selecting the eligible local educational agencies to September 6, 2016. 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Document Created: 2016-07-08 00:18:04
Document Modified: 2016-07-08 00:18:04
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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GS 4.107:
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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 August 8, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, 202-205-7855.
FR Citation81 FR 44601 
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