81_FR_52821 81 FR 52668 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Study of Digital Learning Resources for Instructional English Learner Students

81 FR 52668 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Study of Digital Learning Resources for Instructional English Learner Students

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)

Page Range52668-52668
FR Document2016-18870

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 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 52668]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18870]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0055]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Study of Digital Learning Resources for Instructional English 
Learner Students

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 
September 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-
0055. 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 Julie Warner, 202-453-6043.

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: Study of Digital Learning Resources for 
Instructional English Learner Students.
    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: 1,188.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 827.
    Abstract: This study will examine the use of digital learning 
resources (DLRs) to support the English language acquisition and 
academic achievement of English Learners (ELs) in K-12 education. The 
goal of this study is to promote the understanding of the current use 
of DLRs for instructing EL students in order to inform further research 
and policy development efforts.

    Dated: August 4, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-18870 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    public comments. Members of the                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    public who have requested to make a                     Department of Education (ED), in
                                                    verbal comment and whose comments                       accordance with the Paperwork                         Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
                                                    have been deemed relevant under the                     Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                License
                                                    process described in this paragraph, will               3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                                                                                                                                  AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel,
                                                    be allotted no more than three (3)                      public and Federal agencies with an
                                                                                                                                                                  Department of Energy.
                                                    minutes during this period, and will be                 opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                    invited to speak in the order in which                  revised, and continuing collections of                ACTION: Notice of intent to grant
                                                    their requests were received by the DFO.                information. This helps the Department                exclusive patent license.
                                                      Dated: August 4, 2016.                                assess the impact of its information                  SUMMARY:    The Department of Energy
                                                    Aaron Siegel,
                                                                                                            collection requirements and minimize                  (DOE) hereby gives notice that DOE
                                                                                                            the public’s reporting burden. It also                intends to grant an exclusive license to
                                                    Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
                                                    Officer, Department of Defense.
                                                                                                            helps the public understand the                       practice the invention described and
                                                                                                            Department’s information collection                   claimed in U.S. Patent Number
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–18813 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            requirements and provide the requested                8,968,827 for ‘‘Methods of forming
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                                                                                                            data in the desired format. ED is                     boron nitride’’ to TNT Ballistic Coating
                                                                                                            soliciting comments on the proposed                   Technologies, Inc. having its principal
                                                                                                            information collection request (ICR) that             place of business at Chicago, Illinois.
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 is described below. The Department of                 The patent is owned by United States of
                                                    [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0055]                         Education is especially interested in                 America, as represented by DOE.
                                                                                                            public comment addressing the
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES: Written comments, objections, or
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                                                                            necessary to the proper functions of the              nonexclusive license applications must
                                                    Activities; Submission to the Office of
                                                                                                            Department; (2) will this information be              be received at the address listed no later
                                                    Management and Budget for Review
                                                                                                            processed and used in a timely manner;                than August 24, 2016.
                                                    and Approval; Comment Request;
                                                    Study of Digital Learning Resources                     (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;               ADDRESSES: Comments, applications for
                                                    for Instructional English Learner                       (4) how might the Department enhance                  nonexclusive licenses, or objections
                                                    Students                                                the quality, utility, and clarity of the              relating to the prospective exclusive
                                                                                                            information to be collected; and (5) how              license should be submitted through
                                                    AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation                  might the Department minimize the                     Regulations.gov or to Office of the
                                                    and Policy Development (OPEPD),                         burden of this collection on the                      Assistant General Counsel for
                                                    Department of Education (ED).                           respondents, including through the use                Technology Transfer and Intellectual
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         of information technology. Please note                Property, U.S. Department of Energy,
                                                                                                            that written comments received in                     Room 6F–067, 1000 Independence Ave.
                                                    SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                      response to this notice will be                       SW., Washington, DC 20585.
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                     considered public records.                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is                                                                           Marianne Lynch, Office of the Assistant
                                                    proposing a new information collection.                    Title of Collection: Study of Digital
                                                                                                            Learning Resources for Instructional                  General Counsel for Technology
                                                    DATES: Interested persons are invited to                                                                      Transfer and Intellectual Property, U.S.
                                                                                                            English Learner Students.
                                                    submit comments on or before                                                                                  Department of Energy, Room 6F–067,
                                                    September 8, 2016.                                         OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW.
                                                                                                                                                                  1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
                                                    ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                    Type of Review: A new information                  Washington, DC 20585; Email:
                                                    documents related to the information                    collection.                                           marianne.lynch@hq.doe.gov; and
                                                    collection listed in this notice, please                   Respondents/Affected Public: State,                Phone: (202) 586–3815.
                                                    use http://www.regulations.gov by                       Local, and Tribal Governments.                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
                                                    searching the Docket ID number ED–                         Total Estimated Number of Annual                   notice of intent to grant an exclusive
                                                    2016–ICCD–0055. Comments submitted                      Responses: 1,188.                                     license is issued in accordance with 35
                                                    in response to this notice should be                                                                          U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR
                                                                                                               Total Estimated Number of Annual
                                                    submitted electronically through the                                                                          404.7(a)(1)(i). The prospective exclusive
                                                                                                            Burden Hours: 827.
                                                    Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                                                                         license also complies with the
                                                    www.regulations.gov by selecting the                       Abstract: This study will examine the
                                                                                                                                                                  requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37
                                                    Docket ID number or via postal mail,                    use of digital learning resources (DLRs)
                                                                                                                                                                  CFR 404.7.
                                                    commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                  to support the English language
                                                                                                                                                                     35 U.S.C. 209(c) gives DOE the
                                                    Please note that comments submitted by                  acquisition and academic achievement
                                                                                                                                                                  authority to grant exclusive or partially
                                                    fax or email and those submitted after                  of English Learners (ELs) in K–12
                                                                                                                                                                  exclusive licenses in federally-owned
                                                    the comment period will not be                          education. The goal of this study is to
                                                                                                                                                                  inventions where a determination is
                                                    accepted. Written requests for                          promote the understanding of the
                                                                                                                                                                  made, among other things, that the
                                                    information or comments submitted by                    current use of DLRs for instructing EL
                                                                                                                                                                  desired practical application of the
                                                    postal mail or delivery should be                       students in order to inform further
                                                                                                                                                                  invention has not been achieved, or is
                                                    addressed to the Director of the                        research and policy development
                                                                                                                                                                  not likely to be achieved expeditiously,
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                                                    Information Collection Clearance                        efforts.
                                                                                                                                                                  under a nonexclusive license. The
                                                    Division, U.S. Department of Education,                   Dated: August 4, 2016.                              statute and implementing regulations
                                                    400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room                      Kate Mullan,                                          (37 CFR 404) require that the necessary
                                                    2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                      Acting Director, Information Collection               determinations be made after public
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy       notice and opportunity for filing written
                                                    specific questions related to collection                Officer, Office of Management.                        comments and objections.
                                                    activities, please contact Julie Warner,                [FR Doc. 2016–18870 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am]               TNT Ballistic Coating Technologies
                                                    202–453–6043.                                           BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                has applied for an exclusive license to


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CollectionFederal Register
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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 September 8, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Julie Warner, 202-453-6043.
FR Citation81 FR 52668 

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