81 FR 78589 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Implementation of Title I/II-A Program Initiatives

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 216 (November 8, 2016)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78589-78590]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26944]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0125]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Implementation of Title I/II-A Program Initiatives

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 9, 2017.

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-
0125. 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-343, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Erica Johnson, 202-245-7676.

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: Implementation of Title I/II-A Program 
Initiatives.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0902.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 621.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 672.
    Abstract: The second round of data collection for the 
Implementation of Title I/II-A Program Initiatives study will continue 
to examine the implementation of policies promoted through the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) at the state and district 
levels, in four core areas: School accountability and support for low-
performing schools, teacher and principal evaluation, state content 
standards, and assessments. The first round of data collection for this 
study was conducted in Spring and Summer 2014.
    The purpose of this follow-up data collection is to provide policy 
makers with detailed information on the core policies promoted by Title 
I and Title II-A being implemented at the state and district levels, 
and the resources and supports they provide to schools and teachers. 
The timing of the data collection is critical to provide information 
prior to the full implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act 
(ESSA) in the 2017-18 school year. Although other research studies 
cover similar topics on recent federal education policy, the breadth of 
research questions and the depth of responses from all states and a 
nationally representative sample of 570 school districts sets the Title 
I/II study apart from other studies.
    This study will rely on information collected from existing 
sources, for which there are no respondents or burden, and on a set of 
revised state and district surveys, based on the 2014 data collection, 
in order to address the study's research questions. Extant data sources 
include (a) the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and 
(b) EDFacts data.
    The revised surveys of states and school districts will begin in 
April 2017. All respondents will have the opportunity to complete an 
electronic (e.g., web-based) survey (or paper survey, if preferred). 
The survey respondents are described briefly below:
    State Surveys: The state survey will be sent to the chief state 
school officer in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 
The state surveys will be administered using an electronic instrument 
divided into modules corresponding to the four core areas.
    School District Surveys. The school district survey will be sent to 
school superintendents from the same nationally representative sample 
of 570 school districts that participated in the 2014 survey. The 
district survey will be web-based and modularized, corresponding to the 
four core areas, to allow for completion by one or multiple 
respondents.


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    Dated: November 3, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-26944 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
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