82 FR 16029 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of Parent Messaging Strategies on Student Attendance

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)

Page Range		16029-16030
FR Document		2017-06369

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-06369]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact 
Evaluation of Parent Messaging Strategies on Student Attendance

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 new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 30, 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-2017-ICCD-
0046. 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 224-84, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Meredith Bachman, 202-245-7494.

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

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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: Impact Evaluation of Parent Messaging 
Strategies on Student Attendance.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,195.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 655.
    Abstract: Most school districts have policies in place to 
systematically address student absenteeism, which remains a 
considerable problem across grade levels in many parts of the country. 
Typical attendance practices include parent notification by letters, 
phone calls, parent meetings, home visitation, and, for students with 
significant numbers of absences, referrals to truancy programs and 
family courts. Such practices can be costly.
    Text messaging interventions are becoming increasingly popular--in 
fields such as public health and prevention--due to their low cost, 
scalability, and evidence of impact. School districts have increasing 
capacity to use technology to implement messaging interventions. Thus, 
an evaluation to determine whether a text messaging intervention can 
improve student attendance in a cost effective manner is warranted.
    To our knowledge, this project is the first multidistrict random 
assignment study of the impact of a text messaging intervention for 
parents on student attendance and achievement. In addition, consistent 
with the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 
(Pub. L. 113-235), which provides the legislative authority to conduct 
this study, this study will focus on low-performing schools with high 
levels of poverty and student absenteeism.

    Dated: March 28, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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subcommittees, task forces, or working SAPRO’s Assistance’’ and DD Form DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
groups to support the Board, and all 2985–1 ‘‘Military Feedback Form’’;
[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0046]
subcommittees must operate under the OMB Control Number 0704–XXXX.
provisions of FACA and the Type of Request: New Collection. Agency Information Collection
Government in the Sunshine Act. Number of Respondents: 33. Activities; Comment Request; Impact
Subcommittees will not work Responses per Respondent: 1. Evaluation of Parent Messaging
independently of the Board and must Annual Responses: 33. Strategies on Student Attendance
report all recommendations and advice Average Burden per Response: 30
solely to the Board for full deliberation minutes. AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences
and discussion. Subcommittees, task Annual Burden Hours: 16.5 hours. (IES), Department of Education (ED).
forces, or working groups have no Needs and Uses: To ensure that each ACTION: Notice.
authority to make decisions and victim-related inquiry is answered in a
recommendations, verbally or in SUMMARY: In accordance with the
timely manner, the Victim Related Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
writing, on behalf of the Board. No Inquiry (VRI) system is used to track
subcommittee or any of its members can proposing a new information collection.
and maintain the communication
update or report, verbally or in writing, DATES: Interested persons are invited to
between SAPRO, the inquirer, and the
directly to the DoD or any Federal submit comments on or before May 30,
agency that the inquiry is referred to, as
officers or employees. The Board’s DFO, 2017.
well as records documenting permission
pursuant to DoD policy, must be a full- for SAPRO. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
time or permanent part-time DoD Affected Public: Individuals or documents related to the information
employee, and must be in attendance for households. collection listed in this notice, please
the duration of each and every Board/ Frequency: On occasion. use http://www.regulations.gov by
subcommittee meeting. The public or searching the Docket ID number ED–
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
interested organizations may submit 2017–ICCD–0046. Comments submitted
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
written statements to the Board in response to this notice should be
Seehra.
membership about the Board’s mission submitted electronically through the
Comments and recommendations on
and functions. Such statements may be Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
the proposed information collection
submitted at any time or in response to www.regulations.gov by selecting the
should be emailed to Ms. Jasmeet
the stated agenda of planned Board Docket ID number or via postal mail,
Seehra, DoD Desk Officer, at Oira_
meetings. All written statements must commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
be submitted to the Board’s DFO who Please note that comments submitted by
identify the proposed information
will ensure the written statements are fax or email and those submitted after
collection by DoD Desk Officer and the
provided to the membership for their the comment period will not be
Docket ID number and title of the
consideration. accepted. Written requests for
information collection.
Dated: March 28, 2017. information or comments submitted by
You may also submit comments and postal mail or delivery should be
Aaron Siegel, recommendations, identified by Docket addressed to the Director of the
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison ID number and title, by the following Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Department of Defense. method: Division, U.S. Department of Education,
[FR Doc. 2017–06361 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P www.regulations.gov. Follow the 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
instructions for submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Instructions: All submissions received
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE specific questions related to collection
must include the agency name, Docket
activities, please contact Meredith
ID number and title for this Federal
Office of the Secretary Bachman, 202–245–7494.
Register document. The general policy
for comments and other submissions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
[Docket ID DOD–2016–OS–0030]
from members of the public is to make Department of Education (ED), in
Submission for OMB Review; these submissions available for public accordance with the Paperwork
Comment Request viewing on the Internet at http:// Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
www.regulations.gov as they are 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
ACTION: Notice. received without change, including any public and Federal agencies with an
personal identifiers or contact opportunity to comment on proposed,
SUMMARY: The Department of Defense revised, and continuing collections of
has submitted to OMB for clearance, the information.
DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick information. This helps the Department
following proposal for collection of assess the impact of its information
information under the provisions of the Licari.
Written requests for copies of the collection requirements and minimize
Paperwork Reduction Act. the public’s reporting burden. It also
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
information collection proposal should
be sent to Mr. Licari at WHS/ESD helps the public understand the
comments received by May 1, 2017. Department’s information collection
Directives Division, 4800 Mark Center
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred requirements and provide the requested
Drive, East Tower, Suite 03F09,
Licari, 571–372–0493. data in the desired format. ED is
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Alexandria, VA 22350–3100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: soliciting comments on the proposed
Title, Associated Form and OMB Dated: March 28, 2017. information collection request (ICR) that
Number: DoD Sexual Assault Prevention Aaron Siegel, is described below. The Department of
and Response Office Victim-Related Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Education is especially interested in
Inquiries; DD Form 2985 ‘‘Department Officer, Department of Defense. public comment addressing the
of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention [FR Doc. 2017–06360 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] following issues: (1) Is this collection
and Response Office Request for BILLING CODE 5001–06–P necessary to the proper functions of the

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Department; (2) will this information be Dated: March 28, 2017. requirements and provide the requested
processed and used in a timely manner; Kate Mullan, data in the desired format. ED is
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Acting Director, Information Collection soliciting comments on the proposed
(4) how might the Department enhance Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information collection request (ICR) that
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Officer, Office of Management. is described below. The Department of
information to be collected; and (5) how [FR Doc. 2017–06369 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] Education is especially interested in
might the Department minimize the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P public comment addressing the
burden of this collection on the following issues: (1) Is this collection
respondents, including through the use necessary to the proper functions of the
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Department; (2) will this information be
of information technology. Please note
processed and used in a timely manner;
that written comments received in [Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0045]
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
response to this notice will be (4) how might the Department enhance
considered public records. Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Impact the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation Evaluation of Academic Language information to be collected; and (5) how
of Parent Messaging Strategies on Intervention might the Department minimize the
Student Attendance. burden of this collection on the
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences respondents, including through the use
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
(IES), Department of Education (ED). of information technology. Please note
Type of Review: A new information ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in
collection. response to this notice will be
Respondents/Affected Public: State, SUMMARY: In accordance with the considered public records.
Local, and Tribal Governments; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation
Individuals or Households. proposing a new information collection. of Academic Language Intervention.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Total Estimated Number of Annual submit comments on or before May 30, Type of Review: A new information
Responses: 2,195. 2017. collection.
Total Estimated Number of Annual ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Burden Hours: 655. documents related to the information Local, and Tribal Governments;
collection listed in this notice, please Individuals or Households.
Abstract: Most school districts have Total Estimated Number of Annual
policies in place to systematically use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 546.
address student absenteeism, which Total Estimated Number of Annual
remains a considerable problem across 2017–ICCD–0045. Comments submitted
Burden Hours: 494.
grade levels in many parts of the in response to this notice should be Abstract: The purpose of the Impact
country. Typical attendance practices submitted electronically through the Evaluation of Academic Language
include parent notification by letters, Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Intervention is to assess the impact of a
phone calls, parent meetings, home www.regulations.gov by selecting the promising academic language
Docket ID number or via postal mail, intervention on teachers’ instructional
visitation, and, for students with
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. practice and students’ language and
significant numbers of absences,
Please note that comments submitted by reading skills, with a particular focus on
referrals to truancy programs and family
fax or email and those submitted after students who are English Learners (ELs)
courts. Such practices can be costly. the comment period will not be and disadvantaged non-EL students.
Text messaging interventions are accepted. Written requests for Although prior studies of academic
becoming increasingly popular—in information or comments submitted by language instruction provide some
fields such as public health and postal mail or delivery should be initial evidence of the efficacy of
prevention—due to their low cost, addressed to the Director of the instructional practices, confirmation of
scalability, and evidence of impact. Information Collection Clearance large-scale effectiveness is needed. This
School districts have increasing Division, U.S. Department of Education, evaluation will contribute to the
capacity to use technology to implement 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room knowledge base of the instructional
messaging interventions. Thus, an 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. practices that improve language and
evaluation to determine whether a text FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For literacy outcomes for these high need
messaging intervention can improve specific questions related to collection populations.
student attendance in a cost effective activities, please contact Tracy This submission covers data
manner is warranted. Rimdzius, 202–245–7283. collection for the baseline period prior
To our knowledge, this project is the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The to implementing the selected academic
first multidistrict random assignment Department of Education (ED), in language intervention, during the
study of the impact of a text messaging accordance with the Paperwork implementation year (the 2017–18
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. school year), and a follow-up year
intervention for parents on student
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general (spring 2019). The evaluation will
attendance and achievement. In
public and Federal agencies with an examine the implementation and impact
addition, consistent with the
opportunity to comment on proposed, of an academic language program, using
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Consolidated and Further Continuing revised, and continuing collections of a random assignment design in which
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113– information. This helps the Department participating schools in each district are
235), which provides the legislative assess the impact of its information randomly assigned to a treatment group
authority to conduct this study, this collection requirements and minimize whose 4th and 5th grade teachers
study will focus on low-performing the public’s reporting burden. It also receive training and materials to
schools with high levels of poverty and helps the public understand the implement the program or to a control
student absenteeism. Department’s information collection group whose teachers do not. This

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Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Meredith Bachman, 202-245-7494.
FR Citation		82 FR 16029