82 FR 16030 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of Academic Language Intervention

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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

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FR Document		2017-06367

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

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0045]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact
Evaluation of Academic Language Intervention

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-
0045. 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 Tracy Rimdzius, 202-245-7283.

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: Impact Evaluation of Academic Language
Intervention.
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: 546.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 494.
Abstract: The purpose of the Impact Evaluation of Academic Language
Intervention is to assess the impact of a promising academic language
intervention on teachers' instructional practice and students' language
and reading skills, with a particular focus on students who are English
Learners (ELs) and disadvantaged non-EL students. Although prior
studies of academic language instruction provide some initial evidence
of the efficacy of instructional practices, confirmation of large-scale
effectiveness is needed. This evaluation will contribute to the
knowledge base of the instructional practices that improve language and
literacy outcomes for these high need populations.
This submission covers data collection for the baseline period
prior to implementing the selected academic language intervention,
during the implementation year (the 2017-18 school year), and a follow-
up year (spring 2019). The evaluation will examine the implementation
and impact of an academic language program, using a random assignment
design in which participating schools in each district are randomly
assigned to a treatment group whose 4th and 5th grade teachers receive
training and materials to implement the program or to a control group
whose teachers do not. This

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submission covers the following data collection activities: Teacher
surveys, teacher and student rosters, and school district records data.

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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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
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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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submission covers the following data EPA’s policy is that all comments labor costs, and capital and O&M costs
collection activities: Teacher surveys, received will be included in the public as currently identified in the OMB
teacher and student rosters, and school docket without change, including any Inventory of Approved Burdens. The
district records data. personal information provided, unless change in the burden and cost estimates
Dated: March 28, 2017. the comment includes profanity, threats, occurred because the previously-
Kate Mullan, information claimed to be Confidential approved ICR only covered the burden
Business Information (CBI), or other and costs associated with the 2014
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information whose disclosure is amendment. This ICR combines the
Officer, Office of Management. restricted by statute. burden from both the 2014 amendment
[FR Doc. 2017–06367 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and the pre-2014 requirements of the
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, rule.
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and Media Programs Division, Office of Courtney Kerwin,
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Director, Collection Strategies Division.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
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AGENCY Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
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DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2016–0009; FRL–9960– 564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
11–OEI] email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY
Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0321; FRL–9960–
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP 46–OEI]
for Group IV Polymers and Resins be collecting are available in the public
(Renewal) docket for this ICR. The docket can be Information Collection Request
viewed online at www.regulations.gov Submitted to OMB for Review and
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Approval; Comment Request; NSPS
Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units
ACTION: Notice. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, (Renewal)
DC. The telephone number for the
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information additional information about EPA’s Agency (EPA).
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for public docket, visit: http:// ACTION: Notice.
Group IV Polymers and Resins (40 CFR www.epa.gov/dockets.
part 63, subpart JJJ) (Renewal)’’ (EPA Abstract: Owners and operators of SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
ICR No. 2457.03, OMB Control No. affected facilities are required to comply Agency has submitted an information
2060–0682), to the Office of with reporting and record keeping collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for requirements for the General Provisions Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), as well as review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a the specific requirements at 40 CFR part the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is 63, subpart JJJ. This includes submitting proposed extension of an existing ICR,
currently approved through March 31, initial notifications, performance tests which is currently approved through
2017. Public comments were previously and periodic reports and results, and March 31, 2017. Public comments were
requested via the Federal Register (81 maintaining records of the occurrence previously requested via the Federal
FR 26546) on May 3, 2016 during a 60- and duration of any startup, shutdown, Register on May 3, 2016 during a 60-day
day comment period. This notice allows or malfunction in the operation of an comment period. This notice allows for
for an additional 30 days for public affected facility, or any period during an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the which the monitoring system is comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its inoperative. These reports are used by ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. EPA to determine compliance with the estimated burden and cost to the public.
An Agency may neither conduct nor standards. An Agency may neither conduct nor
sponsor, and a person is not required to Form Numbers: None. sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information Respondents/affected entities: respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently-valid OMB Thermoplastic resin production unless it displays a currently-valid OMB
control number. facilities. control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be Respondent’s obligation to respond: DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before May 1, 2017. Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJ). submitted on or before May 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Estimated number of respondents: 31 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– (total). referencing Docket ID Number EPA HQ–
HQ–OECA–2016–0009, to: (1) EPA Frequency of response: Initially, OECA–2013–0321, to: (1) EPA online
online using www.regulations.gov (our occasionally, semiannually, and using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to quarterly. preferred method), or by email to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Total estimated burden: 177,000 docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
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Docket Center, Environmental hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, CFR 1320.3(b). Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Total estimated cost: $9,350,000 in 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via annualized capital/startup and/or Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. operation & maintenance costs. email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Changes in the Estimates: There is an Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA. increase in the total estimated burden, for EPA.

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 30, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Tracy Rimdzius, 202-245-7283.
FR Citation		82 FR 16030