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)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16030-16031]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06367]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-06367 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am]
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