82 FR 19029 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test Data Collection and Main Study Recruitment
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 19029-19030] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08322] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0055] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test Data Collection and Main Study Recruitment AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 26, 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- 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 224-82, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]. 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: International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test Data Collection and Main Study Recruitment. OMB Control Number: 1850-0936. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,309. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,563. Abstract: The International Early Learning Study (IELS), scheduled to be conducted in 2018, is a new study sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of industrialized countries. In the United States, the IELS is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The IELS focuses on young children and their cognitive and non- cognitive skills and competencies as they transition to primary school. The IELS is designed to examine: Children's early learning and development in a broad range of domains, including social and cognitive skills; the relationship between children's early learning and children's participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC); the role of contextual factors, including children's individual characteristics and their home backgrounds and experiences, in promoting young children's growth and development; and how early learning varies across and within countries prior to beginning primary school. In 2018, in the participating countries, including the United States, the IELS will assess nationally-representative samples of children ages 5.0-5.5 years (in kindergarten in the United States) through direct and indirect measures, and will collect contextual data about their home learning environments, ECEC histories, and demographic characteristics. The IELS will measure [[Page 19030]] young children's knowledge, skills, and competencies in both cognitive and non-cognitive domains, including language and literacy, mathematics and numeracy, executive function/self-regulation, and social emotional skills. This assessment will take place as children are transitioning to primary school and will provide data on how U.S. children entering kindergarten compare with their international peers on skills deemed important for later success. To prepare for the main study that will take place in September-November 2018, the IELS countries will conduct a field test in the fall of 2017 to evaluate newly developed assessment instruments and questionnaires and to test the study operations. The U.S. IELS field test data collection will occur from November to December, 2017, with respondent recruitment beginning in May 2017. Recruitment activities for the 2017 field test were approved in April 2017 (OMB 1850-0936 v.1-2). This request is to conduct 2017 IELS field test data collection as well as recruitment for the IELS 2018 main study. Dated: April 20, 2017. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2017-08322 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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following issues: (1) Is this collection DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in
necessary to the proper functions of the public comment addressing the
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0055]
Department; (2) will this information be following issues: (1) Is this collection
processed and used in a timely manner; Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Activities; Comment Request; Department; (2) will this information be
(4) how might the Department enhance International Early Learning Study processed and used in a timely manner;
the quality, utility, and clarity of the (IELS) 2018 Field Test Data Collection (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
information to be collected; and (5) how and Main Study Recruitment (4) how might the Department enhance
might the Department minimize the the quality, utility, and clarity of the
burden of this collection on the AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how
respondents, including through the use Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the
Education (ED). burden of this collection on the
of information technology. Please note
ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
that written comments received in
of information technology. Please note
response to this notice will be SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
considered public records. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be
Title of Collection: Federal Direct proposing a revision of an existing considered public records.
Loan Program and Federal Family information collection. Title of Collection: International Early
Education Loan Program Teacher Loan DATES: Interested persons are invited to Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test
Forgiveness Forms. submit comments on or before June 26, Data Collection and Main Study
OMB Control Number: 1845–0059. 2017. Recruitment.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–0936.
Type of Review: An extension of an Type of Review: A revision of an
documents related to the information
existing information collection. existing information collection.
collection listed in this notice, please
Respondents/Affected Public: use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households. Individuals or Households.
searching the Docket ID number ED–
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Total Estimated Number of Annual 2017–ICCD–0055. Comments submitted
Responses: 6,309.
Responses: 8,700. in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 2,563.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The International Early
Burden Hours: 2,871.
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Learning Study (IELS), scheduled to be
Abstract: The Teacher Loan Docket ID number or via postal mail, conducted in 2018, is a new study
Forgiveness (TLF) Application serves as commercial delivery, or hand delivery. sponsored by the Organization for
the means by which an eligible Direct Please note that comments submitted by Economic Cooperation and
Loan or FFEL program borrower who fax or email and those submitted after Development (OECD), an
has completed five consecutive years of the comment period will not be intergovernmental organization of
qualifying teaching service applies for accepted. Written requests for industrialized countries. In the United
forgiveness of up to $5,000 or up to information or comments submitted by States, the IELS is conducted by the
$17,500 of his or her eligible loans. postal mail or delivery should be National Center for Education Statistics
Eligible special education teachers and addressed to the Director of the (NCES). The IELS focuses on young
secondary school math or science Information Collection Clearance children and their cognitive and non-
teachers may receive a maximum of Division, U.S. Department of Education, cognitive skills and competencies as
$17,500 in loan forgiveness. Other 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room they transition to primary school. The
teachers may receive a maximum of 224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537. IELS is designed to examine: Children’s
$5,000 in loan forgiveness. Borrowers FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For early learning and development in a
who are working toward loan specific questions related to collection broad range of domains, including
forgiveness may use the TLF activities, please contact NCES social and cognitive skills; the
Forbearance Request to request a Information Collections at relationship between children’s early
forbearance during some or all of their NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. learning and children’s participation in
required five consecutive years of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The early childhood education and care
teaching service. A prospective TLF Department of Education (ED), in (ECEC); the role of contextual factors,
applicant may receive a forbearance accordance with the Paperwork including children’s individual
during some or all of the five-year Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. characteristics and their home
teaching period only if the projected 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general backgrounds and experiences, in
balance on the borrower’s eligible loans public and Federal agencies with an promoting young children’s growth and
at the end of the five-year period (if the opportunity to comment on proposed, development; and how early learning
borrower made monthly loan payments revised, and continuing collections of varies across and within countries prior
during that period) would be less than information. This helps the Department to beginning primary school. In 2018, in
the maximum forgiveness amount for assess the impact of its information the participating countries, including
collection requirements and minimize the United States, the IELS will assess
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which the borrower qualifies.
the public’s reporting burden. It also nationally-representative samples of
Dated: April 20, 2017.
helps the public understand the children ages 5.0–5.5 years (in
Stephanie Valentine, Department’s information collection kindergarten in the United States)
Acting Director, Information Collection requirements and provide the requested through direct and indirect measures,
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy data in the desired format. ED is and will collect contextual data about
Officer, Office of Management. soliciting comments on the proposed their home learning environments,
[FR Doc. 2017–08353 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that ECEC histories, and demographic
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P is described below. The Department of characteristics. The IELS will measure
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young children’s knowledge, skills, and DATES: to apply for a grant, even if the State
competencies in both cognitive and Deadline for Transmittal of entity (including the SEA) is located in
non-cognitive domains, including Applications: May 18, 2017. a State in which the SEA is currently
language and literacy, mathematics and Deadline for Intergovernmental using a grant awarded prior to FY 2017
numeracy, executive function/self- Review: July 17, 2017. under the previous authorization of the
regulation, and social emotional skills. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: CSP. However, no applicant may receive
This assessment will take place as Kathryn Meeley, U.S. Department of a new award to conduct the same
children are transitioning to primary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., activities that are approved under an
school and will provide data on how Room 4W257, Washington, DC 20202– existing active grant; therefore,
U.S. children entering kindergarten 5970. Telephone: (202) 453–6818, or by applications for new awards that are
compare with their international peers email: kathryn.meeley@ed.gov. submitted by State entities located in
on skills deemed important for later If you use a telecommunications States where the SEA has an active grant
success. To prepare for the main study device (TDD) for the deaf or a text awarded prior to FY 2017 under the
that will take place in September– telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay previous authorization of the CSP
November 2018, the IELS countries will Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. should propose to conduct activities
conduct a field test in the fall of 2017 that are outside the scope of the active
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
to evaluate newly developed assessment grant.
27, 2017, we published in the Federal
instruments and questionnaires and to
Register (82 FR 15196) a notice inviting Corrections
test the study operations. The U.S. IELS
applications for new awards for FY 2017
field test data collection will occur from In FR Doc. No. 2017–06017, in the
for the CSP Grants to State Entities
November to December, 2017, with Federal Register of March 27, 2017 (82
program. We are clarifying the
respondent recruitment beginning in FR 15196), we make the following
Department’s interpretation of section
May 2017. Recruitment activities for the corrections:
2017 field test were approved in April 4303(e)(1) of the ESEA; correcting the (a) On page 15196, in the middle
2017 (OMB 1850–0936 v.1–2). This agency contact information; and column, after the words ‘‘Deadline for
request is to conduct 2017 IELS field extending the deadlines for transmittal Transmittal of Applications’’, we
test data collection as well as of applications and intergovernmental remove the date ‘‘May 11, 2017’’ and
recruitment for the IELS 2018 main review to May 18, 2017 and July 17, replace it with the date ‘‘May 18, 2017’’.
study. 2017, respectively. In addition, we are (b) On page 15196, in the middle
correcting the statement regarding the column, after the words ‘‘Deadline for
Dated: April 20, 2017. types of activities a State entity may
Stephanie Valentine, Intergovernmental Review’’, we remove
carry out under this program directly or the date ‘‘July 10, 2017’’ and replace it
Acting Director, Information Collection through grants, contracts, or cooperative
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy with the date ‘‘July 17, 2017’’.
agreements (i.e., providing technical (c) On page 15202, in the first column,
Officer, Office of Management. assistance and working with authorized
[FR Doc. 2017–08322 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am]
after the words ‘‘Deadline for
public chartering agencies to improve Transmittal of Applications’’, we
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P authorizing quality). remove the date ‘‘May 11, 2017’’ and
Section 4303(b)(2) authorizes State replace it with the date ‘‘May 18, 2017’’.
entities to ‘‘provide technical assistance (d) On page 15202, in the first
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION to eligible applicants and authorized column, after the words ‘‘Deadline for
Applications for New Awards; public chartering agencies’’ and to Intergovernmental Review’’, we remove
Expanding Opportunity Through ‘‘work with authorized public chartering the date ‘‘July 10, 2017’’ and replace it
Quality Charter Schools Program agencies in the State to improve with the date ‘‘July 17, 2017’’.
(CSP)—Grants to State Entities; authorizing quality.’’ This correction (e) On page 15202, in the middle
Correction. clarifies that a State entity may carry out column, in the last sentence of the first
the technical assistance and authorizing paragraph in the section entitled
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and quality improvement activities specified ‘‘Funding Restrictions’’, we replace the
Improvement, Department of Education. in section 4303(b)(2) of the ESEA phrase ‘‘activities authorized under this
ACTION: Notice; correction. directly or through grants, contracts, or program’’ with ‘‘activities authorized
cooperative agreements. under section 4303(b)(2) of the ESEA’’.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance All other requirements and conditions
(CFDA) Number: 84.282M.
(f) On page 15207, in the middle
stated in the notice inviting applications column, after the heading ‘‘VII. Agency
SUMMARY: On March 27, 2017, we remain the same. Contact’’, we add the following contact
published in the Federal Register (82 information:
FR 15196) a notice inviting applications Interpretation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2017 On page 15201, in the left column, in Kathryn Meeley, U.S. Department of
for the CSP Grants to State Entities the second paragraph of the section Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
program. This document clarifies the entitled ‘‘Eligible Applicants,’’ we Room 4W257, Washington, DC 20202–
Department’s interpretation of section clarify the statement, ‘‘Under section 5970. Telephone: (202) 453–6818, or by
4303(e)(1) of the Elementary and 4303(e)(1) of the ESEA, no State entity email: kathryn.meeley@ed.gov.
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as may receive a grant under this program
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If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the
amended by the Every Student Succeeds for use in a State in which a State entity FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Act (ESEA); corrects the agency contact is currently using a grant received under All other requirements and conditions
information and the types of activities a this program.’’ Because the FY 2017 CSP stated in the notice inviting applications
State entity may carry out directly or Grants to State Entities competition is remain the same.
through grants, contracts, or cooperative the first such competition under the Program Authority: Title IV, Part C of
agreements; and extends the deadlines newly reauthorized CSP, all State the ESEA (20 U.S.C. 7221–7221j).
for transmittal of applications and entities, including State educational Accessible Format: Individuals with
intergovernmental review. agencies (SEAs), in all States are eligible disabilities can obtain this document
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