82 FR 26467 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of Academic Language Intervention

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 108 (June 7, 2017)

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

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26467-26468]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11813]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
July 7, 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 216-34, 
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

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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: 492.
    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 submission covers the following data 
collection activities: Teacher surveys, teacher and student rosters, 
and school district records data.

    Dated: June 2, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-11813 Filed 6-6-17; 8:45 am]
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