82 FR 45010 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Survey on the Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A: Improving Teacher Quality State Grants-State-Level Activity Funds

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 186 (September 27, 2017)

Page Range		45010-45011
FR Document		2017-20713

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45010-45011]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-20713]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2017-ICCD-0122]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Survey
on the Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A: Improving Teacher Quality
State Grants--State-Level Activity Funds

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department
of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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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
November 27, 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-
0122. 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 216-44,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Tawanda Avery, 202-453-6471.

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: Survey on the Use of Funds Under Title II,
Part A: Improving Teacher Quality State Grants--State-Level Activity
Funds.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0711.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 520.
Abstract: Survey on the Use of Funds Under Title II, Part A:
Improving Teacher Quality State Grants--State-Level Activity Funds. The
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as reauthorized by the
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), provides funds to States to
prepare, train, and recruit high-quality teachers, principals, and
other school leaders. These funds are provided to districts through
Title II, Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction Grants). The purpose
of these surveys is to provide the U.S. Department of Education with a
better understanding of how State Educational Agencies (SEAs) utilize
these funds. This survey also collects data on teacher, principal, and
other school leader effectiveness and retention for States to meet new
reporting requirements.
Similar data have been collected under the Survey on the Use of
Funds Under Title II, Part A prior to reauthorization of ESEA. This OMB
clearance request is to continue these types of analyses, but using new
data collection instruments updated to reflect changes due to the
reauthorization of ESEA by the ESSA. The request is to begin data
collection and analyses for the 2018-19 school year and subsequent
years.

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Dated: September 22, 2017.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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information collection request (ICR) that DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in
is described below. The Department of public comment addressing the
Education is especially interested in [Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0122] following issues: (1) Is this collection
public comment addressing the Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the
following issues: (1) Is this collection Activities; Comment Request; Survey Department; (2) will this information be
necessary to the proper functions of the on the Use of Funds Under Title II, Part processed and used in a timely manner;
Department; (2) will this information be A: Improving Teacher Quality State (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
processed and used in a timely manner; Grants—State-Level Activity Funds (4) how might the Department enhance
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; the quality, utility, and clarity of the
(4) how might the Department enhance AGENCY: Office of Elementary and information to be collected; and (5) how
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Secondary Education (OESE), might the Department minimize the
information to be collected; and (5) how Department of Education (ED). burden of this collection on the
might the Department minimize the ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
burden of this collection on the of information technology. Please note
respondents, including through the use SUMMARY: In accordance with the
that written comments received in
of information technology. Please note Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing response to this notice will be
that written comments received in considered public records.
information collection.
response to this notice will be
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: Survey on the Use
considered public records.
submit comments on or before of Funds Under Title II, Part A:
Title of Collection: State Lead Agency November 27, 2017. Improving Teacher Quality State
Record Keeping and Reporting Grants—State-Level Activity Funds.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Requirements under Part C of the documents related to the information OMB Control Number: 1810–0711.
Individuals with Disabilities Education collection listed in this notice, please
Act (IDEA). Type of Review: A revision of an
use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED– existing information collection.
OMB Control Number: 1820–0682.
2017–ICCD–0122. Comments submitted Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Type of Review: An extension of an
in response to this notice should be Local, and Tribal Governments.
existing information collection.
submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Local, and Tribal Governments. Responses: 52.
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Total Estimated Number of Annual Docket ID number or via postal mail, Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 56. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Burden Hours: 520.
Please note that comments submitted by Abstract: Survey on the Use of Funds
Total Estimated Number of Annual fax or email and those submitted after
Burden Hours: 4,268. Under Title II, Part A: Improving
the comment period will not be Teacher Quality State Grants—State-
Abstract: OMB Information Collection accepted. Written requests for Level Activity Funds. The Elementary
1820–0682 was created to reflect the information or comments submitted by and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
requirements in Part C of the IDEA in 20 postal mail or delivery should be as reauthorized by the Every Student
U.S.C.1431–1443 and the final Part C addressed to the Director of the Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), provides
regulations. These regulations require Information Collection Clearance
funds to States to prepare, train, and
the 56 State lead agencies (LAs) that Division, U.S. Department of Education,
recruit high-quality teachers, principals,
receive Part C funds to collect and 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
and other school leaders. These funds
maintain information or data and, in 216–44, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
are provided to districts through Title II,
some cases, report information or data FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Part A (Supporting Effective Instruction
to other public agencies or to the public. specific questions related to collection Grants). The purpose of these surveys is
These record-keeping requirements are activities, please contact Tawanda to provide the U.S. Department of
not new and do not require reporting to Avery, 202–453–6471.
Education with a better understanding
the Secretary. This Information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The of how State Educational Agencies
Collection was created to ensure that all Department of Education (ED), in (SEAs) utilize these funds. This survey
Part C information responsibilities are accordance with the Paperwork also collects data on teacher, principal,
documented and have been submitted Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. and other school leader effectiveness
for OMB review. The following table 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general and retention for States to meet new
describes the information under Part C public and Federal agencies with an reporting requirements.
to be collected or maintained and opportunity to comment on proposed,
identifies the legal requirement for each revised, and continuing collections of Similar data have been collected
collection. These required listed information. This helps the Department under the Survey on the Use of Funds
collections are consolidated into 1820– assess the impact of its information Under Title II, Part A prior to
collection requirements and minimize reauthorization of ESEA. This OMB
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0682.
the public’s reporting burden. It also clearance request is to continue these
Dated: September 22, 2017. types of analyses, but using new data
helps the public understand the
Tomakie Washington, Department’s information collection collection instruments updated to
Acting Director, Information Collection requirements and provide the requested reflect changes due to the
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy data in the desired format. ED is reauthorization of ESEA by the ESSA.
Officer, Office of Management. soliciting comments on the proposed The request is to begin data collection
[FR Doc. 2017–20658 Filed 9–26–17; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that and analyses for the 2018–19 school
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 27, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Tawanda Avery, 202-453-6471.
FR Citation		82 FR 45010