83 FR 11510 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in Elementary Schools

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 51 (March 15, 2018)

Page Range		11510-11511
FR Document		2018-05258

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11510-11511]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05258]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in 
Elementary Schools

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 14, 2018.

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-2018-ICCD-
0001. 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 216-32, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Thomas Wei, 202-341-0626.

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 Departmentalized 
Instruction in Elementary Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,531.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,202.
    Abstract: This package requests clearance for data collection 
activities to support an evaluation of departmentalized instruction in 
elementary schools. This evaluation is authorized by Title VII Section 
8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended most 
recently in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA gives 
states considerable flexibility in designing systems to hold their 
schools accountable for improving student achievement. This flexibility 
extends to the types of strategies that states encourage or require 
their low-performing schools to adopt. However, many strategies in use 
have little to no evidence of effectiveness. More research is needed to 
help states identify strategies that are likely to help their low-
performing schools improve.
    One potential strategy that has recently become more popular in 
upper elementary school grades is to departmentalize instruction, where 
each teacher specializes in teaching one subject to multiple classes of 
students instead of teaching all subjects to a single class of students 
(self-contained instruction). However, virtually no evidence exists on 
its effectiveness relative to the more traditional self-contained 
approach. This evaluation will help to fill the gap by examining 
whether departmentalizing fourth and fifth grade teachers improves 
teacher and student outcomes. The evaluation will focus on math and 
reading, with an emphasis on low-performing schools that serve a high 
percentage of disadvantaged students.
    The evaluation will include implementation and impact analyses. The 
implementation analysis will describe schools' approaches to 
departmentalization and benefits and challenges encountered. The 
analysis will be based on information from schools' study agreement 
form; meetings to design each school's approach to departmentalization; 
monitoring and support calls with schools; a principal interview; and a 
teacher survey. The impact analysis will draw on data from a teacher 
survey, videos of classroom instruction, a principal interview, and 
district administrative records to estimate the impact of 
departmentalized instruction on various outcomes. The outcomes include 
the quality of instruction and student-teacher relationships, teacher 
satisfaction and retention, and student achievement and behavior. These 
various data collection activities will be carried out between spring 
2018 and fall 2020, although

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most of the activities with the exception of the administrative data 
will take place only once during the first year treatment schools 
implement departmentalized instruction (2018-2019 school year).

    Dated: March 12, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Coordination Act. The Corps has also 2018–ICCD–0001. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
initiated consultation with the National in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 3,202.
Marine Fisheries Service pursuant to the submitted electronically through the Abstract: This package requests
Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// clearance for data collection activities to
Species Act. The Corps has coordinated www.regulations.gov by selecting the support an evaluation of
with the State Department of Cultural Docket ID number or via postal mail, departmentalized instruction in
Resources pursuant to Section 106 of commercial delivery, or hand delivery. elementary schools. This evaluation is
the National Historic Preservation Act. Please note that comments submitted by authorized by Title VII Section 8601 of
Potential water quality concerns will fax or email and those submitted after the Elementary and Secondary
be addressed pursuant to Section 401 of the comment period will not be Education Act, as amended most
the Clean Water Act through accepted. Written requests for recently in 2015 by the Every Student
coordination with the North Carolina information or comments submitted by Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA gives states
Divisions of Coastal Management (DCM) postal mail or delivery should be considerable flexibility in designing
and Water Resources (DWR). This addressed to the Director of the systems to hold their schools
coordination will ensure consistency Information Collection Clearance accountable for improving student
with the Coastal Zone Management Act Division, U.S. Department of Education, achievement. This flexibility extends to
and project compliance with water 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room the types of strategies that states
quality standards. The Corps has 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. encourage or require their low-
coordinated closely with DCM in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
performing schools to adopt. However,
development of the FEIS to ensure the specific questions related to collection many strategies in use have little to no
process complies with State activities, please contact Thomas Wei, evidence of effectiveness. More research
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is needed to help states identify
202–341–0626.
requirements, as well as the NEPA strategies that are likely to help their
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The low-performing schools improve.
requirements. The FEIS has been Department of Education (ED), in
designed to consolidate both NEPA and One potential strategy that has
accordance with the Paperwork recently become more popular in upper
SEPA processes to eliminate Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
duplications. elementary school grades is to
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general departmentalize instruction, where each
5. Availability of the FEIS. The FEIS public and Federal agencies with an
has been published and circulated. The teacher specializes in teaching one
opportunity to comment on proposed, subject to multiple classes of students
FEIS for the proposal can be found at revised, and continuing collections of
the following link: http:// instead of teaching all subjects to a
information. This helps the Department single class of students (self-contained
www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/ assess the impact of its information instruction). However, virtually no
RegulatoryPermitProgram/MajorProjects collection requirements and minimize evidence exists on its effectiveness
under Holden Beach Terminal Groin— the public’s reporting burden. It also relative to the more traditional self-
Corps ID # SAW–2011–01914. helps the public understand the contained approach. This evaluation
Dated: March 8, 2018. Department’s information collection will help to fill the gap by examining
Scott McLendon, requirements and provide the requested whether departmentalizing fourth and
Chief, Regulatory Division. data in the desired format. ED is fifth grade teachers improves teacher
[FR Doc. 2018–05244 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] soliciting comments on the proposed and student outcomes. The evaluation
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information collection request (ICR) that will focus on math and reading, with an
is described below. The Department of emphasis on low-performing schools
Education is especially interested in that serve a high percentage of
public comment addressing the disadvantaged students.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection The evaluation will include
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0001] necessary to the proper functions of the implementation and impact analyses.
Department; (2) will this information be The implementation analysis will
Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner; describe schools’ approaches to
Activities; Submission to the Office of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; departmentalization and benefits and
Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the Department enhance challenges encountered. The analysis
and Approval; Comment Request; the quality, utility, and clarity of the will be based on information from
Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized information to be collected; and (5) how schools’ study agreement form; meetings
Instruction in Elementary Schools might the Department minimize the to design each school’s approach to
burden of this collection on the departmentalization; monitoring and
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences support calls with schools; a principal
respondents, including through the use
(IES), Department of Education (ED). interview; and a teacher survey. The
of information technology. Please note
ACTION: Notice. that written comments received in impact analysis will draw on data from
response to this notice will be a teacher survey, videos of classroom
SUMMARY: In accordance with the instruction, a principal interview, and
considered public records.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is district administrative records to
Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation
proposing a new information collection. estimate the impact of departmentalized
of Departmentalized Instruction in
DATES: Interested persons are invited to instruction on various outcomes. The
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Elementary Schools.
submit comments on or before May 14, OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW. outcomes include the quality of
2018. Type of Review: A new information instruction and student-teacher
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the collection. relationships, teacher satisfaction and
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public: retention, and student achievement and
collection listed in this notice, please Individuals or Households. behavior. These various data collection
use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual activities will be carried out between
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 8,531. spring 2018 and fall 2020, although

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most of the activities with the exception will enable CIG to provide an Dated: March 9, 2018.
of the administrative data will take incremental 230 million cubic feet per Kimberly D. Bose,
place only once during the first year day (MMscf/d) of northbound capacity Secretary.
treatment schools implement along Line Nos. 5A and 5B from points [FR Doc. 2018–05232 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
departmentalized instruction (2018– of receipt in the DJ Basin to the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
2019 school year). Cheyenne Hub. As a result of the
Dated: March 12, 2018. project, CIG will increase its mainline
Stephanie Valentine, northbound capability from 315 MMscf/ DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Acting Director, Information Collection
d to 545 MMscf/d. Additionally, the
delivery capability into the high Federal Energy Regulatory
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management. pressure pool at the Cheyenne Hub will Commission
[FR Doc. 2018–05258 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am] increase from 255 MMscf/d to 505 [Docket No. AD18–5–000]
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MMscf/d. The estimated cost for the
project is approximately $14.5 million. Review of Cost Submittals by Other
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Federal Agencies for Administering
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 57.9, Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice
within 90 days of this Notice the of Technical Conference
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff will either: Complete In an order issued on October 8, 2004,
Commission its environmental assessment (EA) and the Commission set forth a guideline for
[Docket No. CP18–94–000] place it into the Commission’s public Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or submit their costs related to
Colorado Interstate Gas Company, issue a Notice of Schedule for Administering Part I of the Federal
L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under Environmental Review. If a Notice of Power Act.1 The Commission required
Blanket Authorization Schedule for Environmental Review is OFAs to submit their costs using the
issued, it will indicate, among other OFA Cost Submission Form. The
Take notice that on February 27, 2018, milestones, the anticipated date for the
Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C. October 8 Order also announced that a
Commission staff’s issuance of the final technical conference would be held for
(CIG) Post Office Box 1087, Colorado environmental impact statement (FEIS)
Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket the purpose of reviewing the submitted
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the cost forms and detailed supporting
No. CP18–94–000 a prior notice request EA in the Commission’s public record
pursuant to sections 157.205, documentation.
for this proceeding or the issuance of a The Commission will hold a technical
157.208(b), 157.210 and 157.216 of the Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Commission’s regulations under the conference for reviewing the submitted
Review will serve to notify federal and OFA costs. The purpose of the
Natural Gas Act for authorization for the state agencies of the timing for the
CIG 2018 Line Nos. 5A and 5B conference will be for OFAs and
completion of all necessary reviews, and licensees to discuss costs reported in the
Expansion Project, which consists on the subsequent need to complete all
modifying certain existing compression forms and any other supporting
federal authorizations within 90 days of documentation or analyses.
facilities located at the Cheyenne Hub in the date of issuance of the Commission
Weld County, Colorado, all as more The technical conference will be held
staff’s FEIS or EA. on March 29, 2018, in Conference Room
fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open Any person may, within 60 days after 3M–3 at the Commission’s headquarters,
to public inspection. The filing may also the issuance of the instant notice by the 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC.
be viewed on the web at http:// Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 The technical conference will begin at
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. of the Commission’s Procedural Rules 2:00 p.m. (EST).
Enter the docket number excluding the (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene The technical conference will also be
last three digits in the docket number or notice of intervention. Any person transcribed. Those interested in
field to access the document. For filing to intervene or the Commission’s obtaining a copy of the transcript
assistance, please contact FERC Online staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of immediately for a fee should contact the
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ the Commission’s Regulations under the Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc., at 202–347–
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) 3700, or 1–800–336–6646. Two weeks
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. file a protest to the request. If no protest after the post-forum meeting, the
Any questions concerning this is filed within the time allowed transcript will be available for free on
application may be directed to therefore, the proposed activity shall be the Commission’s e-library system.
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory deemed to be authorized effective the Anyone without access to the
Affairs, Colorado Interstate Gas day after the time allowed for protest. If Commission’s website or who has
Company, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087, a protest is filed and not withdrawn questions about the technical
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, at within 30 days after the time allowed conference should contact Raven A.
(703) 667–7517. for filing a protest, the instant request Rodriguez at (202) 502–6276 or via
Specifically, CIG proposes to modify shall be treated as an application for email at annualcharges@ferc.gov.
its existing CIG Cheyenne Compressor authorization pursuant to section 7 of FERC conferences are accessible
Station, CIG Cheyenne Jumper the NGA. under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
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Compressor Station, and CIG Front The Commission strongly encourages Act of 1973. For accessibility
Range Jumper Compressor Station electronic filings of comments, protests, accommodations please send an email
located in Weld County, Colorado to and interventions via the internet in lieu to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
allow for additional transportation of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 1 Order On Rehearing Consolidating
service from mainline receipt points and the instructions on the Administrative Annual Charges Bill Appeals And
along the Colorado Front Range to the Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109
Cheyenne Hub Complex. The project under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. FERC 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order).

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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 May 14, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Thomas Wei, 202-341-0626.
FR Citation		83 FR 11510