83_FR_15892 83 FR 15821 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

83 FR 15821 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 71 (April 12, 2018)

Page Range15821-15823
FR Document2018-07641

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (the Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of Parent Messaging Strategies on Student Attendance (18-13-42).'' This system contains individually identifying information voluntarily provided by individuals and districts who participate in the impact study. The information contained in the records maintained in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of a low-cost, parent-focused text messaging intervention, meant to reduce elementary school absenteeism and ultimately improve student achievement.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2017-IES-0095]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 
(Privacy Act), the Department of Education (the Department) publishes 
this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of 
Parent Messaging Strategies on Student Attendance (18-13-42).'' This 
system contains individually identifying information voluntarily 
provided by individuals and districts who participate in the impact 
study. The information contained in the records maintained in this 
system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of 
a low-cost, parent-focused text messaging intervention, meant to reduce 
elementary school absenteeism and ultimately improve student 
achievement.

DATES: Submit your comments on this new system of records notice on or 
before May 14, 2018.
    This new system of records will become applicable upon publication 
in the Federal Register on April 12, 2018, unless the new system of 
records notice needs to be changed as a result of public comment. The 
routine uses listed under ``ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE 
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES'' will 
become applicable on May 14, 2018, unless the new system of records 
notice needs to be changed as a result of public comment.
    The Department will publish any significant changes to the system 
of records or routine uses that result from public comment.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after 
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, 
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the 
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency

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documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on 
the site under the ``help'' tab.
     Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you 
mail or deliver your comments about this modified system of records, 
address them to: Project's contracting officer representative (COR), 
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac 
Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202.
    Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include 
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly 
available.
    Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the 
Rulemaking Record: On request, we will provide an appropriate 
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who 
needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the 
public rulemaking record for this notice. If you want to schedule an 
appointment for this type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Meredith Bachman, Project's COR, 
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac 
Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202, by 
telephone at 1-202-245-7494, or by email at IES_SORN@ed.gov.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service, at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Introduction: The information contained in the records maintained 
in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the 
effectiveness of a low-cost, parent-focused text messaging 
intervention, meant to reduce elementary school absenteeism and 
ultimately improve student achievement.
    The study will address the following central research questions: 
(1) What is the impact on student attendance of using text messaging to 
provide parents with basic information related to attendance? (2) For 
parents who do not respond to the messaging strategies that provide 
basic information, does a more intensive strategy work better to 
improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive interventions (i.e., interventions 
that use more or less intensive strategies based on how parents 
respond) have effects on end-of-year attendance and achievement when 
compared to the districts' usual attendance related practices? (4) How 
is the messaging intervention implemented and what are its costs?
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other 
documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text 
or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe 
Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: April 9, 2018.
Thomas Brock,
Commissioner, National Center for Education Research, Delegated the 
Duties of the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
    Impact Evaluation of Parent Messaging Strategies on Student 
Attendance (18-13-42).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation and 
Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S. 
Department of Education (the Department), Potomac Center Plaza, 550 
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202.

SYSTEM MANAGER:
    Project's COR, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of 
Education, Potomac Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20202.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The study is authorized under ssections 171(b) and 173 of the 
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) and 
9563) and section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 7981) and 
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. 
L. 113-235).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The information contained in the records maintained in this system 
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of a low-cost, parent-focused 
text messaging intervention, meant to reduce elementary school 
absenteeism and ultimately improve student achievement.
    The study will address the following central research questions: 
(1) What is the impact on student attendance of using text messaging to 
provide parents with basic information related to attendance? (2) For 
parents who do not respond to the messaging strategies that provide 
basic information, does a more intensive strategy work better to 
improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive interventions (i.e., interventions 
that use more or less intensive strategies based on how parents 
respond) have effects on end-of-year attendance and achievement when 
compared to the districts' usual attendance related practices? (4) How 
is the messaging intervention implemented and what are its costs?

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    The system of records will include individually identifying 
information about parents (or guardians) who consent to participate in 
the study and their elementary school aged children. The system will 
contain records on approximately 26,000 parents and 30,000 students 
from 4 school districts.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    For parents or guardians this information will include, but will 
not necessarily be limited to, contact information (name, phone number, 
and home address), gender, educational background, employment status, 
and primary language spoken at home. For students this information will 
include, but will not necessarily be limited to, name, district-
provided student ID, date of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, grade, 
eligibility for free/reduced-price lunches, English Learner status, 
individualized education plan status, number of days absent (excused, 
unexcused, and suspended), and math and reading assessment scores. 
Parents' or guardians' contact information will be used to send out the 
text messages.

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Students' identifying information will be collected to extract 
attendance and academic assessment information from school district 
data sources.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    The information contained in the records maintained in this system 
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of a low-cost, parent-focused 
text messaging intervention, meant to reduce elementary school 
absenteeism and ultimately improve student achievement. Data will be 
obtained on all participating students and their parents or guardians 
through administrative records maintained by the school districts and 
through the administration of a survey to a subset of approximately 
2,000 parents or guardians.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The Department may disclose information contained in a record in 
this system of records under the routine uses listed in this system of 
records without the consent of the individual if the disclosure is 
compatible with the purposes for which the record was collected. The 
Department may make these disclosures on a case-by-case basis or, if 
the Department has complied with the computer matching requirements of 
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), under a computer 
matching agreement. Any disclosure of individually identifiable 
information from a record in this system must also comply with the 
requirements of section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) providing for 
confidentiality standards that apply to all collection, reporting, and 
publication of data by the Institute of Education Sciences. Any 
disclosure of personally identifiable information from student 
education records that were obtained from school districts must also 
comply with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR part 99), which protects 
the privacy of student education records.
    (1) Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity 
for the purposes of performing any function that requires disclosure of 
records in this system to employees of the contractor, the Department 
may disclose the records to those employees. As part of such a 
contract, the Department will require the contractor to agree to 
maintain safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the 
records disclosed from the system.
    (2) Research Disclosure. The Director of the Institute of Education 
Sciences may disclose information from this system of records to 
qualified researchers solely for the purpose of carrying out specific 
research that is compatible with the purpose(s) of this system of 
records. The researcher must agree to maintain safeguards to protect 
the security and confidentiality, consistent with section 183(c) of the 
ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573(c)) of the records disclosed from the system. When 
personally identifiable information from a student's education record 
will be disclosed to the researcher, under FERPA (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)), 
the researcher also must agree to comply with the requirements in the 
applicable FERPA exception to consent.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system of records are maintained in a secure, 
password-protected electronic system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system will be indexed and retrieved by a unique 
number assigned to each individual that will be cross-referenced by the 
individual's name on a separate list.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    The Department shall submit a retention and disposition schedule 
that covers the records contained in this system to the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for review. The records will 
not be destroyed until such time as NARA approves said schedule.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Security protocols for this system of records meet all required 
security standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST). The secure, password protected electronic system 
utilizes security hardware and software to include multiple firewalls, 
active intruder detection, and role-based access controls. All physical 
access to the Department's site, where this system of records will be 
maintained, is controlled and monitored by security personnel. The 
computer system employed by the Department offers a high degree of 
resistance to tampering and circumvention. This security system limits 
data access to Department and contract staff on a need-to-know basis 
and controls individual users' ability to access and alter records 
within the system.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    If you wish to request access to your records, you must contact the 
system manager at the address listed above. Your requests must provide 
necessary particulars of your full name, address, telephone number, and 
any other identifying information requested by the Department while 
processing the request, to distinguish between individuals with the 
same name. Your request must meet the requirements of regulations in 34 
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the 
system of records, contact the system manager at the address listed 
above. Your request must meet the requirements of the regulations in 34 
CFR 5b.7.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    If you wish to inquire whether a record exists regarding you in 
this system, you must contact the system manager at the address listed 
above. You must provide necessary particulars of your full name, 
address, telephone number, and any other identifying information 
requested by the Department while processing the request, to 
distinguish between individuals with the same name. Your request must 
meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    None.

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                                                   If approved, the applicants may                         Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                                request minor modifications and                         of the meeting is to provide advice on
                                                                                                                                                              [Docket ID ED–2017–IES–0095]
                                                extensions to the EFPs throughout the                   scientific, technical, intelligence, and
                                                year. EFP modifications and extensions                  policy-related issues to the Commander,               Privacy Act of 1974; System of
                                                may be granted without further notice if                U.S. Strategic Command, during the                    Records
                                                they are deemed essential to facilitate                 development of the Nation’s strategic
                                                completion of the proposed research                     war plans.                                            AGENCY:  Institute of Education Sciences,
                                                and have minimal impacts that do not                                                                          Department of Education.
                                                change the scope or impact of the                          Agenda: Topics include: Policy
                                                                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice of a new system of
                                                initially approved EFP request. Any                     Issues, Space Operations, Nuclear
                                                                                                                                                              records.
                                                fishing activity conducted outside the                  Weapons Stockpile Assessment,
                                                scope of the exempted fishing activity                  Weapons of Mass Destruction,                          SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                                would be prohibited.                                    Intelligence Operations, Cyber                        Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
                                                                                                        Operations, Global Strike, Command                    (Privacy Act), the Department of
                                                   Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
                                                                                                        and Control, Science and Technology,                  Education (the Department) publishes
                                                  Dated: April 9, 2018.                                 Missile Defense.                                      this notice of a new system of records
                                                Jennifer M. Wallace,                                                                                          entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of Parent
                                                                                                           Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5
                                                Acting Director, Office of Sustainable                                                                        Messaging Strategies on Student
                                                Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                                                                        U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR 102–3.155, the
                                                                                                        Department of Defense has determined                  Attendance (18–13–42).’’ This system
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–07621 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        that the meeting shall be closed to the               contains individually identifying
                                                BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                                                                        information voluntarily provided by
                                                                                                        public. Per delegated authority by the
                                                                                                                                                              individuals and districts who
                                                                                                        Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General
                                                                                                                                                              participate in the impact study. The
                                                                                                        John E. Hyten, Commander, U.S.                        information contained in the records
                                                DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                                                                        Strategic Command, in consultation                    maintained in this system will be used
                                                Office of the Secretary                                 with his legal advisor, has determined                to conduct a rigorous study of the
                                                                                                        in writing that the public interest                   effectiveness of a low-cost, parent-
                                                U.S. Strategic Command Strategic                        requires that all sessions of this meeting            focused text messaging intervention,
                                                Advisory Group; Notice of Advisory                      be closed to the public because they will             meant to reduce elementary school
                                                Committee Closed Meeting                                be concerned with matters listed in 5                 absenteeism and ultimately improve
                                                AGENCY:  Office of the Chairman Joint                   U.S.C. 552b(c)(1).                                    student achievement.
                                                Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense.                    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41                 DATES: Submit your comments on this
                                                ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee                    CFR 102–3.140(c), the public or                       new system of records notice on or
                                                closed meeting.                                         interested organizations may submit                   before May 14, 2018.
                                                                                                        written statements to the membership of                  This new system of records will
                                                SUMMARY:   The Department of Defense is                                                                       become applicable upon publication in
                                                                                                        the Strategic Advisory Group at any
                                                publishing this notice to announce that                                                                       the Federal Register on April 12, 2018,
                                                                                                        time or in response to the stated agenda
                                                the following Federal Advisory                                                                                unless the new system of records notice
                                                                                                        of a planned meeting. Written
                                                Committee meeting of the U.S. Strategic                                                                       needs to be changed as a result of public
                                                Command Strategic Advisory Group                        statements should be submitted to the
                                                                                                        Strategic Advisory Group’s Designated                 comment. The routine uses listed under
                                                will take place.                                                                                              ‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS
                                                                                                        Federal Officer; the Designated Federal
                                                DATES: Day 1—Closed to the public                                                                             MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM,
                                                Thursday, May 10, 2018, from 8:00 a.m.                  Officer’s contact information can be
                                                                                                        obtained from the GSA’s FACA                          INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS
                                                to 4:00 p.m. and Day 2—Closed to the                                                                          AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES’’ will
                                                public Friday, May 11, 2018, from 8:00                  Database—http://
                                                                                                                                                              become applicable on May 14, 2018,
                                                a.m. to 12:00 p.m.                                      www.facadatabase.gov/. Written
                                                                                                                                                              unless the new system of records notice
                                                ADDRESSES: Dougherty Conference
                                                                                                        statements that do not pertain to a                   needs to be changed as a result of public
                                                Center, Building 432, 906 SAC                           scheduled meeting of the Strategic                    comment.
                                                Boulevard, Offutt AFB, Nebraska 68113.                  Advisory Group may be submitted at                       The Department will publish any
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                                                                        any time. However, if individual                      significant changes to the system of
                                                John L. Trefz, Jr., Designated Federal                  comments pertain to a specific topic                  records or routine uses that result from
                                                Officer, (402) 294–4102 (Voice), (402)                  being discussed at a planned meeting,                 public comment.
                                                294–3128 (Facsimile), john.l.trefz.civ@                 then these statements must be submitted               ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
                                                mail.mil (Email). Mailing address is 901                no later than five business days prior to             through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
                                                SAC Boulevard, Suite 1F7, Offutt AFB,                   the meeting in question. The Designated               or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
                                                NE 68113–6030.                                          Federal Officer will review all                       or hand delivery. We will not accept
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                         submitted written statements and                      comments submitted by fax or by email
                                                meeting is being held under the                         provide copies to all the committee                   or those submitted after the comment
                                                provisions of the Federal Advisory                      members.                                              period. To ensure that we do not receive
                                                Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C.                    Dated: April 9, 2018.                               duplicate copies, please submit your
                                                Appendix, as amended), the                                                                                    comments only once. In addition, please
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                                                documents, submitting comments, and                     improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive                    Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
                                                viewing the docket, is available on the                 interventions (i.e., interventions that use            (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) and 9563)
                                                site under the ‘‘help’’ tab.                            more or less intensive strategies based                and section 8601 of the Elementary and
                                                   • Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,                  on how parents respond) have effects on                Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
                                                or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver                end-of-year attendance and achievement                 amended by the Every Student Succeeds
                                                your comments about this modified                       when compared to the districts’ usual                  Act (20 U.S.C. 7981) and the
                                                system of records, address them to:                     attendance related practices? (4) How is               Consolidated and Further Continuing
                                                Project’s contracting officer                           the messaging intervention                             Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113–
                                                representative (COR), Institute of                      implemented and what are its costs?                    235).
                                                Education Sciences, U.S. Department of                     Accessible Format: Individuals with
                                                                                                        disabilities can obtain this document in               PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
                                                Education, Potomac Center Plaza, Room
                                                4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington,                   an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large                The information contained in the
                                                DC 20202.                                               print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                  records maintained in this system will
                                                   Privacy Note: The Department’s                       request to the person listed under FOR                 be used to conduct a rigorous study of
                                                policy is to make all comments received                 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.                           a low-cost, parent-focused text
                                                from members of the public available for                   Electronic Access to This Document:                 messaging intervention, meant to reduce
                                                public viewing in their entirety on the                 The official version of this document is               elementary school absenteeism and
                                                Federal eRulemaking Portal at                           the document published in the Federal                  ultimately improve student
                                                www.regulations.gov. Therefore,                         Register. You may access the official                  achievement.
                                                commenters should be careful to                         edition of the Federal Register and the                   The study will address the following
                                                include in their comments only                          Code of Federal Regulations via the                    central research questions: (1) What is
                                                information that they wish to make                      Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/                the impact on student attendance of
                                                publicly available.                                     fdsys. At this site you can view this                  using text messaging to provide parents
                                                   Assistance to Individuals with                       document, as well as all other                         with basic information related to
                                                Disabilities in Reviewing the                           documents of this Department                           attendance? (2) For parents who do not
                                                Rulemaking Record: On request, we will                  published in the Federal Register, in                  respond to the messaging strategies that
                                                provide an appropriate accommodation                    text or Portable Document Format                       provide basic information, does a more
                                                or auxiliary aid to an individual with a                (PDF). To use PDF you must have                        intensive strategy work better to
                                                disability who needs assistance to                      Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                         improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive
                                                review the comments or other                            available free at the site.                            interventions (i.e., interventions that use
                                                documents in the public rulemaking                         You may also access documents of the                more or less intensive strategies based
                                                record for this notice. If you want to                  Department published in the Federal                    on how parents respond) have effects on
                                                schedule an appointment for this type of                Register by using the article search                   end-of-year attendance and achievement
                                                accommodation or auxiliary aid, please                  feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                   when compared to the districts’ usual
                                                contact the person listed under FOR                     Specifically, through the advanced                     attendance related practices? (4) How is
                                                FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.                            search feature at this site, you can limit             the messaging intervention
                                                                                                        your search to documents published by                  implemented and what are its costs?
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                                                                        the Department.
                                                Meredith Bachman, Project’s COR,                                                                               CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
                                                Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.                      Dated: April 9, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                               SYSTEM:
                                                Department of Education, Potomac                        Thomas Brock,
                                                                                                                                                                 The system of records will include
                                                Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th                       Commissioner, National Center for Education
                                                                                                                                                               individually identifying information
                                                Street SW, Washington, DC 20202, by                     Research, Delegated the Duties of the Director
                                                                                                        of the Institute of Education Sciences.                about parents (or guardians) who
                                                telephone at 1–202–245–7494, or by                                                                             consent to participate in the study and
                                                email at IES_SORN@ed.gov.                               SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER                                 their elementary school aged children.
                                                   If you use a telecommunications
                                                                                                          Impact Evaluation of Parent                          The system will contain records on
                                                device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                                                                                        Messaging Strategies on Student                        approximately 26,000 parents and
                                                telephone (TTY), you may call the
                                                                                                        Attendance (18–13–42).                                 30,000 students from 4 school districts.
                                                Federal Relay Service, at 1–800–877–
                                                8339.                                                   SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:                               CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                    Unclassified.                                       For parents or guardians this
                                                   Introduction: The information                                                                               information will include, but will not
                                                                                                        SYSTEM LOCATION:
                                                contained in the records maintained in                                                                         necessarily be limited to, contact
                                                this system will be used to conduct a                     Evaluation Division, National Center                 information (name, phone number, and
                                                rigorous study of the effectiveness of a                for Education Evaluation and Regional                  home address), gender, educational
                                                low-cost, parent-focused text messaging                 Assistance, Institute of Education                     background, employment status, and
                                                intervention, meant to reduce                           Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of                     primary language spoken at home. For
                                                elementary school absenteeism and                       Education (the Department), Potomac                    students this information will include,
                                                ultimately improve student                              Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW,                      but will not necessarily be limited to,
                                                achievement.                                            Washington, DC 20202.                                  name, district-provided student ID, date
                                                   The study will address the following                 SYSTEM MANAGER:                                        of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, grade,
                                                central research questions: (1) What is                                                                        eligibility for free/reduced-price
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                                                                                                          Project’s COR, Institute of Education
                                                the impact on student attendance of                     Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,                lunches, English Learner status,
                                                using text messaging to provide parents                 Potomac Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550                   individualized education plan status,
                                                with basic information related to                       12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202.                  number of days absent (excused,
                                                attendance? (2) For parents who do not                                                                         unexcused, and suspended), and math
                                                respond to the messaging strategies that                AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:               and reading assessment scores. Parents’
                                                provide basic information, does a more                    The study is authorized under                        or guardians’ contact information will
                                                intensive strategy work better to                       ssections 171(b) and 173 of the                        be used to send out the text messages.


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                                                Students’ identifying information will                  may disclose information from this                    RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
                                                be collected to extract attendance and                  system of records to qualified                           If you wish to request access to your
                                                academic assessment information from                    researchers solely for the purpose of                 records, you must contact the system
                                                school district data sources.                           carrying out specific research that is                manager at the address listed above.
                                                                                                        compatible with the purpose(s) of this                Your requests must provide necessary
                                                RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
                                                                                                        system of records. The researcher must                particulars of your full name, address,
                                                   The information contained in the                     agree to maintain safeguards to protect               telephone number, and any other
                                                records maintained in this system will                  the security and confidentiality,                     identifying information requested by the
                                                be used to conduct a rigorous study of                  consistent with section 183(c) of the                 Department while processing the
                                                a low-cost, parent-focused text                         ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573(c)) of the records               request, to distinguish between
                                                messaging intervention, meant to reduce                 disclosed from the system. When                       individuals with the same name. Your
                                                elementary school absenteeism and                       personally identifiable information from              request must meet the requirements of
                                                ultimately improve student                              a student’s education record will be                  regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, including
                                                achievement. Data will be obtained on                   disclosed to the researcher, under                    proof of identity.
                                                all participating students and their                    FERPA (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)), the
                                                parents or guardians through                            researcher also must agree to comply                  CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
                                                administrative records maintained by                    with the requirements in the applicable                  If you wish to contest the content of
                                                the school districts and through the                    FERPA exception to consent.                           a record regarding you in the system of
                                                administration of a survey to a subset of                                                                     records, contact the system manager at
                                                approximately 2,000 parents or                          POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF                 the address listed above. Your request
                                                guardians.                                              RECORDS:                                              must meet the requirements of the
                                                ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE                 Records in this system of records are               regulations in 34 CFR 5b.7.
                                                SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND               maintained in a secure, password-                     NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
                                                PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:                                  protected electronic system.
                                                                                                                                                                If you wish to inquire whether a
                                                   The Department may disclose                                                                                record exists regarding you in this
                                                                                                        POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
                                                information contained in a record in                                                                          system, you must contact the system
                                                                                                        RECORDS:
                                                this system of records under the routine                                                                      manager at the address listed above.
                                                uses listed in this system of records                     Records in this system will be
                                                                                                                                                              You must provide necessary particulars
                                                without the consent of the individual if                indexed and retrieved by a unique
                                                                                                                                                              of your full name, address, telephone
                                                the disclosure is compatible with the                   number assigned to each individual that
                                                                                                                                                              number, and any other identifying
                                                purposes for which the record was                       will be cross-referenced by the
                                                                                                                                                              information requested by the
                                                collected. The Department may make                      individual’s name on a separate list.
                                                                                                                                                              Department while processing the
                                                these disclosures on a case-by-case basis                                                                     request, to distinguish between
                                                                                                        POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
                                                or, if the Department has complied with                                                                       individuals with the same name. Your
                                                                                                        DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
                                                the computer matching requirements of                                                                         request must meet the requirements of
                                                the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended                       The Department shall submit a
                                                                                                                                                              the Department’s Privacy Act
                                                (Privacy Act), under a computer                         retention and disposition schedule that
                                                                                                                                                              regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including
                                                matching agreement. Any disclosure of                   covers the records contained in this
                                                                                                                                                              proof of identity.
                                                individually identifiable information                   system to the National Archives and
                                                from a record in this system must also                  Records Administration (NARA) for                     EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
                                                comply with the requirements of section                 review. The records will not be                          None.
                                                183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573)                        destroyed until such time as NARA
                                                providing for confidentiality standards                 approves said schedule.                               HISTORY:
                                                that apply to all collection, reporting,                                                                         None.
                                                and publication of data by the Institute                ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
                                                                                                                                                              [FR Doc. 2018–07641 Filed 4–11–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        SAFEGUARDS:
                                                of Education Sciences. Any disclosure                                                                         BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                of personally identifiable information                    Security protocols for this system of
                                                from student education records that                     records meet all required security
                                                were obtained from school districts                     standards issued by the National                      DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                must also comply with the requirements                  Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                of the Family Educational Rights and                    (NIST). The secure, password protected                Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g;                   electronic system utilizes security                   Commission
                                                34 CFR part 99), which protects the                     hardware and software to include
                                                                                                        multiple firewalls, active intruder                   [Docket Nos. PR17–60–001; PR17–60–002]
                                                privacy of student education records.
                                                   (1) Contract Disclosure. If the                      detection, and role-based access                      Atmos Pipeline-Texas; Notice of
                                                Department contracts with an entity for                 controls. All physical access to the                  Technical Conference
                                                the purposes of performing any function                 Department’s site, where this system of
                                                that requires disclosure of records in                  records will be maintained, is controlled                Take notice that an informal technical
                                                this system to employees of the                         and monitored by security personnel.                  conference concerning the above-
                                                contractor, the Department may disclose                 The computer system employed by the                   captioned proceedings will be convened
                                                the records to those employees. As part                 Department offers a high degree of                    by phone on April 18, 2018, at 2:00 p.m.
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                                                of such a contract, the Department will                 resistance to tampering and                           (EDT). The purpose of the
                                                require the contractor to agree to                      circumvention. This security system                   teleconference will be to discuss
                                                maintain safeguards to protect the                      limits data access to Department and                  comments filed in the proceeding.
                                                security and confidentiality of the                     contract staff on a need-to-know basis                   All interested parties are invited to
                                                records disclosed from the system.                      and controls individual users’ ability to             participate by phone. Please email
                                                   (2) Research Disclosure. The Director                access and alter records within the                   Deirdra Archie at deirdra.archie@
                                                of the Institute of Education Sciences                  system.                                               ferc.gov or call (202) 502–6819 by


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Document Created: 2018-11-02 08:15:37
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 08:15:37
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new system of records.
DatesSubmit your comments on this new system of records notice on or before May 14, 2018.
ContactDr. Meredith Bachman, Project's COR, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202, by telephone at 1-202-245-7494, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 15821 

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