83 FR 19738 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers' Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 87 (May 4, 2018)

Page Range		19738-19739
FR Document		2018-09502

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 87 (Friday, May 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19738-19739]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09502]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0054]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Fast 
Response Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers' Use of Technology for 
School and Homework Assignments

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 
July 3, 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-
0054. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 216-34, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or 
email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with 
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The 
Department of

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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: Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 109: 
Teachers' Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0857.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,500.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,523.
    Abstract: The Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 109 survey on 
teachers' use of technology for school and homework assignments in 
public schools is conducted by the National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES) as part of the IES response to the request in the 
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to 
provide information about the educational impact of access to digital 
learning resources (DLRs) outside of the classroom. The expanding use 
of technology affects the lives of students both inside and outside the 
classroom. For this reason, the role of technology in education is an 
increasingly important area of research. While access to technology can 
provide valuable learning opportunities to students, technology by 
itself does not guarantee successful outcomes. Schools and teachers 
play an important role in successfully integrating technology into 
teaching and learning. Findings from the FRSS 109 study will provide 
insight on the types and availability of DLRs outside of the classroom, 
and will contribute to IES legislatively mandated report on the 
educational impact of access to DLRs outside the classroom. To provide 
the needed data, FRSS 109 will collect nationally representative data 
from public school teachers about their use of DLRs for teaching, and 
how their knowledge and beliefs about their students' access to DLRs 
outside the classroom affect the assignments they give. The survey will 
focus on information that can best be provided by teachers from their 
perspective and direct interaction with students. FRSS 109 will provide 
national statistics on: (1) Teachers' knowledge and beliefs about 
students' access to technology for doing school assignments outside of 
school; (2) Barriers and challenges teachers believe their students 
face in using technology for class assignments outside of school; and 
(3) Computers that the district or school may make available to 
students for use outside of class time. The request for FRSS 109 
preliminary activities, including securing research approval from 
special contact school districts beginning in April 2018, notifying 
superintendents of districts with sampled schools about the survey, and 
obtaining teacher lists from sampled schools beginning in August 2018, 
was approved in March 2018, with the latest change request approved in 
April 2018 (1850-0857 v.2-4). This request is to conduct the FRSS 109 
data collection.

    Dated: May 1, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-09502 Filed 5-3-18; 8:45 am]
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four miles long from the Gulf through a restoration of estuarine emergent marsh DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
man-made cut across Matagorda and oyster reef in the amount
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0054]
Peninsula, with dual jetties at the determined during final feasibility
entrance from the Gulf. The Gulf planning. Conservation measures Agency Information Collection
Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) identified by the National Marine Activities; Comment Request; Fast
intersects the channel approximately 2.5 Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish Response Survey System (FRSS) 109:
miles north of the cut through and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be Teachers’ Use of Technology for
Matagorda Peninsula. The bay-side considered during this process. The School and Homework Assignments
channel is about 22 miles long across proposed project is not expected to
Matagorda and Lavaca Bays to Point AGENCY: National Center for Education
adversely affect federally listed Statistics (NCES), Department of
Comfort with a turning basin at Point
threatened or endangered species. Education (ED).
Comfort.
Offshore (Entrance Channel), the The impact analysis determined there ACTION: Notice.
channel has a 300 foot (ft) bottom width, would be only minor impacts to soils
10 (Horizontal): 1(Vertical) (H:V) side- and waterbottoms, water quality, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
slopes, and is maintained at a depth of turbidity, protected wildlife species Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
40 ft Mean Low Low Water (MLLW) (i.e., marine mammals, and migratory proposing a revision of an existing
plus three feet of advance maintenance birds), benthic organisms, commercial information collection.
depth and two feet of allowable over- and recreational fisheries, essential fish DATES: Interested persons are invited to
depth. Through Matagorda Peninsula, habitat, coastal barrier resources, air submit comments on or before July 3,
the MSC is authorized to a depth of 38 quality, and noise. No impacts to 2018.
ft MLLW, with a 300 ft bottom width. floodplains and flood control, salinity ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Generally, in Matagorda and Lavaca levels, protected/managed lands, or documents related to the information
Bays, the channel has a 200 ft wide collection listed in this notice, please
historic and cultural resources are
bottom width with 3H:1V side-slopes use http://www.regulations.gov by
anticipated. No impacts to minority or
and is authorized to a project depth of searching the Docket ID number ED–
38 ft, plus two feet of advance low-income populations are expected,
and the proposed project would provide 2018–ICCD–0054. Comments submitted
maintenance depth and an additional in response to this notice should be
two feet of allowable over-depth outside a long-term economic benefit to the
shipping industry by improving submitted electronically through the
the advance maintenance dredging Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
prism. The primary turning basin is efficiency and safety of commercial
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
maintained to a depth of 38 ft MLLW, traffic in the Matagorda Ship Channel.
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
and is 1,000 ft by 1,000 ft. Adjacent to Solicitation of Comments: The commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
the primary turning basin, there is also USACE is soliciting comments from the Please note that comments submitted by
a 1,279 ft extension that is from the public, Federal, State, and local fax or email and those submitted after
turning basin limit and runs along both agencies and officials, Indian tribes, and the comment period will not be
the north and south sides of the other interested parties in order to accepted. Written requests for
Calhoun Port Authority pier. Mean consider and evaluate the impacts of information or comments submitted by
natural water depth in Matagorda Bay is postal mail or delivery should be
this proposed activity. Comments will
approximately 13 ft, while depth in the addressed to the Director of the
be used in preparation of the FIFR–EIS.
adjacent bays ranges from seven to eight Information Collection Clearance
feet. Document Availability: Compact disc
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Recommended Plan: The TSP entails copies of the DIFR–EIS are available for
400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
deepening the channel to 47 ft MLLW, viewing at the following libraries:
216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
widening the entrance channel to 600 ft Matagorda Branch Library, 800 Fisher
and the main channel to 350 ft. The size FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
St., Matagorda, TX 74457. specific questions related to collection
of the turning basin would be increased
to 1,200 ft. Calhoun County Public Library, 200 activities, please contact Kashka
A final decision will be made West Mahan St., Port Lavaca, TX 77979. Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email
following the reviews and higher-level The document can also be viewed and NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
coordination within the USACE to downloaded from the Galveston District SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
select a plan for feasibility-level design website: http:// Department of Education (ED), in
and recommendation for www.swg.usace.army.mil/Business- accordance with the Paperwork
implementation. The decision will be Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
With-Us/Planning-Environmental-
documented in the Final Integrated 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
Branch/Documents-for-Public-Review/.
Feasibility Report (FIFR)–EIS. A public and Federal agencies with an
supplemental DIFR–EIS would not Brenda S. Bowen, opportunity to comment on proposed,
likely be produced unless there are Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. revised, and continuing collections of
substantial design changes that [FR Doc. 2018–09480 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] information. This helps the Department
significantly alter environmental assess the impact of its information
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impacts. Coordination with the natural collection requirements and minimize
resource agencies will continue the public’s reporting burden. It also
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throughout the study process. helps the public understand the
Project Impacts and Environmental Department’s information collection
Compliance: The recommended plan requirements and provide the requested
would result in the loss of data in the desired format. ED is
approximately 19 acres of wetlands and soliciting comments on the proposed
133 acres of oyster reef. Impacts would information collection request (ICR) that
be fully compensated with the is described below. The Department of

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Education is especially interested in information that can best be provided by fax or email and those submitted after
public comment addressing the teachers from their perspective and the comment period will not be
following issues: (1) Is this collection direct interaction with students. FRSS accepted. Written requests for
necessary to the proper functions of the 109 will provide national statistics on: information or comments submitted by
Department; (2) will this information be (1) Teachers’ knowledge and beliefs postal mail or delivery should be
processed and used in a timely manner; about students’ access to technology for addressed to the Director of the
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; doing school assignments outside of Information Collection Clearance
(4) how might the Department enhance school; (2) Barriers and challenges Division, U.S. Department of Education,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the teachers believe their students face in 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
information to be collected; and (5) how using technology for class assignments 216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
might the Department minimize the outside of school; and (3) Computers FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
burden of this collection on the that the district or school may make specific questions related to collection
respondents, including through the use available to students for use outside of activities, please contact Beth
of information technology. Please note class time. The request for FRSS 109 Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
that written comments received in preliminary activities, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
response to this notice will be securing research approval from special Department of Education (ED), in
considered public records. contact school districts beginning in
Title of Collection: Fast Response accordance with the Paperwork
April 2018, notifying superintendents of Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers’ districts with sampled schools about the
Use of Technology for School and 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
survey, and obtaining teacher lists from public and Federal agencies with an
Homework Assignments. sampled schools beginning in August
OMB Control Number: 1850–0857. opportunity to comment on proposed,
2018, was approved in March 2018, revised, and continuing collections of
Type of Review: A revision of an with the latest change request approved
existing information collection. information. This helps the Department
in April 2018 (1850–0857 v.2–4). This assess the impact of its information
Respondents/Affected Public:
request is to conduct the FRSS 109 data collection requirements and minimize
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual collection. the public’s reporting burden. It also
Responses: 9,500. Dated: May 1, 2018. helps the public understand the
Total Estimated Number of Annual Kate Mullan, Department’s information collection
Burden Hours: 3,523. Acting Director, Information Collection requirements and provide the requested
Abstract: The Fast Response Survey Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy data in the desired format. ED is
System (FRSS) 109 survey on teachers’ Officer, Office of Management. soliciting comments on the proposed
use of technology for school and [FR Doc. 2018–09502 Filed 5–3–18; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that
homework assignments in public BILLING CODE 4000–01–P is described below. The Department of
schools is conducted by the National Education is especially interested in
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) public comment addressing the
as part of the IES response to the request DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection
in the Every Student Succeeds Act of necessary to the proper functions of the
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0022]
2015 (ESSA, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to Department; (2) will this information be
provide information about the Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
educational impact of access to digital Activities; Submission to the Office of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
learning resources (DLRs) outside of the Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the Department enhance
classroom. The expanding use of and approval; Comment Request; the quality, utility, and clarity of the
technology affects the lives of students Reaffirmation Agreement information to be collected; and (5) how
both inside and outside the classroom. might the Department minimize the
For this reason, the role of technology AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), burden of this collection on the
in education is an increasingly Federal Student Aid (FSA). respondents, including through the use
important area of research. While access ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
to technology can provide valuable that written comments received in
learning opportunities to students, SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
technology by itself does not guarantee Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
successful outcomes. Schools and proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Reaffirmation
teachers play an important role in information collection. Agreement.
successfully integrating technology into DATES: Interested persons are invited to OMB Control Number: 1845–0133.
teaching and learning. Findings from submit comments on or before June 4, Type of Review: A revision of an
the FRSS 109 study will provide insight 2018. existing information collection.
on the types and availability of DLRs ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public:
outside of the classroom, and will documents related to the information Individuals or Households; Private
contribute to IES legislatively mandated collection listed in this notice, please Sector; State, Local, and Tribal
report on the educational impact of use http://www.regulations.gov by Governments.
access to DLRs outside the classroom. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
To provide the needed data, FRSS 109 2018–ICCD–0022. Comments submitted Responses: 13,156.
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will collect nationally representative in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
data from public school teachers about submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 1,578.
their use of DLRs for teaching, and how Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The HEA provides for a
their knowledge and beliefs about their www.regulations.gov by selecting the maximum amount that a borrower can
students’ access to DLRs outside the Docket ID number or via postal mail, receive per year and in total. If a
classroom affect the assignments they commercial delivery, or hand delivery. borrower receives more than one of
give. The survey will focus on Please note that comments submitted by these maximum amounts, the borrower

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Section		Notices
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Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 3, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 19738