83 FR 28206 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

Page Range		28206-28209
FR Document		2018-13053

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of Academic Language Intervention (18-13-43).'' This system contains individually identifying information provided by individuals and school districts that participate in the impact evaluation. The information in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of an academic language intervention on English Learner (EL) students' and disadvantaged non-EL students' language and reading skills.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-13053]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2017-IES-0150]

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 (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of
Academic Language Intervention (18-13-43).'' This system contains
individually identifying information provided by individuals and school
districts that participate in the impact evaluation. The information in
this system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the
effectiveness of an academic language intervention on English Learner
(EL) students' and disadvantaged non-EL students' language and reading
skills.

DATES: Submit your comments on this new system of records notice on or
before July 18, 2018.
This new system of records will become applicable upon publication
in

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the Federal Register on June 18, 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 July 18, 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 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 new system of records, address
them to: Teresa Cahalan, SORN coordinator, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th
Street SW, Room 4126, 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: Teresa Cahalan, SORN coordinator,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202 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, toll free, at
1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction:

The information in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous
study of the effectiveness of an academic language intervention on EL
students' and disadvantaged non-EL students' language and reading
skills.
The study will address the following central research questions:
What is the impact of the academic language intervention on student
achievement? What is the impact of the academic language intervention
on classroom instruction? Was the academic language intervention
implemented with fidelity? Is there variation in the implementation or
impact of the academic language intervention?
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
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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: June 13, 2018.
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
Impact Evaluation of Academic Language Intervention (18-13-43).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
MDRC, 16 East 34th Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10016-4326
(contractor).
Abt Associates, 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-1168
(contractor).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Project's contracting officer representative, U.S. Department of
Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room 4114-1,
Washington, DC 20202.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The evaluation is authorized under sections 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).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The information in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous
study of the effectiveness of an academic language intervention on
English Learner (EL) students' and disadvantaged non-EL students'
language and reading skills.
The study will address the following central research questions:
What is the impact of the academic language intervention on student
achievement? What is the impact of the academic language intervention
on classroom instruction? Was the academic language intervention
implemented with fidelity? Is there variation in the implementation or
impact of the academic language intervention?

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include individually identifying
information about teachers who participate in the evaluation and their
students. The system will contain records on approximately 560 teachers
and 9,520 students from up to nine school districts.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
For teachers, this information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, teacher name, contact information, ratings
of teaching practice, background characteristics, teaching experience
and training, education, and fidelity of academic language instruction
conducted by the teacher as assessed by the study team through
observation. For students, this information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, student name, date of birth, EL status,
gender, primary language, race/ethnicity, grade,

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eligibility for free/reduced-price lunches, individualized education
plan status, standardized math and English/Language Arts test scores,
grades, and retention/promotion decisions.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Data in this system will be obtained through: human resource and
student education records maintained by the school districts;
observations of classroom practice conducted by the study team; surveys
of teachers administered by the study team; and assessments
administered to students by the study team.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The Department may disclose information 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. 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) Teacher Identification Disclosure. In order for the Department
to link teacher data that the Department maintains as part of this
study to the education records of that teacher's students maintained by
the participating school districts for purposes consistent with the
conduct of the study, the Department may disclose to each participating
school district the identities of teachers from that school district
who are participating in this study.
(2) 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
safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the records
disclosed from this system.
(3) 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 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 this 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) and 34 CFR 99.31), 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 teacher or student that will be cross-
referenced by the individual's name on a separate list.
The contractors' employees who ``maintain'' (collect, maintain,
use, or disseminate) data in this system must comply with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act) and
the confidentiality standards in section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C.
9573).

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. Contractors are required to ensure that information
identifying individuals is in files physically separated from other
research data and electronic files identifying individuals are
separated from other electronic research data files. Contractors will
maintain security of the complete set of all master data files and
documentation. Access to individually identifiable data will be
strictly controlled. All information will be kept in locked file
cabinets during nonworking hours, and work on hardcopy data will take
place in a single room, except for data entry.
Physical security of electronic data also will be maintained.
Security features that protect project data will include: Password-
protected accounts that authorize users to use the contractors' systems
but to access only specific network directories and network software;
user rights and directory and file attributes that limit those who can
use particular directories and files and determine how they can use
them; and additional security features that the network administrators
will establish for projects as needed. The contractors' employees who
``maintain'' (collect, maintain, use, or disseminate) data in this
system must comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act and the
confidentiality standards in section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
If you wish to request access to your records, you should contact
the system manager at the address listed under SYSTEM MANAGER AND
ADDRESS. Your request 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. 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 should contact the system manager at the address
listed above. Your request 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.

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HISTORY:
None.

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Respondent Cost Burden: $11.50. There information technology. Carbide Synthesis, Navy Case No.
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Records and Information Governance
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Division Director, OCTO United States Patent
There are postage costs associated and Trademark Office. 101,536.//and any continuations,
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with this information collection. [FR Doc. 2018–13023 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]
Customers may incur postage costs DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the
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when submitting the information in this grant of this license must file written
collection to the USPTO by mail. The objections along with supporting
USPTO expects that approximately 98 evidence, if any, not later than July 3,
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
2018.
percent of the responses in this
collection will be submitted Department of the Navy Dated: June 12, 2018.
electronically via the USPTO’s E.K. Baldini,
Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive
electronic filing system (EFS–Web). The Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
Patent License; Integrated Composite General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register
USPTO is estimating that all of the
Construction Systems, LLC Liaison Officer.
submissions in this collection that are
not submitted electronically will be AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. [FR Doc. 2018–12980 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]
submitted by mail, for a total of 2 ACTION: Notice; correction. BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P

mailed submissions. The average first
clast postage cost for a one-pound SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy
mailed submission in a flat rate published a document in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Register on February 27, 2018,
envelope will be $5.75, and the USPTO [Docket ID ED–2017–IES–0150]
announcing an intent to grant to
is estimating that none of the mailed
Integrated Composite Construction
submissions will exceed one pound. Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Systems, LLC, a revocable,
Therefore, the USPTO estimates that the Records
nonassignable, exclusive license. The
postage costs for the mailed submissions scope of the intent to license has been AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences,
in this collection will be $11.50. revised. Department of Education.
IV. Request for Comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Notice of a new system of
Amanda Horansky McKinney, Head, records.
Comments submitted in response to Technology Transfer Office, NRL Code
this notice will be summarized or 1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, SUMMARY: In accordance with the
included in the request for OMB Washington, DC 20375–5320, telephone Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
approval of this information collection. 202–767–1644. Due to U.S. Postal (Privacy Act), the Department of
They will also become a matter of delays, please fax 202–404–7920, email: Education (Department) publishes this
public record. techtran@research.nrl.navy.mil or use notice of a new system of records
courier delivery to expedite response. entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of
Comments are invited on:
Academic Language Intervention (18–
(a) Whether the proposed collection of Correction 13–43).’’ This system contains
information is necessary for the proper In the Federal Register of February individually identifying information
performance of the functions of the 27, 2018, make the following revision: provided by individuals and school
agency, including whether the 1. In the first and second column, on districts that participate in the impact
information shall have practical utility; page 8462, revise the SUMMARY caption evaluation. The information in this
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s to read as follows: system will be used to conduct a
estimate of the burden (including hours SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy rigorous study of the effectiveness of an
and cost) of the proposed collection of hereby gives notice of its intent to grant academic language intervention on
information; to Integrated Composite Construction English Learner (EL) students’ and
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Systems, LLC., a revocable, disadvantaged non-EL students’
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, nonassignable, exclusive license to language and reading skills.
utility, and clarity of the information to practice in the field of use of fabrication DATES: Submit your comments on this
be collected; and of silicon carbide nanoparticles and new system of records notice on or
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of nanorods for use in high performance before July 18, 2018.
the collection of information on concrete, in the United States, the This new system of records will
respondents, e.g., the use of automated Government-owned invention described become applicable upon publication in

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eligibility for free/reduced-price confidentiality of the records disclosed will be strictly controlled. All
lunches, individualized education plan from this system. information will be kept in locked file
status, standardized math and English/ (3) Research Disclosure. The Director cabinets during nonworking hours, and
Language Arts test scores, grades, and of the Institute of Education Sciences work on hardcopy data will take place
retention/promotion decisions. may disclose information from this in a single room, except for data entry.
system of records to qualified Physical security of electronic data
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: researchers solely for the purpose of also will be maintained. Security
Data in this system will be obtained carrying out specific research that is features that protect project data will
through: human resource and student compatible with the purpose(s) of this include: Password-protected accounts
education records maintained by the system of records. The researcher must that authorize users to use the
school districts; observations of agree to safeguards to protect the contractors’ systems but to access only
classroom practice conducted by the security and confidentiality, consistent specific network directories and
study team; surveys of teachers with section 183(c) of the ESRA (20 network software; user rights and
administered by the study team; and U.S.C. 9573(c)), of the records disclosed directory and file attributes that limit
assessments administered to students by from this system. When personally those who can use particular directories
the study team. identifiable information from a student’s and files and determine how they can
education record will be disclosed to use them; and additional security
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE the researcher, under FERPA (20 U.S.C. features that the network administrators
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 1232g(b) and 34 CFR 99.31), the will establish for projects as needed.
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: researcher also must agree to comply The contractors’ employees who
The Department may disclose with the requirements in the applicable ‘‘maintain’’ (collect, maintain, use, or
information in this system of records FERPA exception to consent. disseminate) data in this system must
under the routine uses listed in this comply with the requirements of the
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF Privacy Act and the confidentiality
system of records without the consent of RECORDS:
the individual if the disclosure is standards in section 183 of the ESRA
compatible with the purposes for which Records in this system of records are (20 U.S.C. 9573).
the record was collected. The maintained in a secure, password-
protected electronic system. RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Department may make these disclosures If you wish to request access to your
on a case-by-case basis. Any disclosure POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF records, you should contact the system
of individually identifiable information RECORDS:
manager at the address listed under
from a record in this system must also Records in this system will be SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
comply with the requirements of section indexed and retrieved by a unique Your request must provide necessary
183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) number assigned to each teacher or particulars of your full name, address,
providing for confidentiality standards student that will be cross-referenced by telephone number, and any other
that apply to all collection, reporting, the individual’s name on a separate list. identifying information requested by the
and publication of data by the Institute The contractors’ employees who Department while processing the
of Education Sciences. Any disclosure ‘‘maintain’’ (collect, maintain, use, or request, to distinguish between
of personally identifiable information disseminate) data in this system must individuals with the same name. Your
from student education records that comply with the requirements of the request must meet the requirements of
were obtained from school districts Privacy Act of 1974, as amended regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, including
must also comply with the requirements (Privacy Act) and the confidentiality proof of identity.
of the Family Educational Rights and standards in section 183 of the ESRA
Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; (20 U.S.C. 9573). CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
34 CFR part 99), which protects the If you wish to contest the content of
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
privacy of student education records. a record regarding you in the system of
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
(1) Teacher Identification Disclosure. records, contact the system manager.
In order for the Department to link The Department shall submit a Your request must meet the
teacher data that the Department retention and disposition schedule that requirements of the regulations in 34
maintains as part of this study to the covers the records contained in this CFR 5b.7.
education records of that teacher’s system to the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) for NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
students maintained by the participating
review. The records will not be If you wish to inquire whether a
school districts for purposes consistent
destroyed until such time as NARA record exists regarding you in this
with the conduct of the study, the
approves said schedule. system, you should contact the system
Department may disclose to each
manager at the address listed above.
participating school district the ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
Your request must provide necessary
identities of teachers from that school SAFEGUARDS:
particulars of your full name, address,
district who are participating in this Security protocols for this system of telephone number, and any other
study. records meet all required security identifying information requested by the
(2) Contract Disclosure. If the standards. Contractors are required to Department while processing the
Department contracts with an entity for ensure that information identifying request, to distinguish between
the purposes of performing any function individuals is in files physically individuals with the same name. Your
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that requires disclosure of records in separated from other research data and request must meet the requirements of
this system to employees of the electronic files identifying individuals the Department’s Privacy Act
contractor, the Department may disclose are separated from other electronic regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including
the records to those employees. As part research data files. Contractors will proof of identity.
of such a contract, the Department will maintain security of the complete set of
require the contractor to agree to all master data files and documentation. EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
safeguards to protect the security and Access to individually identifiable data None.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a new system of records.
Dates		Submit your comments on this new system of records notice on or before July 18, 2018.
Contact		Teresa Cahalan, SORN coordinator, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 28206