83 FR 29768 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Main Study
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 123 (June 26, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-13709 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 29768-29769] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-13709] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0051] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Main Study AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 26, 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- 0051. 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 206-04, 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 [[Page 29769]] assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: International Early Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Main Study. OMB Control Number: 1850-0936. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,091. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,461. Abstract: The International Early Learning Study (IELS), scheduled to be conducted in 2018, is a new study sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental organization of industrialized countries. In the United States, the IELS is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The IELS focuses on young children and their cognitive and non- cognitive skills and competencies as they transition to primary school. The IELS is designed to examine: Children's early learning and development in a broad range of domains, including social and cognitive skills; the relationship between children's early learning and children's participation in early childhood education and care (ECEC); the role of contextual factors, including children's individual characteristics and their home backgrounds and experiences, in promoting young children's growth and development; and how early learning varies across and within countries prior to beginning, or in the early stages of primary school. In 2018, in the participating countries, including the United States, the IELS will assess nationally-representative samples of 5-year-old children enrolled in public and private schools that offer kindergarten in the United States through direct and indirect measures, and will collect contextual data about their home learning environments, ECEC histories, and demographic characteristics. The IELS will measure young children's knowledge, skills, and competencies in both cognitive and non-cognitive domains, including language and literacy, mathematics and numeracy, executive function/self-regulation, and social emotional skills. This assessment will take place as children are transitioning to primary school and will provide data on how U.S. children entering kindergarten compare with their international peers on skills deemed important for later success. To prepare for the main study, which will be conducted from October to December 2018, the IELS countries conducted a field test in the fall of 2017 to evaluate newly developed assessment instruments and questionnaires and also to test the study operations, and main study respondent recruitment began in September 2017. The request to conduct the 2017 IELS field test data collection and the IELS 2018 main study recruitment was approved in September 2017 (OMB #1850-0936 v.3-4). This request is to conduct the IELS 2018 main study. Dated: June 21, 2018. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2018-13709 Filed 6-25-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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Technology Applications, Space and activities, please contact Ian Foss, 202– Dated: June 21, 2018.
Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, 377–3681. Kate Mullan,
Code 72120, 53560 Hull St, Bldg A33, Acting Director, Information Collection
Room 2531, San Diego, CA 92152–5001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
File an electronic copy of objections Department of Education (ED), in Officer, Office of Management.
with paul.a.herbert@navy.mil. accordance with the Paperwork [FR Doc. 2018–13690 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am]
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
Paul Herbert, 619–553–5118,
paul.a.herbert@navy.mil. public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
(Authority: 35 U.S.C. 209(e); 37 CFR 404.7) revised, and continuing collections of
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0051]
Dated: June 19, 2018. information. This helps the Department
E.K. Baldini, assess the impact of its information Agency Information Collection
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate collection requirements and minimize Activities; Submission to the Office of
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register the public’s reporting burden. It also Management and Budget for Review
Liaison Officer. helps the public understand the and Approval; Comment Request;
[FR Doc. 2018–13647 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] Department’s information collection International Early Learning Study
BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P requirements and provide the requested (IELS) 2018 Main Study
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed AGENCY: National Center for Education
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that Statistics (NCES), Department of
is described below. The Department of Education (ED).
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0035]
Education is especially interested in ACTION: Notice.
Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Activities; Submission to the Office of following issues: (1) Is this collection Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
Management and Budget for Review necessary to the proper functions of the proposing a revision of an existing
and Approval; Comment Request; Department; (2) will this information be information collection.
Income Driven Repayment Plan processed and used in a timely manner;
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Request for the William D. Ford (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; submit comments on or before July 26,
Federal Direct Loans and Federal (4) how might the Department enhance 2018.
Family Education Loan Programs the quality, utility, and clarity of the
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), information to be collected; and (5) how
documents related to the information
Department of Education (ED). might the Department minimize the
collection listed in this notice, please
burden of this collection on the use http://www.regulations.gov by
ACTION: Notice.
respondents, including through the use searching the Docket ID number ED–
SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note 2018–ICCD–0051. Comments submitted
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is that written comments received in in response to this notice should be
proposing an extension of an existing response to this notice will be submitted electronically through the
information collection. considered public records. Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: Income Driven www.regulations.gov by selecting the
submit comments on or before July 26, Repayment Plan Request for the William Docket ID number or via postal mail,
2018. D. Ford Federal Direct Loans and commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Federal Family Education Loan Please note that comments submitted by
documents related to the information Programs. fax or email and those submitted after
collection listed in this notice, please OMB Control Number: 1845–0102. the comment period will not be
use http://www.regulations.gov by accepted. Written requests for
searching the Docket ID number ED– Type of Review: An extension of an information or comments submitted by
2018–ICCD–0035. Comments submitted existing information collection. postal mail or delivery should be
in response to this notice should be Respondents/Affected Public: addressed to the Director of the
submitted electronically through the Individuals or Households. Information Collection Clearance
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Total Estimated Number of Annual Division, U.S. Department of Education,
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Responses: 6,090,000. 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room
Docket ID number or via postal mail, 206–04, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Total Estimated Number of Annual FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Please note that comments submitted by Burden Hours: 2,009,700. specific questions related to collection
fax or email and those submitted after Abstract: The Department is activities, please contact Kashka
the comment period will not be requesting an extension of the current Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email
accepted. Written requests for information collection. We are updating NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
information or comments submitted by this Income-Driven Repayment Plan SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
postal mail or delivery should be Request form to make it more user Department of Education (ED), in
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addressed to the Director of the friendly and allow for easier processing accordance with the Paperwork
Information Collection Clearance by the servicers. No new questions are Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Division, U.S. Department of Education, being asked, some existing questions are 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room being streamlined and there is public and Federal agencies with an
206–04, Washington, DC 20202–4537. reformatting to allow for readability and opportunity to comment on proposed,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For ease in completing the form. There is no revised, and continuing collections of
specific questions related to collection burden change based on these changes. information. This helps the Department
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assess the impact of its information United States, the IELS will assess Deadline for Transmittal of
collection requirements and minimize nationally-representative samples of 5- Applications: August 10, 2018.
the public’s reporting burden. It also year-old children enrolled in public and Deadline for Intergovernmental
helps the public understand the private schools that offer kindergarten Review: September 10, 2018.
Department’s information collection in the United States through direct and ADDRESSES: For the addresses for
requirements and provide the requested indirect measures, and will collect obtaining and submitting an
data in the desired format. ED is contextual data about their home application, please refer to our Common
soliciting comments on the proposed learning environments, ECEC histories, Instructions for Applicants to
information collection request (ICR) that and demographic characteristics. The Department of Education Discretionary
is described below. The Department of IELS will measure young children’s Grant Programs, published in the
Education is especially interested in knowledge, skills, and competencies in Federal Register on February 12, 2018
public comment addressing the both cognitive and non-cognitive (83 FR 6003) and available at
following issues: (1) Is this collection domains, including language and www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-12/
necessary to the proper functions of the literacy, mathematics and numeracy, pdf/2018-02558.pdf.
Department; (2) will this information be executive function/self-regulation, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara
processed and used in a timely manner; social emotional skills. This assessment Ramsey, U.S. Department of Education,
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; will take place as children are 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room
(4) how might the Department enhance transitioning to primary school and will 3W203, Washington, DC 20202.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the provide data on how U.S. children Telephone: (202) 260–3774. Email:
information to be collected; and (5) how entering kindergarten compare with NYCP.OIE@ed.gov.
might the Department minimize the their international peers on skills If you use a telecommunications
burden of this collection on the deemed important for later success. To device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
respondents, including through the use prepare for the main study, which will telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
of information technology. Please note be conducted from October to December Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
that written comments received in 2018, the IELS countries conducted a 8339.
response to this notice will be field test in the fall of 2017 to evaluate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
considered public records. newly developed assessment
Title of Collection: International Early instruments and questionnaires and also Full Text of Announcement
Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Main Study. to test the study operations, and main I. Funding Opportunity Description
OMB Control Number: 1850–0936. study respondent recruitment began in
Type of Review: A revision of an Purpose of Program: The purpose of
September 2017. The request to conduct
existing information collection. the Demonstration Grants for Indian
the 2017 IELS field test data collection
Respondents/Affected Public: Children program is to provide financial
and the IELS 2018 main study
Individuals or Households. assistance to projects that develop, test,
recruitment was approved in September
Total Estimated Number of Annual and demonstrate the effectiveness of
2017 (OMB #1850–0936 v.3–4). This
Responses: 8,091. services and programs to improve the
Total Estimated Number of Annual request is to conduct the IELS 2018
educational opportunities and
Burden Hours: 4,461. main study.
achievement of Indian students in
Abstract: The International Early Dated: June 21, 2018. preschool, elementary, and secondary
Learning Study (IELS), scheduled to be Kate Mullan, schools.
conducted in 2018, is a new study Acting Director, Information Collection Background: For FY 2018, the
sponsored by the Organization for Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Department will continue to use the
Economic Cooperation and Officer, Office of Management. priority for Native Youth Community
Development (OECD), an [FR Doc. 2018–13709 Filed 6–25–18; 8:45 am] Projects (NYCP) first used in FY 2015 to
intergovernmental organization of BILLING CODE 4000–01–P support community-led, comprehensive
industrialized countries. In the United projects to help American Indian/Alaska
States, the IELS is conducted by the Native (AI/AN) children become
National Center for Education Statistics DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION college- and career-ready. NYCP
(NCES). The IELS focuses on young funding is one of many efforts across the
children and their cognitive and non- Applications for New Awards; Special Federal government to coordinate,
cognitive skills and competencies as Programs for Indian Children— measure progress, and make
they transition to primary school. The Demonstration Grants investments in Native youth programs.
IELS is designed to examine: Children’s AGENCY: Office of Elementary and These efforts aim to address educational
early learning and development in a Secondary Education, Department of and other outcomes for Native youth not
broad range of domains, including Education. currently being met. These grants are
social and cognitive skills; the ACTION: Notice. designed to help communities improve
relationship between children’s early educational outcomes, specifically
learning and children’s participation in SUMMARY: The Department of Education college- and career-readiness, through
early childhood education and care is issuing a notice inviting applications strategies tailored to address the specific
(ECEC); the role of contextual factors, for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2018 challenges and build upon the specific
including children’s individual for the Indian Education Discretionary opportunities and culture within a
characteristics and their home Grants Programs—Demonstration Grants
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community. Such strategies can include
backgrounds and experiences, in for Indian Children program, Catalog of supplemental academic programs or
promoting young children’s growth and Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) courses, social-emotional services,
development; and how early learning number 84.299A. cultural education, and other support
varies across and within countries prior DATES: Applications Available: June 26, services for AI/AN students and
to beginning, or in the early stages of 2018. families.
primary school. In 2018, in the Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: Recognizing the importance of Tribes
participating countries, including the July 11, 2018. to the education of Native youth, NYCP
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