83_FR_31513 83 FR 31384 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers' Use of Technology for School and Homework Assignments

83 FR 31384 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 129 (July 5, 2018)

Page Range31384-31385
FR Document2018-14369

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31384-31385]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14369]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
August 6, 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 206-06, 
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 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: 3,251.
    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

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request is to conduct the FRSS 109 data collection.

    Dated: June 28, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-14369 Filed 7-3-18; 8:45 am]
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31384 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices the 11th cycle in the NPSAS series that use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public: will be conducted during the 2019–20 searching the Docket ID number ED– Individuals or Households. academic year. NPSAS:20 also will 2018–ICCD–0054. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual serve as the base year data collection for in response to this notice should be Responses: 9,500. the Beginning Postsecondary Students submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual Longitudinal Study (BPS), a study of Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Burden Hours: 3,251. first-time beginning postsecondary www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: The Fast Response Survey students that will be conducted three Docket ID number or via postal mail, System (FRSS) 109 survey on teachers’ years (BPS:20/22) and six years (BPS:20/ commercial delivery, or hand delivery. use of technology for school and 25) after beginning their postsecondary Please note that comments submitted by homework assignments in public education. This request covers fax or email and those submitted after schools is conducted by the National NPSAS:20 field test materials and the comment period will not be Center for Education Statistics (NCES) procedures related to institution accepted. Written requests for as part of the IES response to the request sampling, institution contacting, information or comments submitted by in the Every Student Succeeds Act of enrollment list collection, and postal mail or delivery should be 2015 (ESSA, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) to enrollment list sampling, which are addressed to the Director of the provide information about the scheduled to begin by November 2018. Information Collection Clearance educational impact of access to digital In late 2018, NCES will submit a Division, U.S. Department of Education, learning resources (DLRs) outside of the separate request for the NPSAS:20 field 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room classroom. The expanding use of test student data collection, including 206–06, Washington, DC 20202–4537. technology affects the lives of students student record data abstraction and both inside and outside the classroom. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For student interviews, which in turn are For this reason, the role of technology specific questions related to collection in education is an increasingly scheduled to begin in January 2019. activities, please contact Kashka Following the 2018–19 field test study, important area of research. While access Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email to technology can provide valuable NCES will request to conduct the NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. learning opportunities to students, NPSAS:20 full-scale data collection, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The technology by itself does not guarantee scheduled to take place from October 1, Department of Education (ED), in successful outcomes. Schools and 2019 through September 2020. The accordance with the Paperwork teachers play an important role in materials that will be used in the 2019– Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. successfully integrating technology into 20 full-scale study will be based upon 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general teaching and learning. Findings from the field test materials included in this public and Federal agencies with an the FRSS 109 study will provide insight submission and in the forthcoming opportunity to comment on proposed, on the types and availability of DLRs student data collection submission. revised, and continuing collections of outside of the classroom, and will Dated: June 29, 2018. information. This helps the Department contribute to IES legislatively mandated Kate Mullan, assess the impact of its information report on the educational impact of Acting Director, Information Collection collection requirements and minimize access to DLRs outside the classroom. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy the public’s reporting burden. It also To provide the needed data, FRSS 109 Officer, Office of Management. helps the public understand the will collect nationally representative [FR Doc. 2018–14441 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] Department’s information collection data from public school teachers about BILLING CODE 4000–01–P requirements and provide the requested their use of DLRs for teaching, and how data in the desired format. ED is their knowledge and beliefs about their soliciting comments on the proposed students’ access to DLRs outside the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that classroom affect the assignments they is described below. The Department of give. The survey will focus on [Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0054] Education is especially interested in information that can best be provided by Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the teachers from their perspective and Activities; Submission to the Office of following issues: (1) Is this collection direct interaction with students. FRSS Management and Budget for Review necessary to the proper functions of the 109 will provide national statistics on: and Approval; Comment Request; Fast Department; (2) will this information be (1) Teachers’ knowledge and beliefs Response Survey System (FRSS) 109: processed and used in a timely manner; about students’ access to technology for Teachers’ Use of Technology for (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; doing school assignments outside of School and Homework Assignments (4) how might the Department enhance school; (2) Barriers and challenges the quality, utility, and clarity of the teachers believe their students face in AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how using technology for class assignments Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the outside of school; and (3) Computers Education (ED). burden of this collection on the that the district or school may make ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use available to students for use outside of of information technology. Please note class time. The request for FRSS 109 SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in preliminary activities, including Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be securing research approval from special proposing a revision of an existing considered public records. contact school districts beginning in amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 information collection. Title of Collection: Fast Response April 2018, notifying superintendents of DATES: Interested persons are invited to Survey System (FRSS) 109: Teachers’ districts with sampled schools about the submit comments on or before August 6, Use of Technology for School and survey, and obtaining teacher lists from 2018. Homework Assignments. sampled schools beginning in August ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–0857. 2018, was approved in March 2018, documents related to the information Type of Review: A revision of an with the latest change request approved collection listed in this notice, please existing information collection. in April 2018 (1850–0857 v.2–4). This VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Jul 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 129 / Thursday, July 5, 2018 / Notices 31385 request is to conduct the FRSS 109 data assess the impact of its information Contacting and seeking research collection. collection requirements and minimize approvals from special contact districts, Dated: June 28, 2018. the public’s reporting burden. It also where applicable, (b) notifying districts Kate Mullan, helps the public understand the that their school(s) have been selected Department’s information collection for NTPS 2019–20, and (c) notifying Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy requirements and provide the requested sampled schools of their selection for Officer, Office of Management. data in the desired format. ED is the survey and verifying their mailing soliciting comments on the proposed addresses. [FR Doc. 2018–14369 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] information collection request (ICR) that Dated: June 29, 2018. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P is described below. The Department of Kate Mullan, Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the Acting Director, Information Collection DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy following issues: (1) Is this collection [Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0070] Officer, Office of Management. necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be [FR Doc. 2018–14390 Filed 7–3–18; 8:45 am] Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner; BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Activities; Comment Request; National (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Teacher and Principal Survey of 2019– (4) how might the Department enhance 2020 (NTPS 2019–20) Preliminary Field the quality, utility, and clarity of the Activities information to be collected; and (5) how DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AGENCY: National Center for Education might the Department minimize the Federal Energy Regulatory Statistics (NCES), Department of burden of this collection on the Commission Education (ED). respondents, including through the use ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note that written comments received in [Docket No. EL18–183–000] SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is Radford’s Run Wind Farm, LLC v. PJM considered public records. proposing a revision of an existing Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Title of Collection: National Teacher information collection. Complaint and Principal Survey of 2019–2020 DATES: Interested persons are invited to (NTPS 2019–20) Preliminary Field Take notice that on June 26, 2018, submit comments on or before Activities. pursuant to sections 206, 306 and 309 September 4, 2018. OMB Control Number: 1850–0598. Type of Review: A revision of an of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection. 824e, 825e and 825h (2012) and Rule documents related to the information 206 of the Federal Energy Regulatory collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Commission’s (Commission) Rules of use http://www.regulations.gov by Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206 Total Estimated Number of Annual searching the Docket ID number ED– (2017), Radford’s Run Wind Farm, LLC Responses: 10,525. 2018–ICCD–0070. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual (Complainant) filed a formal complaint in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 3,322. against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., submitted electronically through the Abstract: The National Teacher and (PJM or Respondent) alleging that PJM Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted has not followed its tariff and www.regulations.gov by selecting the biennially by the National Center for Complainant is due incremental Docket ID number or via postal mail, Education Statistics (NCES), is a system capacity transfer rights, as more fully commercial delivery, or hand delivery. of related questionnaires that provides explained in the complaint. Please note that comments submitted by descriptive data on the context of fax or email and those submitted after Complainant certifies that a copy of elementary and secondary education. the comment period will not be the complaint was served on the Redesigned from the Schools and accepted. Written requests for contacts for Respondent as listed on the Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on information or comments submitted by Commission’s list of Corporate Officials. flexibility, timeliness, and integration postal mail or delivery should be with other ED data, the NTPS system Any person desiring to intervene or to addressed to the Director of the allows for school, principal, and teacher protest this filing must file in Information Collection Clearance characteristics to be analyzed in relation accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Division, U.S. Department of Education, to one another. NTPS is an in-depth, the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room nationally representative survey of first Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 206–04, Washington, DC 20202–4537. through twelfth grade public school Protests will be considered by the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For teachers, principals, and schools. Commission in determining the specific questions related to collection Kindergarten teachers in schools with at appropriate action to be taken, but will activities, please contact Kashka least a first grade are also surveyed. not serve to make protestants parties to Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email NTPS utilizes core content and a series the proceeding. Any person wishing to NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. of rotating modules to allow timely become a party must file a notice of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The collection of important education trends intervention or motion to intervene, as Department of Education (ED), in as well as trend analysis. Topics appropriate. The Respondent’s answer amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 accordance with the Paperwork covered include characteristics of and all interventions, or protests must Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. teachers, principals, schools, teacher be filed on or before the comment date. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general training opportunities, retention, The Respondent’s answer, motions to public and Federal agencies with an retirement, hiring, and shortages. This intervene, and protests must be served opportunity to comment on proposed, request is to contact districts and on the Complainants. revised, and continuing collections of schools in order to begin preliminary The Commission encourages information. This helps the Department activities for NTPS 2019–20, namely: (a) electronic submission of protests and VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Jul 03, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JYN1.SGM 05JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 6, 2018.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 31384 
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