83 FR 45617 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: Striving Readers Implementation Study

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 175 (September 10, 2018)

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

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45617-45618]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19466]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0092]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: Striving Readers 
Implementation Study

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 9, 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-
0092. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9089, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Tracy Rimdzius, 202-245-7283.

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.

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    Title of Collection: Comprehensive Literacy Program Evaluation: 
Striving Readers Implementation Study.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households; State, 
Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,824.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,082.
    Abstract: The data collection described in this submission includes 
activities associated with the legislatively mandated evaluation of the 
Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy (SRCL) program. The purpose of 
this evaluation is to provide information to policymakers, 
administrators, and educators regarding the implementation of the SRCL 
program, including grant award procedures, technical assistance, 
continuous improvement procedures, and literacy interventions at the 
school level. Data collection will include interviews with state-level 
grantees and district administrators; school principals, reading 
specialists, and teachers; and teacher surveys. In addition, the study 
team will conduct site visits to 50 schools and observe instruction in 
100 classrooms using SRCL-funded literacy interventions, however the 
study team does not request clearance for these observations, which 
impose no burden. The study team also will collect and review grantee 
and subgrantee applications and comprehensive literacy plans.

    Dated: September 4, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-19466 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
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