83 FR 54336 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Educational Quality Through Innovative Partnerships (EQUIP) Experimental Sites Initiative

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)

Page Range		54336-54337
FR Document		2018-23494

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54336-54337]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23494]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0112]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Educational Quality Through Innovative Partnerships (EQUIP) 
Experimental Sites Initiative

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 28, 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-
0112. 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 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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,

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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: Educational Quality through Innovative 
Partnerships (EQUIP) Experimental Sites Initiative.
    OMB Control Number: 1845-0140.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,800.
    Abstract: The Department of Education (the Department) is 
requesting an extension without change to this information collection 
package to provide for a series of questions that are components of the 
selection process for a new Federal Student Aid experimental site 
project. The Educational Quality through Innovative Partnerships 
(EQUIP) project was undertaken in order to advance the Department's 
understanding of how to best increase access to high quality innovative 
programs in higher education. An invitation to participate and an 
explanation of this proposed experimental site would be published 
separately in the Federal Register. This experimental site project is 
designed to explore ways to increase access for low-income students to 
high-quality innovate programs in higher education through the 
engagement of institutions of higher education (IHEs) with non-IHE 
providers and quality assurance entities that can develop new quality 
assurance processes for student and taxpayer protection. The data and 
information collected can provide valuable guidance for the Department 
in determining future policy in these areas.

    Dated: October 23, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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activities, please contact Kashka associations between contextual factors tracking activities. This request is to
Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email and student outcomes. The study further modify the study design for MS2
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. focuses on student achievement in to augment the sample with additional
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mathematics and literacy along with schools to achieve about 776
Department of Education (ED), in measures of student socioemotional participating schools in MS2.
accordance with the Paperwork wellbeing and other outcomes. The Dated: October 24, 2018.
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. study includes students with disabilities Tomakie Washington,
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general for whom descriptive information on Acting Director, Information Collection
public and Federal agencies with an their outcomes, educational Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
opportunity to comment on proposed, experiences, and special education Officer, Office of Management.
revised, and continuing collections of services are being collected. In [FR Doc. 2018–23551 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am]
information. This helps the Department preparation for the Main Study (MS), BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
assess the impact of its information the data collection instruments and
collection requirements and minimize procedures were field tested. An Item
the public’s reporting burden. It also Validation Field Test (IVFT) was DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
helps the public understand the conducted from January through May
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0112]
Department’s information collection 2016 to determine the psychometric
requirements and provide the requested properties of assessment and survey Agency Information Collection
data in the desired format. ED is items and the predictive potential of Activities; Comment Request;
soliciting comments on the proposed items so that valid, reliable, and useful Educational Quality Through
information collection request (ICR) that assessment and survey instruments Innovative Partnerships (EQUIP)
is described below. The Department of could be developed for the Main Study. Experimental Sites Initiative
Education is especially interested in The MGLS:2017 Operational Field Test
public comment addressing the (OFT) Base Year (OFT1) data collection AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),
following issues: (1) Is this collection was conducted from January through Department of Education (ED).
necessary to the proper functions of the May 2017 to test the near-final ACTION: Notice.
Department; (2) will this information be instruments and recruitment and data
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
processed and used in a timely manner; collection procedures and materials in
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; preparation for the MGLS:2017 Main
proposing an extension of an existing
(4) how might the Department enhance Study Base Year (MS1). The MS1 data
information collection.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the collection took place from January to
information to be collected; and (5) how August 2018, and the OFT First Follow- DATES: Interested persons are invited to
might the Department minimize the up (OFT2) data collections from submit comments on or before
burden of this collection on the February to May 2018. OFT2 was December 28, 2018.
respondents, including through the use conducted primarily to obtain ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
of information technology. Please note information on recruiting, particularly documents related to the information
that written comments received in for students in three focal IDEA-defined collection listed in this notice, please
response to this notice will be disability groups: Specific learning use http://www.regulations.gov by
considered public records. disability, autism, and emotional searching the Docket ID number ED–
Title of Collection: Middle Grades disturbance; obtain a tracking sample 2018–ICCD–0112. Comments submitted
Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 that can be used to study mobility in response to this notice should be
(MGLS:2017) Main Study First Follow- patterns in subsequent years; and test submitted electronically through the
Up (MS2) Tracking and Recruitment protocols, items, and administrative Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Revision and Operational Field Test procedures. Originally, NCES planned www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Second Follow-Up (OFT3). for MGLS:2017 to conduct annual main Docket ID number or via postal mail,
OMB Control Number: 1850–0911. study follow-up data collections first commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Type of Review: A revision of an beginning in January 2019 and next Please note that comments submitted by
existing information collection. beginning in January 2020, when most fax or email and those submitted after
Respondents/Affected Public: of the students in the sample will be in the comment period will not be
Individuals or Households. grades 7 and 8, respectively. In accepted. Written requests for
Total Estimated Number of Annual September 2018, OMB approved NCES’s information or comments submitted by
Responses: 20,113. request (OMB# 1850–0911 v.20) to postal mail or delivery should be
Total Estimated Number of Annual revise the study design due to lower addressed to the Director of the
Burden Hours: 10,891. than expected response rates Information Collection Clearance
Abstract: The Middle Grades experienced in the sixth grade data Division, U.S. Department of Education,
Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 collection and to: (1) Drop the originally 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
(MGLS:2017) is the first study planned seventh grade round of data Washington, DC 20202–0023.
conducted by the National Center for collection and conduct the Main Study FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Education Statistics (NCES) to follow a First Follow-up (MS2) data collection in specific questions related to collection
nationally representative sample of January–July 2020 (when most sample activities, please contact Beth
students as they enter and move through students will be in the eighth grade), (2) Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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the middle grades (grades 6–8). The data notify participating districts and schools SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
collected through repeated measures of of this change in data collection Department of Education (ED), in
key constructs will provide a rich schedule, (3) discontinue the accordance with the Paperwork
descriptive picture of the academic procedures designed to oversample Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
experiences and development of students in specific IDEA-defined 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
students during these critical years and disability groups, and (4) conduct MS2 public and Federal agencies with an
will allow researchers to examine and OFT Second Follow-up (OFT3) opportunity to comment on proposed,

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revised, and continuing collections of protection. The data and information is not prohibited by U.S. law or policy
information. This helps the Department collected can provide valuable guidance (non-FTA countries). Energı́a Costa Azul
assess the impact of its information for the Department in determining seeks to export the requested volume of
collection requirements and minimize future policy in these areas. natural gas and the requested volume of
the public’s reporting burden. It also Dated: October 23, 2018. LNG on its own behalf and as agent for
helps the public understand the Kate Mullan,
other entities who hold title to the
Department’s information collection natural gas at the time of export. Energı́a
Acting Director, Information Collection
requirements and provide the requested Costa Azul requests the authorization
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
data in the desired format. ED is Officer, Office of Management. for a 20-year term to commence on the
soliciting comments on the proposed earlier of the date of first export or seven
[FR Doc. 2018–23494 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am]
information collection request (ICR) that years from the issuance of the requested
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
is described below. The Department of authorization. Energı́a Costa Azul
Education is especially interested in further requests authorization to
public comment addressing the continue exporting for a total of three
following issues: (1) Is this collection DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY years following the end of the 20-year
necessary to the proper functions of the [FE Docket No. 18–145–LNG] authorization term requested herein,
Department; (2) will this information be solely to export any volumes that it is
processed and used in a timely manner; Energı́a Costa Azul S. de R.L. de C.V; unable to export during the 20-year
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Application for Long-Term, Multi- authorization term (Make-Up Volumes).
(4) how might the Department enhance Contract Authorization To Export Energı́a Costa Azul filed the Application
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Natural Gas to Mexico and To Export under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act
information to be collected; and (5) how Liquefied Natural Gas to Non-Free (NGA). Additional details and related
might the Department minimize the Trade Agreement Nations procedural history can be found in
burden of this collection on the Energı́a Costa Azul’s Application,
respondents, including through the use AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.
posted on the DOE/FE website at:
of information technology. Please note ACTION: Notice of application.
https://www.energy.gov/fe/downloads/
that written comments received in SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy energ-costa-azul-s-de-rl-de-cv-dkt-no-
response to this notice will be (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) 18-145-lng. Protests, motions to
considered public records. gives notice of receipt of an application intervene, notices of intervention, and
Title of Collection: Educational written comments are invited.
(Application), filed on September 27,
Quality through Innovative Partnerships
2018, by Energı́a Costa Azul S. de R.L. DATES: Protests, motions to intervene or
(EQUIP) Experimental Sites Initiative.
de C.V (Energı́a Costa Azul), a notices of intervention, as applicable,
OMB Control Number: 1845–0140.
Type of Review: An extension of an subsidiary of Infrastructura Energetica requests for additional procedures, and
existing information collection. Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) and written comments are to be filed using
Respondents/Affected Public: State, IEnova’s subsidiaries. A majority of the procedures detailed in the Public
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private ownership interests in IEnova (66.43%) Comment Procedures section no later
Sector. is held by indirect, wholly-owned than 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, December
Total Estimated Number of Annual subsidiaries of Sempra Energy, a 28, 2018.
Responses: 60. publicly traded California corporation. ADDRESSES:
Total Estimated Number of Annual The Application requests long-term, Electronic Filing by email: fergas@
Burden Hours: 4,800. multi-contract authorization to export hq.doe.gov.
Abstract: The Department of domestically produced natural gas to Regular Mail: U.S. Department of
Education (the Department) is Mexico in a volume up to 545 billion Energy (FE–34), Office of Regulation,
requesting an extension without change cubic feet (Bcf) per year (Bcf/yr) (1.5 Bcf Analysis, and Engagement, Office of
to this information collection package to per day), and to re-export a portion of Fossil Energy, P.O. Box 44375,
provide for a series of questions that are this natural gas as liquefied natural gas Washington, DC 20026–4375.
components of the selection process for (LNG) in a volume equivalent to 475 Hand Delivery or Private Delivery
a new Federal Student Aid experimental Bcf/yr of natural gas (1.3 Bcf per day). Services (e.g., FedEx, UPS, etc.): U.S.
site project. The Educational Quality Energı́a Costa Azul seeks to export this Department of Energy (FE–34), Office of
through Innovative Partnerships LNG from the proposed Energı́a Costa Regulation, Analysis, and Engagement,
(EQUIP) project was undertaken in Azul Large-Scale Project, which consists Office of Fossil Energy, Forrestal
order to advance the Department’s of certain liquefaction and export Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
understanding of how to best increase terminal facilities located on the site of Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
access to high quality innovative Energı́a Costa Azul’s existing LNG DC 20585.
programs in higher education. An import terminal north of Ensenada, Baja FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
invitation to participate and an California, Mexico. The volumes for Benjamin Nussdorf or Larine Moore,
explanation of this proposed which Energı́a Costa Azul seeks U.S. Department of Energy (FE–34),
experimental site would be published authorization in this Application would Office of Regulation, Analysis, and
separately in the Federal Register. This be additive to the volumes for which Engagement, Office of Fossil Energy,
experimental site project is designed to Energı́a Costa Azul seeks authorization Forrestal Building, Room 3E–042, 1000
explore ways to increase access for low- in its application in FE Docket No. 18– Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
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income students to high-quality 144–LNG. Energı́a Costa Azul requests DC 20585, (202) 586–7970; (202) 586–
innovate programs in higher education authorization to export this; LNG to: (i) 9478. Cassandra Bernstein or Ronald
through the engagement of institutions Countries with which the United States (R.J.) Colwell, U.S. Department of
of higher education (IHEs) with non-IHE has entered into a free trade agreement Energy (GC–76), Office of the Assistant
providers and quality assurance entities (FTA) requiring national treatment for General Counsel for Electricity and
that can develop new quality assurance trade in natural gas (FTA countries) and Fossil Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000
processes for student and taxpayer (ii) any other countries with which trade Independence Avenue SW, Washington,

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 28, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation		83 FR 54336