83_FR_54545 83 FR 54336 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Educational Quality Through Innovative Partnerships (EQUIP) Experimental Sites Initiative

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 Range54336-54337
FR Document2018-23494

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]
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[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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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before December 28, 2018.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
FR Citation83 FR 54336 

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