83 FR 5764 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation Form
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 28 (February 9, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 28 (February 9, 2018)
| Page Range | 5764-5764 | |
| FR Document | 2018-02576 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 5764] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-02576] [[Page 5764]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0143] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation Form AGENCY: Office of Communications and Outreach (OCO), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 12, 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-2017-ICCD- 0143. 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 216-32, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Andrea Falken, 202-503-8985. 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: U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation Form. OMB Control Number: 1860-0509. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,350. Abstract: Begun in 2011-2012, U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) is a recognition award that honors schools, districts, and postsecondary institutions that are making great strides in three Pillars: (1) Reducing environmental impact and costs, including waste, water, energy use, and transportation; (2) improving the health and wellness of students and staff, including environmental health of premises, nutrition, and fitness; and (3) providing effective sustainability education, including STEM, civic skills, and green career pathways. The award is a tool to encourage state education agencies, stakeholders and higher education officials to consider matters of facilities, health and environment comprehensively and in coordination with state health, environment and energy counterparts. In order to be selected for federal recognition, schools, districts and postsecondary institutions must be high achieving in all three of the above Pillars, not just one area. Schools, districts, colleges and universities apply to their state education authorities. State authorities can submit up to six nominees to ED, documenting achievement in all three Pillars. This information is used at the Department to select the awardees. ED collects information on nominees from state nominating authorities regarding their schools, districts, and postsecondary nominees. State agencies are provided sample applications for all three types of nominees for their use and adaptation. Most states adapt the sample to their state competition. There is no one federal application for the award, but rather various applications determined by states. They do use a required two-page Nominee Submission Form as a cover sheet, which ED provides. This document, in school, district, and postsecondary submission formats is attached. The burden varies greatly from state authority to authority and how they chose to approach the award. The recognition award is part of a U.S. Department of Education (ED) effort to identify and communicate practices that result in improved student engagement, academic achievement, graduation rates, and workforce preparedness, and reinforce federal efforts to increase energy independence and economic security. Encouraging resource efficient schools, districts, and IHEs allows administrators to dedicate more resources to instruction rather than operational costs. Healthy schools and wellness practices ensure that all students learn in an environment conducive to achieving their full potential, free of the health disparities that can aggravate achievement gaps. Sustainability education helps students engage in hands-on learning, hone critical thinking skills, learn many disciplines and develop a solid foundation in STEM subjects. It motivates postsecondary students in many disciplines, and especially those underserved in STEM subjects, to persist and graduate with sought after degrees and robust civic skills. So that the Administration can receive states' nominations, ED seeks to provide the Nominee Presentation Form to states--essentially a cover sheet for states' evaluation of their nominees to ED--in three versions; one for school nominees, another for district nominees, and a third form for postsecondary nominees. Dated: February 5, 2018. Tomakie Washington, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2018-02576 Filed 2-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of three types of nominees for their use
Education is especially interested in and adaptation. Most states adapt the
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0143]
public comment addressing the sample to their state competition. There
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection is no one federal application for the
Activities; Submission to the Office of necessary to the proper functions of the award, but rather various applications
Management and Budget for Review Department; (2) will this information be determined by states. They do use a
and Approval; Comment Request; U.S. processed and used in a timely manner; required two-page Nominee Submission
Department of Education Green (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Form as a cover sheet, which ED
Ribbon Schools Nominee Presentation (4) how might the Department enhance provides. This document, in school,
Form the quality, utility, and clarity of the district, and postsecondary submission
information to be collected; and (5) how
formats is attached. The burden varies
AGENCY: Office of Communications and might the Department minimize the
Outreach (OCO), Department of greatly from state authority to authority
burden of this collection on the
Education (ED). respondents, including through the use and how they chose to approach the
of information technology. Please note award.
ACTION: Notice.
that written comments received in The recognition award is part of a
SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be U.S. Department of Education (ED)
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. effort to identify and communicate
proposing an extension of an existing Title of Collection: U.S. Department of practices that result in improved
information collection. Education Green Ribbon Schools student engagement, academic
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Nominee Presentation Form. achievement, graduation rates, and
submit comments on or before March OMB Control Number: 1860–0509. workforce preparedness, and reinforce
12, 2018. Type of Review: An extension of an federal efforts to increase energy
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, independence and economic security.
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please Local, and Tribal Governments. Encouraging resource efficient
use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual schools, districts, and IHEs allows
searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 30. administrators to dedicate more
Total Estimated Number of Annual resources to instruction rather than
2017–ICCD–0143. Comments submitted
Burden Hours: 1,350. operational costs. Healthy schools and
in response to this notice should be Abstract: Begun in 2011–2012, U.S.
submitted electronically through the wellness practices ensure that all
Department of Education Green Ribbon students learn in an environment
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Schools (ED–GRS) is a recognition
www.regulations.gov by selecting the conducive to achieving their full
award that honors schools, districts, and potential, free of the health disparities
Docket ID number or via postal mail, postsecondary institutions that are
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. that can aggravate achievement gaps.
making great strides in three Pillars: (1)
Please note that comments submitted by Sustainability education helps students
Reducing environmental impact and
fax or email and those submitted after costs, including waste, water, energy engage in hands-on learning, hone
the comment period will not be use, and transportation; (2) improving critical thinking skills, learn many
accepted. Written requests for the health and wellness of students and disciplines and develop a solid
information or comments submitted by staff, including environmental health of foundation in STEM subjects. It
postal mail or delivery should be premises, nutrition, and fitness; and (3) motivates postsecondary students in
addressed to the Director of the providing effective sustainability many disciplines, and especially those
Information Collection Clearance education, including STEM, civic skills, underserved in STEM subjects, to
Division, U.S. Department of Education, and green career pathways. persist and graduate with sought after
400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room The award is a tool to encourage state degrees and robust civic skills.
216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. education agencies, stakeholders and So that the Administration can
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For higher education officials to consider receive states’ nominations, ED seeks to
specific questions related to collection matters of facilities, health and
activities, please contact Andrea Falken, provide the Nominee Presentation Form
environment comprehensively and in to states—essentially a cover sheet for
202–503–8985. coordination with state health,
states’ evaluation of their nominees to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environment and energy counterparts.
Department of Education (ED), in ED—in three versions; one for school
In order to be selected for federal
accordance with the Paperwork nominees, another for district nominees,
recognition, schools, districts and
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. postsecondary institutions must be high and a third form for postsecondary
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general achieving in all three of the above nominees.
public and Federal agencies with an Pillars, not just one area. Schools, Dated: February 5, 2018.
opportunity to comment on proposed, districts, colleges and universities apply Tomakie Washington,
revised, and continuing collections of to their state education authorities. State Acting Director, Information Collection
information. This helps the Department authorities can submit up to six Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
assess the impact of its information nominees to ED, documenting Officer, Office of Management.
collection requirements and minimize
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achievement in all three Pillars. This [FR Doc. 2018–02576 Filed 2–8–18; 8:45 am]
the public’s reporting burden. It also information is used at the Department to
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helps the public understand the select the awardees.
Department’s information collection ED collects information on nominees
requirements and provide the requested from state nominating authorities
data in the desired format. ED is regarding their schools, districts, and
soliciting comments on the proposed postsecondary nominees. State agencies
information collection request (ICR) that are provided sample applications for all
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| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 12, 2018. | |
| Contact | For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Andrea Falken, 202-503-8985. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 5764 |
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