83_FR_64578 83 FR 64338 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

83 FR 64338 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 240 (December 14, 2018)

Page Range64338-64340
FR Document2018-27144

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (the Department) publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Text Ed: A Study of Text Messaging to Improve College Enrollment Rates among Disadvantaged Adults (18-13-41).'' This system contains individually identifying information voluntarily provided by grantees under the Department of Education's (Department') Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) program which were selected to participate in the study and adult participants who receive services from those grantees. The EOC program is one of the Department's TRIO programs and primarily focuses on disadvantaged adults. The information in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of customized text messages as an enhancement to EOC services, examining whether the messages lead to increased college enrollment and Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates among adults receiving support from EOCs.

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2017-IES-0081]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 
(Privacy Act), the Department of Education (the Department) publishes 
this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Text Ed: A Study of 
Text Messaging to Improve College Enrollment Rates among Disadvantaged 
Adults (18-13-41).'' This system contains individually identifying 
information voluntarily provided by grantees under the Department of 
Education's (Department') Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) program 
which were selected to participate in the study and adult participants 
who receive services from those grantees. The EOC program is one of the 
Department's TRIO programs and primarily focuses on disadvantaged 
adults. The information in this system will be used to conduct a 
rigorous study of the effectiveness of customized text messages as an 
enhancement to EOC services, examining whether the messages lead to 
increased college enrollment and Free Application for Federal Student 
Aid (FAFSA) completion rates among adults receiving support from EOCs.

DATES: Submit your comments on this new system of records notice on or 
before January 14, 2019.
    This new system of records will become applicable upon publication 
in the Federal Register on December 14, 2018, unless the new system of 
records notice needs to be changed as a result of public comment. All 
proposed routine uses in the paragraph entitled ``ROUTINE USES OF 
RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND 
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES'' will become applicable on January 14, 2019, 
unless the new system of records notice needs to be changed as a result 
of public comment. The Department will publish any changes to the 
system of records or routine uses that result from public comment.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after 
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, 
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the 
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under the ``Help'' tab.
     Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you 
mail or deliver your comments about this modified system of records, 
address them to: SORN Coordinator, Institute of Education Sciences, 
U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, 
Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202.

    Privacy Note:  The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to 
include in their comments only information that they wish to make 
publicly available.

    Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the 
Rulemaking Record: On request, we will provide an appropriate 
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who 
needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the 
public rulemaking record for this notice. If you want to schedule an 
appointment for this type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa Cahalan, Institute of Education 
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th 
Street SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202, or by email at 
[email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction

    The information contained in the system will be used to conduct a 
study of the effectiveness of personalized text messaging in improving 
the college enrollment and FAFSA completion rates of disadvantaged 
adults. The messaging will be implemented as an enhancement to services 
provided by Educational Opportunity Centers. The information collected 
will be used to describe the implementation of the study's text

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messaging intervention and to estimate the impact of the intervention 
on study participants' rates of FAFSA completion and college 
enrollment.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations at: www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this 
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published 
in the Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To 
use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at 
the site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: December 11, 2018.
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
    Text Ed: A Study of Text Messaging to Improve College Enrollment 
Rates among Disadvantaged Adults (18-13-41).

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    MDRC, 19th Floor, 16 East 34th Street, New York City, NY 10016-4326 
(contractor).
    Signal Vine, 811 North Royal Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1715 
(subcontractor).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Project's contracting officer representative, Institute of 
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 
550 12th Street SW, Room 4105, Washington, DC 20202.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    The study is authorized under sections 171(b) and 173 of the 
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) and 
9563) and title IV, part A, subpart 2, chapter 1 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11-1070a18).

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    The information contained in the records maintained in this system 
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of customized text messaging 
to improve the college enrollment and Free Application for Federal 
Student Aid (FAFSA) completion rates of adult participants in 
Educational Opportunity Centers (EOCs).
    The study will address the following central research questions: 
Does providing personalized messages to EOC participants increase FAFSA 
completion rates? Does it increase college enrollment rates? What are 
participants' experiences with the text messages (for instance, how 
often do they receive the messages? How often do they text back in 
response?)? Secondary research questions for the study are: To what 
extent does the effectiveness of the messaging vary across EOC grantee 
sites? To what extent does the effectiveness vary across participant 
subgroups?

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    This system will contain records on adults participating in an 
impact study of customized text messaging to improve college enrollment 
and FAFSA completion rates. The system will contain records on 
approximately 6,000 adult participants at up to 20 EOCs.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    The information in the records in this system will include, but 
will not necessarily be limited to the following information about 
participants: Full name, address, telephone number, email address, date 
of birth, sex, race/ethnicity, income, Social Security number, 
educational background and plans, whether the participant is a 
caretaker for children, parents' educational background, primary 
language spoken, FAFSA completion status, and college enrollment 
status. Participants' contact and background information will be used 
to send out the text messages and customize the content of the 
messages. Social Security numbers will be used, along with 
participants' names and dates of birth, to extract college enrollment 
statuses and FAFSA completion statuses from the databases of the 
National Student Clearinghouse and the Department's Federal Student Aid 
office (FSA), respectively.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Participant background data will be obtained through administrative 
records maintained by study EOCs and through a survey of study 
participants. College enrollment data will be obtained through the 
National Student Clearinghouse. FAFSA completion data will be obtained 
through administrative records maintained by FSA. Participants' texting 
records will be obtained from the study's text message provider, Signal 
Vine.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    The Department may disclose information contained in a record in 
this system of records under the routine uses listed in this system of 
records without the consent of the individual if the disclosure is 
compatible with the purposes for which the record was collected. The 
Department may make these disclosures on a case-by-case basis or, if 
the Department has complied with the computer matching requirements of 
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), under a computer 
matching agreement. Any disclosure of individually identifiable 
information from a record in this system must also comply with the 
requirements of section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) providing for 
confidentiality standards that apply to all collection, reporting, and 
publication of data by the Institute of Education Sciences.
    (1) Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity 
for the purpose of performing any function that requires disclosure of 
records in this system to employees of the contractor, the Department 
may disclose the records to those employees. As part of such a 
contract, the Department will require the contractor to agree to 
maintain safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the 
records disclosed from the system.
    (2) Obtaining Participants' Academic Records Disclosure. In order 
to permit the Department or its contractor to obtain a participant's 
academic records from the National Student Clearinghouse consistent 
with the purpose of the study, the Department or its contractor may 
disclose records to the National Student Clearinghouse.
    (3) Participant Identification Disclosure. In order to permit EOC 
staff to communicate via text message with participants assigned to 
receive text messages consistent with the purpose of the study, the 
Department may disclose to each participating EOC the identities of the 
Center's adults assigned to receive text messages.
    (4) Research Disclosure. The Department may disclose information 
from this system of records to qualified researchers solely for the 
purpose of carrying out specific research that is

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compatible with the purpose(s) of this system of records. The 
researcher must agree to maintain safeguards to protect the security 
and confidentiality of such records.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system are maintained in a secure, password-
protected electronic system.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    Records in this system will be indexed and retrieved by a unique 
number assigned to each individual that will be cross-referenced by the 
individual's name on a separate list.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    The Department will submit a retention and disposition schedule 
that covers the records contained in this system to the National 
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for review. The records will 
not be destroyed until such time as NARA approves said schedule.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    Security protocols for this system of records meet all required 
security standards. The contractor will be required to ensure that 
information identifying individuals is in files physically separated 
from other research data and electronic files identifying individuals 
are separated from other electronic research data files. The contractor 
and subcontractor will maintain security of the complete set of all 
master data files and documentation. Access to individually 
identifiable data will be strictly controlled. All information will be 
kept in locked file cabinets during nonworking hours, and work on 
hardcopy data will take place in a single room, except for data entry.
    Physical security of electronic data also will be maintained. 
Security features that protect project data will include: Password-
protected accounts that authorize users to use the contractor's and 
subcontractor's systems but to access only specific network directories 
and network software; user rights and directory and file attributes 
that limit those who can use particular directories and files and 
determine how they can use them; and additional security features that 
the network administrators will establish for projects as needed. The 
contractor's and subcontractor's employees who ``maintain'' (collect, 
maintain, use, or disseminate) data in this system must comply with the 
requirements of the Privacy Act and the confidentiality standards in 
section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573).

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    If you wish to request access to your records, you must contact the 
system manager at the address listed above. Your request must provide 
necessary particulars of your full name, address, telephone number, and 
any other identifying information requested by the Department while 
processing the request, to distinguish between individuals with the 
same name. Your request must meet the requirements of regulations in 34 
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the 
system of records, contact the system manager at the address listed 
above. Your request must meet the requirements of the regulations in 34 
CFR 5b.7.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    If you wish to inquire whether a record exists regarding you in 
this system, you must contact the system manager at the address listed 
above. You must provide necessary particulars of your full name, 
address, and telephone number, and any other identifying information 
requested by the Department while processing the request, to 
distinguish between individuals with the same name. Your request must 
meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    None.

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                                              risk to life safety to within the Corps’                DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               period. To ensure that we do not receive
                                              tolerable risk guidelines as presented in                                                                     duplicate copies, please submit your
                                                                                                      [Docket ID ED–2017–IES–0081]
                                              Engineering Regulation 1110–2–1156.                                                                           comments only once. In addition, please
                                                 A Notice of Intent to prepare the Draft              Privacy Act of 1974; System of                        include the Docket ID at the top of your
                                              EIS was published on July 22, 2013 in                   Records                                               comments.
                                                                                                                                                               • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                              the Federal Register. A public scoping                  AGENCY:  Institute of Education Sciences,             www.regulations.gov to submit your
                                              meeting was conducted on September                      Department of Education.                              comments electronically. Information
                                              11, 2013 in the City of Pico Rivera,                                                                          on using Regulations.gov, including
                                                                                                      ACTION: Notice of a new system of
                                              California. The Draft EIS is available for              records.                                              instructions for accessing agency
                                              a 45-day review period pursuant to the                                                                        documents, submitting comments, and
                                              NEPA.                                                   SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                    viewing the docket, is available on the
                                                 2. Risk Management Plans                             Privacy Act of 1974, as amended                       site under the ‘‘Help’’ tab.
                                              (Alternatives). In addition to a No                     (Privacy Act), the Department of                         • Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
                                              Action Alternative, the Draft EIS                       Education (the Department) publishes                  or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
                                              evaluates an array of remediation                       this notice of a new system of records                your comments about this modified
                                              alternatives including: (1) Raising the                 entitled ‘‘Text Ed: A Study of Text                   system of records, address them to:
                                                                                                      Messaging to Improve College                          SORN Coordinator, Institute of
                                              crest elevation of the dam with a 12 foot
                                                                                                      Enrollment Rates among Disadvantaged                  Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
                                              high parapet wall on top of the crest,
                                                                                                      Adults (18–13–41).’’ This system                      Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550
                                              constructing an auxiliary labyrinth                     contains individually identifying
                                              spillway adjacent to the existing                                                                             12th Street SW, Room 4126,
                                                                                                      information voluntarily provided by                   Washington, DC 20202.
                                              spillway, and a trench drain and filter                 grantees under the Department of
                                              blanket; (2) placing a 10 foot wide roller                                                                      Privacy Note: The Department’s policy is
                                                                                                      Education’s (Department’) Educational                 to make all comments received from
                                              compacted concrete series of steps on                   Opportunity Centers (EOC) program                     members of the public available for public
                                              the downstream slope of the Dam                         which were selected to participate in                 viewing in their entirety on the Federal
                                              embankments with trench drain and                       the study and adult participants who                  eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov.
                                              filter blanket.                                         receive services from those grantees.                 Therefore, commenters should be careful to
                                                 3. NEPA Scope of Analysis. The Draft                 The EOC program is one of the                         include in their comments only information
                                                                                                      Department’s TRIO programs and                        that they wish to make publicly available.
                                              EIS evaluates the impacts of risk
                                              management plans on environmental                       primarily focuses on disadvantaged                      Assistance to Individuals with
                                              resources and the human environment.                    adults. The information in this system                Disabilities in Reviewing the
                                              Resources initially identified in the                   will be used to conduct a rigorous study              Rulemaking Record: On request, we will
                                              NEPA scope of analysis as potentially                   of the effectiveness of customized text               provide an appropriate accommodation
                                              significant without implementation of                   messages as an enhancement to EOC                     or auxiliary aid to an individual with a
                                              mitigation measures include noise and                   services, examining whether the                       disability who needs assistance to
                                                                                                      messages lead to increased college                    review the comments or other
                                              vibration and recreation.
                                                                                                      enrollment and Free Application for                   documents in the public rulemaking
                                                 Resources initially identified in the                Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)                           record for this notice. If you want to
                                              NEPA scope of analysis as potentially                   completion rates among adults receiving               schedule an appointment for this type of
                                              significant without implementation of                   support from EOCs.                                    accommodation or auxiliary aid, please
                                              mitigation measures include, but are not                DATES: Submit your comments on this                   contact the person listed under FOR
                                              limited to: Water quality, noise and                    new system of records notice on or                    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
                                              vibration, air quality, socioeconomics                  before January 14, 2019.                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              and environmental justice, land use,                       This new system of records will                    Teresa Cahalan, Institute of Education
                                              recreation, visual and esthetic resources,              become applicable upon publication in                 Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
                                              traffic and transportation, historical and              the Federal Register on December 14,                  Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street
                                              cultural resources, vegetation and                      2018, unless the new system of records                SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202,
                                              wildlife, and special status species.                   notice needs to be changed as a result                or by email at IES_SORN@ed.gov.
                                                 Public Participation: As part of the                 of public comment. All proposed                          If you use a telecommunications
                                              public involvement process, the Corps’                  routine uses in the paragraph entitled                device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
                                                                                                      ‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS                             telephone (TTY), you may call the
                                              Los Angeles District anticipates the
                                                                                                      MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM                              Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
                                              public meeting will be held in January
                                                                                                      INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS                         8339.
                                              2019. The public review meeting will                    AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES’’ will
                                              allow participants the opportunity to                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      become applicable on January 14, 2019,
                                              comment on the Draft EIS. Attendance                    unless the new system of records notice               Introduction
                                              at the public hearing is not necessary to               needs to be changed as a result of public
                                              provide comments. Written comments                                                                              The information contained in the
                                                                                                      comment. The Department will publish                  system will be used to conduct a study
                                              may also be given to the contact listed                 any changes to the system of records or               of the effectiveness of personalized text
                                              under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT                    routine uses that result from public                  messaging in improving the college
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                                              section.                                                comment.                                              enrollment and FAFSA completion rates
                                              Brenda S. Bowen,                                        ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments                     of disadvantaged adults. The messaging
                                              Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.                  through the Federal eRulemaking Portal                will be implemented as an enhancement
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–27114 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am]            or via postal mail, commercial delivery,              to services provided by Educational
                                                                                                      or hand delivery. We will not accept                  Opportunity Centers. The information
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                                                                                                      comments submitted by fax or by email                 collected will be used to describe the
                                                                                                      or those submitted after the comment                  implementation of the study’s text


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                                              messaging intervention and to estimate                  PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:                             enrollment data will be obtained
                                              the impact of the intervention on study                    The information contained in the                   through the National Student
                                              participants’ rates of FAFSA completion                 records maintained in this system will                Clearinghouse. FAFSA completion data
                                              and college enrollment.                                 be used to conduct a rigorous study of                will be obtained through administrative
                                                Accessible Format: Individuals with                   customized text messaging to improve                  records maintained by FSA.
                                              disabilities can obtain this document in                the college enrollment and Free                       Participants’ texting records will be
                                              an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large              Application for Federal Student Aid                   obtained from the study’s text message
                                              print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                   (FAFSA) completion rates of adult                     provider, Signal Vine.
                                              request to the person listed under FOR                  participants in Educational Opportunity
                                                                                                                                                            ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
                                              FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.                            Centers (EOCs).                                       SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
                                                Electronic Access to This Document:                      The study will address the following               PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
                                              The official version of this document is                central research questions: Does                         The Department may disclose
                                              the document published in the Federal                   providing personalized messages to EOC                information contained in a record in
                                              Register. You may access the official                   participants increase FAFSA                           this system of records under the routine
                                              edition of the Federal Register and the                 completion rates? Does it increase                    uses listed in this system of records
                                              Code of Federal Regulations at:                         college enrollment rates? What are                    without the consent of the individual if
                                              www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can                   participants’ experiences with the text               the disclosure is compatible with the
                                              view this document, as well as all other                messages (for instance, how often do                  purposes for which the record was
                                              documents of this Department                            they receive the messages? How often                  collected. The Department may make
                                              published in the Federal Register, in                   do they text back in response?)?                      these disclosures on a case-by-case basis
                                              text or Portable Document Format                        Secondary research questions for the                  or, if the Department has complied with
                                              (PDF). To use PDF you must have                         study are: To what extent does the                    the computer matching requirements of
                                              Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                          effectiveness of the messaging vary                   the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
                                              available free at the site.                             across EOC grantee sites? To what
                                                You may also access documents of the                                                                        (Privacy Act), under a computer
                                                                                                      extent does the effectiveness vary across             matching agreement. Any disclosure of
                                              Department published in the Federal                     participant subgroups?
                                              Register by using the article search                                                                          individually identifiable information
                                              feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                    CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE              from a record in this system must also
                                              Specifically, through the advanced                      SYSTEM:                                               comply with the requirements of section
                                              search feature at this site, you can limit                This system will contain records on                 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573)
                                              your search to documents published by                   adults participating in an impact study               providing for confidentiality standards
                                              the Department.                                         of customized text messaging to                       that apply to all collection, reporting,
                                                                                                      improve college enrollment and FAFSA                  and publication of data by the Institute
                                                Dated: December 11, 2018.                                                                                   of Education Sciences.
                                                                                                      completion rates. The system will
                                              Mark Schneider,                                         contain records on approximately 6,000                   (1) Contract Disclosure. If the
                                              Director, Institute of Education Sciences.              adult participants at up to 20 EOCs.                  Department contracts with an entity for
                                                                                                                                                            the purpose of performing any function
                                              SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:                                 CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:                  that requires disclosure of records in
                                                Text Ed: A Study of Text Messaging                      The information in the records in this              this system to employees of the
                                              to Improve College Enrollment Rates                     system will include, but will not                     contractor, the Department may disclose
                                              among Disadvantaged Adults (18–13–                      necessarily be limited to the following               the records to those employees. As part
                                              41).                                                    information about participants: Full                  of such a contract, the Department will
                                                                                                      name, address, telephone number, email                require the contractor to agree to
                                              SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
                                                                                                      address, date of birth, sex, race/                    maintain safeguards to protect the
                                                 Unclassified.                                        ethnicity, income, Social Security                    security and confidentiality of the
                                              SYSTEM LOCATION:                                        number, educational background and                    records disclosed from the system.
                                                                                                      plans, whether the participant is a                      (2) Obtaining Participants’ Academic
                                                MDRC, 19th Floor, 16 East 34th
                                                                                                      caretaker for children, parents’                      Records Disclosure. In order to permit
                                              Street, New York City, NY 10016–4326
                                                                                                      educational background, primary                       the Department or its contractor to
                                              (contractor).
                                                Signal Vine, 811 North Royal Street,                  language spoken, FAFSA completion                     obtain a participant’s academic records
                                              Alexandria, VA 22314–1715                               status, and college enrollment status.                from the National Student
                                              (subcontractor).                                        Participants’ contact and background                  Clearinghouse consistent with the
                                                                                                      information will be used to send out the              purpose of the study, the Department or
                                              SYSTEM MANAGER(S):                                      text messages and customize the content               its contractor may disclose records to
                                                Project’s contracting officer                         of the messages. Social Security                      the National Student Clearinghouse.
                                              representative, Institute of Education                  numbers will be used, along with                         (3) Participant Identification
                                              Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,                 participants’ names and dates of birth,               Disclosure. In order to permit EOC staff
                                              Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street                   to extract college enrollment statuses                to communicate via text message with
                                              SW, Room 4105, Washington, DC 20202.                    and FAFSA completion statuses from                    participants assigned to receive text
                                                                                                      the databases of the National Student                 messages consistent with the purpose of
                                              AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:                                                                      the study, the Department may disclose
                                                                                                      Clearinghouse and the Department’s
                                                The study is authorized under                         Federal Student Aid office (FSA),                     to each participating EOC the identities
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                                              sections 171(b) and 173 of the Education                respectively.                                         of the Center’s adults assigned to receive
                                              Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20                                                                        text messages.
                                              U.S.C. 9561(b) and 9563) and title IV,                  RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:                                (4) Research Disclosure. The
                                              part A, subpart 2, chapter 1 of the                        Participant background data will be                Department may disclose information
                                              Higher Education Act of 1965, as                        obtained through administrative records               from this system of records to qualified
                                              amended (20 U.S.C. 1070a–11–                            maintained by study EOCs and through                  researchers solely for the purpose of
                                              1070a18).                                               a survey of study participants. College               carrying out specific research that is


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                                              compatible with the purpose(s) of this                  Privacy Act and the confidentiality                   proposing an extension of an existing
                                              system of records. The researcher must                  standards in section 183 of the ESRA                  information collection.
                                              agree to maintain safeguards to protect                 (20 U.S.C. 9573).                                     DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                              the security and confidentiality of such                                                                      submit comments on or before January
                                                                                                      RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
                                              records.                                                                                                      14, 2019.
                                                                                                         If you wish to request access to your              ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
                                              POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF                   records, you must contact the system
                                              RECORDS:                                                                                                      documents related to the information
                                                                                                      manager at the address listed above.                  collection listed in this notice, please
                                                Records in this system are maintained                 Your request must provide necessary
                                              in a secure, password-protected                                                                               use http://www.regulations.gov by
                                                                                                      particulars of your full name, address,               searching the Docket ID number ED–
                                              electronic system.                                      telephone number, and any other                       2018–ICCD–0102. Comments submitted
                                              POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF                 identifying information requested by the              in response to this notice should be
                                              RECORDS:                                                Department while processing the                       submitted electronically through the
                                                Records in this system will be                        request, to distinguish between                       Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
                                              indexed and retrieved by a unique                       individuals with the same name. Your                  www.regulations.gov by selecting the
                                              number assigned to each individual that                 request must meet the requirements of                 Docket ID number or via postal mail,
                                              will be cross-referenced by the                         regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, including                 commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
                                              individual’s name on a separate list.                   proof of identity.                                    Please note that comments submitted by
                                                                                                      CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:                         fax or email and those submitted after
                                              POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
                                                                                                                                                            the comment period will not be
                                              DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:                                       If you wish to contest the content of
                                                                                                                                                            accepted. Written requests for
                                                The Department will submit a                          a record regarding you in the system of
                                                                                                                                                            information or comments submitted by
                                              retention and disposition schedule that                 records, contact the system manager at                postal mail or delivery should be
                                              covers the records contained in this                    the address listed above. Your request                addressed to the Director of the
                                              system to the National Archives and                     must meet the requirements of the                     Information Collection Clearance
                                              Records Administration (NARA) for                       regulations in 34 CFR 5b.7.                           Division, U.S. Department of Education,
                                              review. The records will not be                                                                               550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
                                                                                                      NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
                                              destroyed until such time as NARA                                                                             Washington, DC 20202–0023.
                                              approves said schedule.                                    If you wish to inquire whether a
                                                                                                      record exists regarding you in this                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                              ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL                 system, you must contact the system                   specific questions related to collection
                                              SAFEGUARDS:                                             manager at the address listed above.                  activities, please contact Beth
                                                 Security protocols for this system of                You must provide necessary particulars                Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
                                              records meet all required security                      of your full name, address, and                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                              standards. The contractor will be                       telephone number, and any other                       Department of Education (ED), in
                                              required to ensure that information                     identifying information requested by the              accordance with the Paperwork
                                              identifying individuals is in files                     Department while processing the                       Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                              physically separated from other research                request, to distinguish between                       3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                              data and electronic files identifying                   individuals with the same name. Your                  public and Federal agencies with an
                                              individuals are separated from other                    request must meet the requirements of                 opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                              electronic research data files. The                     the Department’s Privacy Act                          revised, and continuing collections of
                                              contractor and subcontractor will                       regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including                 information. This helps the Department
                                              maintain security of the complete set of                proof of identity.                                    assess the impact of its information
                                              all master data files and documentation.                                                                      collection requirements and minimize
                                              Access to individually identifiable data                EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:                the public’s reporting burden. It also
                                              will be strictly controlled. All                          None.                                               helps the public understand the
                                              information will be kept in locked file                                                                       Department’s information collection
                                                                                                      HISTORY:
                                              cabinets during nonworking hours, and                                                                         requirements and provide the requested
                                              work on hardcopy data will take place                     None.                                               data in the desired format. ED is
                                              in a single room, except for data entry.                [FR Doc. 2018–27144 Filed 12–13–18; 8:45 am]          soliciting comments on the proposed
                                                 Physical security of electronic data                 BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                information collection request (ICR) that
                                              also will be maintained. Security                                                                             is described below. The Department of
                                              features that protect project data will                                                                       Education is especially interested in
                                              include: Password-protected accounts                    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               public comment addressing the
                                              that authorize users to use the                                                                               following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                              contractor’s and subcontractor’s systems                Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0102]                         necessary to the proper functions of the
                                              but to access only specific network                                                                           Department; (2) will this information be
                                                                                                      Agency Information Collection
                                              directories and network software; user                                                                        processed and used in a timely manner;
                                                                                                      Activities; Submission to the Office of
                                              rights and directory and file attributes                                                                      (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
                                                                                                      Management and Budget for Review
                                              that limit those who can use particular                                                                       (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                                                                      and Approval; Comment Request;
                                              directories and files and determine how                                                                       the quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                      Guaranty Agencies Security Self-
                                              they can use them; and additional                                                                             information to be collected; and (5) how
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                                                                                                      Assessment and Attestation
                                              security features that the network                                                                            might the Department minimize the
                                              administrators will establish for projects              AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA),                    burden of this collection on the
                                              as needed. The contractor’s and                         Department of Education (ED).                         respondents, including through the use
                                              subcontractor’s employees who                           ACTION: Notice.                                       of information technology. Please note
                                              ‘‘maintain’’ (collect, maintain, use, or                                                                      that written comments received in
                                              disseminate) data in this system must                   SUMMARY: In accordance with the                       response to this notice will be
                                              comply with the requirements of the                     Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is                considered public records.


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Document Created: 2018-12-14 03:50:48
Document Modified: 2018-12-14 03:50:48
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new system of records.
DatesSubmit your comments on this new system of records notice on or before January 14, 2019.
ContactTeresa Cahalan, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 64338 

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