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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD–2015–OS–0027]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Office of the Under Secretary
for Personnel and Readiness, DoD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of the Under Secretary for
Personnel and Readiness announces a
proposed public information collection
and seeks public comment on the
provisions thereof. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by May 29, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by any of the following methods:
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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collection may be located within this
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instructions at https://
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comments. Please submit comments on
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
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proposed information collection or to
obtain a copy of the proposal and
associated collection instruments,
please write to the OUSD (Personnel
and Readiness) Office of Total Force
Planning & Requirements, ATTN: Mr.
Thomas Hessel, 4000 Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301, or call 703–697–
3402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title; Associated Form; and OMB
Number: Department of Defense
Inventory of Contracts for Services
Compliance; OMB Control Number
0704–0491.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirement is necessary to
allow all DoD organizations to fully
implement sections 235 and 2330a of
title 10, United States Code.
The information requested, such as
the Reporting Period, Contract number,
Task/Delivery Order Number, Customer
Name and Address, Contracting Office
Name and Address, Federal Supply
Class or Service Code, Contractor Name
and Address, Value of Contract
Instrument, and the Number and Value
of Direct Labor Hours will be used to
facilitate the accurate identification of
the function performed and to facilitate
the estimate of the reliability of the data.
The Direct Labor Hours are requested
for use in calculating contractor
manpower equivalents. This
information is reported directly from the
contractor because this is the most
credible data source.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit; not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Hours: 4,074.
Number of Respondents: 48,884.
Responses per Respondent: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5
minutes.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Dated: March 25, 2015.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records; Impact Evaluation of Training
in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for
Behavior
Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), the Department of
Education (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records
entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of Training
in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for
Behavior’’ (18–13–38). The National
Center for Education Evaluation and
Regional Assistance at the Department’s
Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
awarded a contract in November 2013 to
MDRC to provide evidence on the
effectiveness of training teachers and
school staff in multi-tiered systems of
supports for behavior (MTSS–B).
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments on this
proposed new system of records on or
before April 29, 2015.
The Department filed a report
describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and
the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on March 18, 2015. This system
of records will become effective on the
later date of: (1) The expiration of the
40-day period for OMB review on April
27, 2015, unless OMB waives 10 days of
the 40-day review period for compelling
reasons shown by the Department, or (2)
April 29, 2015, unless the system of
records needs to be changed as a result
of public comment or OMB review. The
Department will publish any changes to
the system of records or routine uses
that result from public comment or
OMB review.
DATES:
Address all comments about
the new system of records to Dr. Audrey
Pendleton, Associate Commissioner,
Evaluation Division, National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room
502D, Washington, DC 20208–0001.
Telephone: (202) 208–7078. If you
prefer to send your comments via email,
use the following address: comments@
ed.gov.
You must include the phrase ‘‘Impact
Evaluation of Training in Multi-Tiered
Systems of Support for Behavior’’ in the
subject line of the email.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this notice at the Department in
Room 502D, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., Washington, DC, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, Monday through
ADDRESSES:
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Friday of each week except Federal
holidays.
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 aid,
please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Audrey Pendleton, Associate
Commissioner, Evaluation Division,
National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
Telephone: (202) 208–7078. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), you
may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request
to the contact person listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(4)
and (e)(11)) requires the Department to
publish in the Federal Register this
notice of a new system of records
maintained by the Department. The
Department’s regulations implementing
the Privacy Act are contained in part 5b
of title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
The Privacy Act applies to any record
about an individual that is maintained
in a system of records from which
individually identifying information is
retrieved by a unique identifier
associated with each individual, such as
a name or Social Security number
(SSN). The information about each
individual is called a ‘‘record,’’ and the
system, whether manual or computerbased, is called a ‘‘system of records.’’
The Privacy Act requires each agency
to publish a notice of a system of
records in the Federal Register and to
prepare and send a report to OMB
whenever the agency publishes a new
system of records or makes a significant
change to an established system of
records. Each agency is also required to
send copies of the report to the Chair of
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the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform.
These reports are intended to permit an
evaluation of the probable effect of the
proposal on the privacy rights of
individuals.
The system will contain personally
identifying information on
approximately 38,000 students and
3,600 teachers and other school staff
from 12 school districts and will
include, but not necessarily be limited
to, data on: (1) For students,
standardized math and English/
Language Arts test scores, age, sex, race/
ethnicity, grade, eligibility for free/
reduced-price lunches, English Learner
status, individualized education
program status, school enrollment dates,
attendance, discipline records, school
engagement, and student behavior, and
(2) for teachers and other school staff,
school assignments, positions, grades
and subjects taught, any available
teacher and staff background
characteristics, including age, sex, race/
ethnicity, certifications, and years of
teaching experience, and classroom
management and behavior support
practices.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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: March 19, 2015.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education
Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education (Department) publishes a
notice of a new system of records to
read as follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18–13–38
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SYSTEM NAME:
Impact Evaluation of Training in
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for
Behavior.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
(1) Evaluation Division, National
Center for Education Evaluation and
Regional Assistance, Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
(2) MDRC, 16 East 34 Street, 19th
Floor, New York, NY 10016–4326
(contractor).
(3) American Institutes for Research
(AIR), 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street
NW., Washington, DC 20007–3835
(subcontractor).
(4) Decision Information Resources
(DIR), Inc., 2600 Southwest Freeway,
Suite 900, Houston, TX 77098–4610
(subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The system of records will include
personally identifying information
about the students as well as teachers
and other school staff who participate in
the study. The system will contain
records on approximately 38,000
students and 3,600 teachers and other
school staff from 12 school districts.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
For students, this information will
include, but will not necessarily be
limited to, standardized math and
English/Language Arts test scores, age,
sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility for
free/reduced-price lunches, English
Learner status, individualized education
program status, school enrollment dates,
attendance, discipline records, school
engagement, and student behavior. For
teachers and other school staff, this
information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, school
assignments, positions, grades and
subjects taught, any available teacher
and staff background characteristics,
including age, sex, race/ethnicity,
certifications, and years of teaching
experience, and classroom management
and behavior support practices.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The system of records 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 section 664 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act
of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1464).
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PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the
records maintained in this system will
be used to conduct a rigorous study of
the effectiveness of providing school
staff with training in multi-tiered
systems of supports for behavior.
The study will address the following
central research questions: What are the
impacts on school climate, school staff
practice, and student outcomes of
providing training in MTSS–B that
includes universal supports (Tier I)?
What are the impacts on school climate,
school staff practice, and student
outcomes of providing training in
MTSS–B that includes universal
supports (Tier I) plus targeted
interventions for at-risk students (Tier
II)? What is the impact of additional
training in targeted interventions for atrisk students (Tier II) for schools already
trained in MTSS–B that includes
universal supports (Tier I)? What are the
impacts for relevant subgroups
including students with at-risk
behavior, students with disabilities, and
teachers with less experience? Which
strategies are correlated with
improvement in student outcomes?
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE 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. It must also
comply with the requirements of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR part 99),
which protects the privacy of student
education records.
The Department may disclose records
under the ‘‘contract disclosure’’
proposed routine use. 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
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those employees who have received the
appropriate level of security clearance
from the Department. Before entering
into such a contract, the Department
will require the contractor to maintain
Privacy Act safeguards, as required
under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m), with respect to
the records in the system.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department will maintain records
on CD–ROM, and the contractor (MDRC)
and subcontractors (AIR and DIR) will
maintain data for this system on
computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system will be
indexed and retrieved by a unique
number assigned to each individual that
is cross-referenced by the individual’s
name on a separate list.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the
Department’s site and to the sites of the
Department’s contractor and
subcontractors, where this system of
records will be maintained, is controlled
and monitored by security personnel.
The computer system employed by the
Department offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and
circumvention. This security system
limits data access to Department and
contract staff on a need-to-know basis
and controls individual users’ ability to
access and alter records within the
system.
The contractor and subcontractors
will establish a similar set of procedures
at their sites to ensure confidentiality of
data. The contractor and subcontractors
are 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 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
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that authorize users to use the
contractor’s system 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 Department’s, the contractor’s, and
the 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).
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed
of in accordance with the Department’s
Records Disposition Schedules (GRS 23,
Item 8).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Associate Commissioner, Evaluation
Division, National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system
manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department’s
Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5,
including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to a record
about you in this system of records,
contact the system manager. Your
request must meet the requirements of
the Department’s Privacy Act
regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including
proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, contact the system manager.
Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department’s
Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7,
including proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system will contain records on
students as well as teachers and other
school staff in an impact evaluation of
training in multi-tiered systems of
supports for behavior. Data will be
obtained through human resource and
student administrative records
maintained by the school districts,
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surveys of students as well as teachers
and other school staff, observations of
classrooms, ratings of student behavior,
and individual student testing.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0036]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Study
on Sustaining the Positive Effects of
Preschool
Office of Planning Evaluation
and Policy Development (OPEPD),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing
new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 29,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0036
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any
reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will ONLY accept
comments during the comment period
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov
site is not available. 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,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Erica Lee, (202)
260–1463.
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: Study on
Sustaining the Positive Effects of
Preschool.
OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 28.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 28.
Abstract: Policy and Program Studies
Service, with OPEPD, contracted with
the American Institutes for Research
(AIR) to conduct five case studies of
programs that are designed to sustain
the positive effects of preschools. Onsite case studies will include interviews
with district officials, principals,
Kindergarten teachers, preschool
teachers, program funders, and program
evaluators.
Dated: March 24, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards;
Investing in Innovation Fund—
Development Grants
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information
Investing in Innovation Fund—
Development grants Notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2015.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.411P (Development
grants Pre-Application) and 84.411C
(Development grants Full Application).
Note: In order to receive an Investing in
Innovation Fund (i3) Development grant, an
entity must submit a pre-application. The
pre-application is intended to reduce the
burden of submitting a full application for an
i3 Development grant. Pre-applications will
be reviewed and scored by peer reviewers
using the selection criteria designated in this
notice. Entities that submit a highly rated
pre-application will be invited to submit a
full application for a Development grant;
however, any entity that successfully submits
a pre-application may choose to submit a full
application.
Pre-Applications Available:
April 1, 2015.
Deadline for Notice of Intent To
Submit Pre-Application: April 20, 2015.
Deadline for Transmittal of Preapplications: April 29, 2015.
Full Applications Available: If you are
invited to submit a full application for
a Development grant, we will transmit
the full application package and
instructions using the contact
information you provide to us in your
pre-application. Other pre-applicants
who choose to submit a full application
may access these items on the i3 Web
site at www2.ed.gov/programs/
innovation/.
Deadline for Transmittal of Full
Applications: Entities that submit a
highly rated pre-application, as scored
by peer reviewers and as identified by
the Department, will be invited to
submit a full application for a
Development grant. Other preapplicants may choose to submit a full
application. The Department will
announce on its Web site the deadline
date for transmission of full applications
and will also communicate this
deadline to applicants in the full
application package and instructions.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: 60 calendar days after the
deadline date for transmittal of full
applications.
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records; Impact Evaluation of
Training in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior
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 (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of
Training in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior'' (18-13-38).
The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance at
the Department's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) awarded a
contract in November 2013 to MDRC to provide evidence on the
effectiveness of training teachers and school staff in multi-tiered
systems of supports for behavior (MTSS-B).
DATES: Submit your comments on this proposed new system of records on
or before April 29, 2015.
The Department filed a report describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Chair of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) on March 18, 2015. This system of records will become
effective on the later date of: (1) The expiration of the 40-day period
for OMB review on April 27, 2015, unless OMB waives 10 days of the 40-
day review period for compelling reasons shown by the Department, or
(2) April 29, 2015, unless the system of records needs to be changed as
a result of public comment or OMB review. The Department will publish
any changes to the system of records or routine uses that result from
public comment or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about the new system of records to Dr.
Audrey Pendleton, Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National
Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., Room 502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078.
If you prefer to send your comments via email, use the following
address: comments@ed.gov.
You must include the phrase ``Impact Evaluation of Training in
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior'' in the subject line of
the email.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about this notice at the Department in Room 502D, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, Monday through
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Friday of each week except Federal holidays.
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 aid, please contact the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Audrey Pendleton, Associate
Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences,
U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY),
you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-
8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or compact
disc) on request to the contact person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a (e)(4) and (e)(11)) requires the
Department to publish in the Federal Register this notice of a new
system of records maintained by the Department. The Department's
regulations implementing the Privacy Act are contained in part 5b of
title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
The Privacy Act applies to any record about an individual that is
maintained in a system of records from which individually identifying
information is retrieved by a unique identifier associated with each
individual, such as a name or Social Security number (SSN). The
information about each individual is called a ``record,'' and the
system, whether manual or computer-based, is called a ``system of
records.''
The Privacy Act requires each agency to publish a notice of a
system of records in the Federal Register and to prepare and send a
report to OMB whenever the agency publishes a new system of records or
makes a significant change to an established system of records. Each
agency is also required to send copies of the report to the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
These reports are intended to permit an evaluation of the probable
effect of the proposal on the privacy rights of individuals.
The system will contain personally identifying information on
approximately 38,000 students and 3,600 teachers and other school staff
from 12 school districts and will include, but not necessarily be
limited to, data on: (1) For students, standardized math and English/
Language Arts test scores, age, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility
for free/reduced-price lunches, English Learner status, individualized
education program status, school enrollment dates, attendance,
discipline records, school engagement, and student behavior, and (2)
for teachers and other school staff, school assignments, positions,
grades and subjects taught, any available teacher and staff background
characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, certifications,
and years of teaching experience, and classroom management and behavior
support practices.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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: March 19, 2015.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Director of the
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
(Department) publishes a notice of a new system of records to read as
follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18-13-38
SYSTEM NAME:
Impact Evaluation of Training in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
for Behavior.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
(1) Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation
and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208-0001.
(2) MDRC, 16 East 34 Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10016-4326
(contractor).
(3) American Institutes for Research (AIR), 1000 Thomas Jefferson
Street NW., Washington, DC 20007-3835 (subcontractor).
(4) Decision Information Resources (DIR), Inc., 2600 Southwest
Freeway, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77098-4610 (subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include personally identifying
information about the students as well as teachers and other school
staff who participate in the study. The system will contain records on
approximately 38,000 students and 3,600 teachers and other school staff
from 12 school districts.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
For students, this information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, standardized math and English/Language Arts
test scores, age, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility for free/
reduced-price lunches, English Learner status, individualized education
program status, school enrollment dates, attendance, discipline
records, school engagement, and student behavior. For teachers and
other school staff, this information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, school assignments, positions, grades and
subjects taught, any available teacher and staff background
characteristics, including age, sex, race/ethnicity, certifications,
and years of teaching experience, and classroom management and behavior
support practices.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The system of records 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 section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1464).
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PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the records maintained in this system
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of
providing school staff with training in multi-tiered systems of
supports for behavior.
The study will address the following central research questions:
What are the impacts on school climate, school staff practice, and
student outcomes of providing training in MTSS-B that includes
universal supports (Tier I)? What are the impacts on school climate,
school staff practice, and student outcomes of providing training in
MTSS-B that includes universal supports (Tier I) plus targeted
interventions for at-risk students (Tier II)? What is the impact of
additional training in targeted interventions for at-risk students
(Tier II) for schools already trained in MTSS-B that includes universal
supports (Tier I)? What are the impacts for relevant subgroups
including students with at-risk behavior, students with disabilities,
and teachers with less experience? Which strategies are correlated with
improvement in student outcomes?
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE 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. It must
also comply with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR part 99), which protects the
privacy of student education records.
The Department may disclose records under the ``contract
disclosure'' proposed routine use. 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 who have
received the appropriate level of security clearance from the
Department. Before entering into such a contract, the Department will
require the contractor to maintain Privacy Act safeguards, as required
under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m), with respect to the records in the system.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department will maintain records on CD-ROM, and the contractor
(MDRC) and subcontractors (AIR and DIR) will maintain data for this
system on computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system will be indexed and retrieved by a unique
number assigned to each individual that is cross-referenced by the
individual's name on a separate list.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the Department's site and to the sites of
the Department's contractor and subcontractors, where this system of
records will be maintained, is controlled and monitored by security
personnel. The computer system employed by the Department offers a high
degree of resistance to tampering and circumvention. This security
system limits data access to Department and contract staff on a need-
to-know basis and controls individual users' ability to access and
alter records within the system.
The contractor and subcontractors will establish a similar set of
procedures at their sites to ensure confidentiality of data. The
contractor and subcontractors are 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
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 system
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 Department's, the
contractor's, and the 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).
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with the
Department's Records Disposition Schedules (GRS 23, Item 8).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room
502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a record exists regarding you in
the system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must
meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to a record about you in this system of
records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR
5b.5, including proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet
the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR
5b.7, including proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system will contain records on students as well as teachers
and other school staff in an impact evaluation of training in multi-
tiered systems of supports for behavior. Data will be obtained through
human resource and student administrative records maintained by the
school districts,
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surveys of students as well as teachers and other school staff,
observations of classrooms, ratings of student behavior, and individual
student testing.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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