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on state assessments of math and
reading. The CSP statute also addresses
expanding the number of high-quality
charter schools and encouraging states
to provide support for facilities
financing equal to what states provide
for traditional public schools. Grants
have been awarded to 40 states,
including awards to 33 states since
2005. Grants are typically awarded for
three years and may be renewed.
This study will review all technical
assistance provided to CSP SEA and
VPSC grantees on performance reporting
and evaluations and how grantees
conduct these activities. All CSP SEA
and VPSC grantees are required by the
Department to conduct performance
reporting. Although grantees are not
required to conduct any particular type
of evaluation, the study will review both
impact evaluations and non-impact
evaluations conducted by grantees. The
study approach, with respect to the
review of performance reporting, impact
evaluations, and non-impact
evaluations, is described below.
Performance Reporting
The goal of performance reporting is
to measure performance and track
outcomes of the project’s stated goals
and objectives. The collection of
accurate data on program performance
is necessary for the reporting required
by the Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA), which was passed
by Congress in 1993 and updated
through the GPRA Modernization Act of
2010. The latter will require even more
frequent reporting—quarterly instead of
annually.
In addition to requiring grantees to
collect annual data in support of GPRA
reporting, the CSP SEA and VPSC
programs encourage grantees to develop
implementation and outcome measures
in support of other program goals.
Throughout this document, when we
refer to grantee performance measures,
we are referring to the measures
grantees use not only for GPRA
reporting, but also for reporting on other
activities and outcomes.
The CSP and VPSC programs provide
technical assistance to grantees on
developing appropriate objectives and
performance measures and on obtaining
quality data in support of those
measures. Because all grantees conduct
some kind of performance reporting,
this study’s examination of performance
reporting encompasses all grantees. It
will describe the type of technical
assistance provided, categorize the types
of performance measures that grantees
address, determine whether the
measures are responsive to the GPRA
indicators defined for each program,
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review whether the initial set of
performance measures changed as a
result of the technical assistance
received, and examine the quality and
appropriateness of data collection for
those measures.
Impact Evaluation
While documenting implementation
activities and outcomes can be useful to
school and district administrators, it
does not provide information on the
effectiveness of funded interventions.
The only evaluation designs that
provide credible evidence about the
impacts of interventions are rigorous
experimental and quasi-experimental
designs. Impact evaluations can provide
guidance about what interventions
should be considered for future funding
and replication.
This study will review the quality and
rigor of all impact evaluations being
conducted of higher-order outcomes,
particularly student achievement, using
criteria that were adapted from the What
Works Clearinghouse review standards
for grantees as part of the Department’s
Data Quality Initiative. These criteria
were revised by Abt Associates as part
of its annual review of Mathematics and
Science Partnership final-year
evaluations. The criteria are listed in
Appendix A. The study will also
examine the completeness and clarity of
evaluation reports submitted as part of
an impact evaluation.
Non-Impact Evaluation
Grantees may choose to conduct nonimpact evaluations to examine program
outcomes and implementation
processes. Non-impact evaluations may
include both formative implementation
and process evaluations that evaluate a
program as it is unfolding, and
summative descriptive evaluations that
examine changes in final outcomes in a
non-causal manner. A full framework of
formative and summative evaluations is
included in Appendix B.
The main focus of the review of nonimpact evaluations will be on those that
focus on a change in higher-order
outcomes using a one-group pre-post
design. For these evaluations, the study
will examine the appropriateness of
data collection strategies for the design
chosen and whether the findings of the
study are described appropriately based
on the design. The study will also
describe other non-impact evaluations
that grantees have undertaken, without
commenting on their quality.
Data collection, including conducting
interviews and reviewing extant
documents, is required to complete this
study. Part A of this request discusses
the justification for these data collection
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activities, while Part B describes the
data collection and analysis procedures.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
National Board
The Fund for the Improvement
of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
National Board, U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open
teleconference meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and agenda of an upcoming
open teleconference meeting of the
National Board (Board) of the Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education. The notice also describes the
functions of the Board. Notice of this
meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and is intended to notify the public of
their opportunity to attend.
DATES: Thursday, June 28, 2012.
Time: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: 1990 K Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, Telephone:
(202) 502–7500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah T. Beaton, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20006–8544; telephone:
(202) 502–7621; email:
sarah.beaton@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Board of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary
Education is established in Title VII,
Part B, Section 742 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(20 U.S.C. 1138a). The Board is
authorized to advise the Director of the
Fund and the Assistant Secretary for
Postsecondary Education on (1)
priorities for the improvement of
postsecondary education, including
recommendations for the improvement
of postsecondary education and for the
evaluation, dissemination, and
adaptation of demonstrated
improvements in postsecondary
educational practice; and (2) the
operation of the Fund, including advice
on planning documents, guidelines, and
procedures for grant competitions
prepared by the Fund.
SUMMARY:
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On Thursday, June 28, 2012, from
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, the Board will conduct business
in an open teleconference. The agenda
for the meeting will include discussion
of the Fund’s programs and special
initiatives.
Teleconference calling instructions
are as follows: Please call 1–877–952–
3216 and use participant code 1826857.
The maximum number of members of
the public that can access the
teleconference meeting (listen only) is
50. Callers will be accepted on a first
come, first served basis. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FRS), tollfree, at 1–800–877–8339, Monday
through Friday, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to participate in the teleconference (e.g.,
interpreting services, assistance
listening devices, or materials in
alternative format) should notify Sarah
T. Beaton at (202)502–7621, no later
than June 18, 2012. We will attempt to
meet requests for accommodations after
this date but cannot guarantee their
availability.
Members of the public are encouraged
to submit written comments related to
the FIPSE Program or the Board to the
attention of Sarah T. Beaton, 1990 K
Street NW., Room 6154, Washington,
DC 20006–8544, or by email at
sarah.beaton@ed.gov.
Records are kept of all Board
proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the office of the Fund for
the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, Sixth Floor, 1990 K Street
NW., Washington, DC 20006–8544, from
the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday
through Friday.
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.
Specially, through the advanced search
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feature at this site, you can limit your
search to documents published by the
Department.
Eduardo M. Ochoa,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC12–8–000]
Commission Information Collection
Activities (FERC–567); Comment
Request
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Energy.
ACTION: Comment request.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 United States
Code (U.S.C.) 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission or FERC) is submitting the
information collection FERC–567, Gas
Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of
System Flow Diagrams and System
Capacity to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review of the
information collection requirements.
Any interested person may file
comments directly with OMB and
should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
(77 FR 11520, 02/27/2012) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–567 and is
making this notation in its submittal to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by July 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB,
identified by the OMB Control No.
1902–0005, should be sent via email to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov.
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. The Desk
Officer may also be reached via
telephone at 202–395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, identified by the Docket
No. IC12–8–000, by either of the
following methods:
• eFiling at Commission’s Web Site:
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
efiling.asp.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
SUMMARY:
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Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: All submissions must be
formatted and filed in accordance with
submission guidelines at: https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. For user assistance contact
FERC Online Support by email at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone
at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202)
502–8659 for TTY.
Docket: Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket or in viewing/downloading
comments and issuances in this docket
may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/docs-filing.asp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Brown may be reached by email
at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by
telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax
at (202) 273–0873.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: FERC–567, Gas Pipeline
Certificates: Annual Reports of System
Flow Diagrams and System Capacity.
OMB Control No.: 1902–0005.
Type of Request: Three-year extension
of the FERC–567 information collection
requirements with no changes to the
reporting requirements.
Abstract: The Commission uses the
information from the FERC–567 to
obtain accurate data on pipeline
facilities and the peak capacity of these
facilities. Additionally, the Commission
validates the need for new facilities
proposed by pipelines in certificate
applications. By modeling a applicant’s
pipeline system, Commission staff
utilizes the FERC–567 data to determine
configuration and location of installed
pipeline facilities; verify and determine
the receipt and delivery points between
shippers, producers and pipeline
companies; determine the location of
receipt and delivery points and
emergency interconnections on a
pipeline system; determine the location
of pipeline segments, laterals and
compressor stations on a pipeline
system; verify pipeline segment lengths
and pipeline diameters; justify the
maximum allowable operating pressures
and suction and discharge pressures at
compressor stations; verify the installed
horsepower and volumes compressed at
each compressor station; determine the
existing shippers and producers
currently using each pipeline company;
verify peak capacity on the system; and
develop and evaluate alternatives to the
proposed facilities as a means to
mitigate environmental impact of new
pipeline construction.
18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
260.8(a) requires each major natural gas
pipeline with a system delivery capacity
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
National Board
AGENCY: The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
National Board, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of an upcoming
open teleconference meeting of the National Board (Board) of the Fund
for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. The notice also
describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is
required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and
is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: Thursday, June 28, 2012.
Time: 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202)
502-7500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah T. Beaton, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006-8544; telephone:
(202) 502-7621; email: sarah.beaton@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education is established in Title VII,
Part B, Section 742 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20
U.S.C. 1138a). The Board is authorized to advise the Director of the
Fund and the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education on (1)
priorities for the improvement of postsecondary education, including
recommendations for the improvement of postsecondary education and for
the evaluation, dissemination, and adaptation of demonstrated
improvements in postsecondary educational practice; and (2) the
operation of the Fund, including advice on planning documents,
guidelines, and procedures for grant competitions prepared by the Fund.
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On Thursday, June 28, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, the Board will conduct business in an open
teleconference. The agenda for the meeting will include discussion of
the Fund's programs and special initiatives.
Teleconference calling instructions are as follows: Please call 1-
877-952-3216 and use participant code 1826857. The maximum number of
members of the public that can access the teleconference meeting
(listen only) is 50. Callers will be accepted on a first come, first
served basis. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS), toll-
free, at 1-800-877-8339, Monday through Friday, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
to participate in the teleconference (e.g., interpreting services,
assistance listening devices, or materials in alternative format)
should notify Sarah T. Beaton at (202)502-7621, no later than June 18,
2012. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this
date but cannot guarantee their availability.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments
related to the FIPSE Program or the Board to the attention of Sarah T.
Beaton, 1990 K Street NW., Room 6154, Washington, DC 20006-8544, or by
email at sarah.beaton@ed.gov.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the office of the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education, Sixth Floor, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC
20006-8544, from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, Monday through Friday.
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. Specially, through the advanced search feature
at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the
Department.
Eduardo M. Ochoa,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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