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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review;
Institute of Education Sciences; Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study
Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS–
K:2011) Spring Second-Grade Full
Scale Collection and Third- and
Fourth-Grade Tracking and ThirdGrade Recruitment
The Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class
of 2010–11 (ECLS–K:2011), sponsored
by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S.
Department of Education (ED), is a
survey that focuses on children’s early
school experiences beginning with
kindergarten and continuing through
the fifth grade. It includes the collection
of data from parents, teachers, school
administrators, and non-parental care
providers, as well as direct child
assessments. Like its sister study, the
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS–
K), the ECLS–K:2011 is exceptionally
broad in its scope and coverage of child
development, early learning, and school
progress, drawing together information
from multiple sources to provide rich
data about the population of children
who were kindergartners in the 2010–11
school year. This submission requests
OMB’s clearance for (1) A spring 2013
second-grade national data collection;
(2) recruitment for the spring 2014
third-grade data collection, and (3)
tracking students for the spring 2014
third-grade and spring 2015 fourthgrade data collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04927. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
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collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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: Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class
of 2010–11 (ECLS–K:2011) Spring
Second-Grade Full Scale Collection and
Third- and Fourth-Grade Tracking and
Third-Grade Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0750.
Type of Review: Revision.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 133,462.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 47,175.
Abstract: The Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class
of 2010–11 (ECLS–K:2011), sponsored
by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S.
Department of Education (ED), is a
survey that focuses on children’s early
school experiences beginning with
kindergarten and continuing through
the fifth grade. It includes the collection
of data from parents, teachers, school
administrators, and non-parental care
providers, as well as direct child
assessments. Like its sister study, the
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS–
K), the ECLS–K:2011 is exceptionally
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broad in its scope and coverage of child
development, early learning, and school
progress, drawing together information
from multiple sources to provide rich
data about the population of children
who were kindergartners in the 2010–11
school year. This submission requests
OMB’s clearance for (1) A spring 2013
second-grade national data collection;
(2) recruitment for the spring 2014
third-grade data collection, and (3)
tracking students for the spring 2014
third-grade and spring 2015 fourthgrade data collection.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–21292 Filed 8–29–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review;
Office of Planning, Evaluation and
Policy Development; EDFacts
Collection of ESEA Flexibility Data
On September 23, 2011, the
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
invited State educational agencies
(SEAs) to request flexibility pursuant to
the authority in section 9401 of ESEA,
which allows the Secretary of Education
to waive, with certain exceptions, any
statutory or regulatory requirement of
the ESEA for an SEA that receives funds
under a program authorized by the
ESEA and requests a waiver. In order to
ensure that SEAs receiving ESEA
flexibility are continuing to meet the
intent and purpose of Title I of ESEA,
including meeting the educational
needs of low-achieving students, closing
achievement gaps, and holding schools,
local educational agencies, and SEAs
accountable for improving the academic
achievement of all students, ED will
continue to collect all data related to
student proficiency rates as well as
performance against the annual
measurable objectives. This collection
will be applicable to SEAs with
approved flexibility requests.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Notices
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04860. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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: EDFacts Collection
of ESEA Flexibility Data.
OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,248.
Abstract: On September 23, 2011, the
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
invited each State educational agency
(SEA) to voluntarily request flexibility
on behalf of itself, its local educational
agencies, and schools, in order to better
focus on improving student learning
and increasing the quality of
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instruction. Since then, ED has
approved 34 SEA requests for flexibility,
and is currently reviewing several
additional requests. ED expects to
receive requests from additional SEAs
by September 6, 2012. SEAs are invited
to request flexibility pursuant to the
authority in section 9401 of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA), which allows the
Secretary of Education to waive, with
certain exceptions, any statutory or
regulatory requirement of the ESEA for
an SEA that receives funds under a
program authorized by the ESEA and
requests a waiver. This clearance
request is for the collection of data that
may be needed to ensure that SEAs
receiving ESEA flexibility are
continuing to meet the intent and
purpose of Title I of ESEA, including
meeting the educational needs of lowachieving students, closing achievement
gaps, and holding schools, local
educational agencies, and SEAs
accountable for improving the academic
achievement of all students. This
collection will be applicable to SEAs
with approved flexibility plans. In order
to reduce burden on SEAs and
maximize the availability and utility of
the data within ED, ED plans to require
states to submit these data electronically
through EDFacts, as allowable under 34
CFR part 76. ‘‘Flexibility Clearance
Attachment B’’ outlines the 22 new data
groups proposed for collection. ED is
requesting SEAs to review the last page
of Attachment B which provides two
directed questions (see the link to
EDICSweb to link number 04860 in the
ADDRESSES section above.) ED is
requesting the data providers of each
SEA respond to two specific questions
about the proposed data groups.
Responses to these questions will help
ED determine whether or not to adjust
the proposed data groups, as well as to
determine which of the data can
currently be provided by SEAs.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review;
Federal Student Aid; Federal Perkins
Loan Program/NDSL Assignment Form
The Federal Perkins Loan
Program allows for assignment of
certain defaulted loans from schools to
continued collection efforts when the
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school has exhausted all of its efforts in
recovering an outstanding loan. The
Perkins Assignment Form serves as the
transmittal document in the assignment
of such loans to the Federal
Government. Schools participating in
the Federal Perkins Loan Program,
formerly the National Direct/Defense
Student Loan Program (NDSL),
currently use this form to assign
defaulted loans to the U.S. Department
of Education (the Department) for
collection. These defaulted loans may,
as outlined in 20 U.S.C. 1087cc and
under program regulations 34 CFR
674.50, be assigned to the Federal
government (i.e., U.S. Department of
Education) for collection when the
school has exhausted all efforts in the
recovery of the outstanding loan. In
addition, schools use this form to assign
loans for which a school has approved
a total and permanent disability
discharge request, in accordance with
34 CFR 674.61(b)(2)(v).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be
electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202–4537. Copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 04886. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development; EDFacts Collection of ESEA
Flexibility Data
SUMMARY: On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)
invited State educational agencies (SEAs) to request flexibility
pursuant to the authority in section 9401 of ESEA, which allows the
Secretary of Education to waive, with certain exceptions, any statutory
or regulatory requirement of the ESEA for an SEA that receives funds
under a program authorized by the ESEA and requests a waiver. In order
to ensure that SEAs receiving ESEA flexibility are continuing to meet
the intent and purpose of Title I of ESEA, including meeting the
educational needs of low-achieving students, closing achievement gaps,
and holding schools, local educational agencies, and SEAs accountable
for improving the academic achievement of all students, ED will
continue to collect all data related to student proficiency rates as
well as performance against the annual measurable objectives. This
collection will be applicable to SEAs with approved flexibility
requests.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the
proposed information collection request may be
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accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending
Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 04860. When you
access the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to
view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC
20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the
information collection. 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: EDFacts Collection of ESEA Flexibility Data.
OMB Control Number: 1875-NEW.
Type of Review: New.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,248.
Abstract: On September 23, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education
(ED) invited each State educational agency (SEA) to voluntarily request
flexibility on behalf of itself, its local educational agencies, and
schools, in order to better focus on improving student learning and
increasing the quality of instruction. Since then, ED has approved 34
SEA requests for flexibility, and is currently reviewing several
additional requests. ED expects to receive requests from additional
SEAs by September 6, 2012. SEAs are invited to request flexibility
pursuant to the authority in section 9401 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), which allows the Secretary of
Education to waive, with certain exceptions, any statutory or
regulatory requirement of the ESEA for an SEA that receives funds under
a program authorized by the ESEA and requests a waiver. This clearance
request is for the collection of data that may be needed to ensure that
SEAs receiving ESEA flexibility are continuing to meet the intent and
purpose of Title I of ESEA, including meeting the educational needs of
low-achieving students, closing achievement gaps, and holding schools,
local educational agencies, and SEAs accountable for improving the
academic achievement of all students. This collection will be
applicable to SEAs with approved flexibility plans. In order to reduce
burden on SEAs and maximize the availability and utility of the data
within ED, ED plans to require states to submit these data
electronically through EDFacts, as allowable under 34 CFR part 76.
``Flexibility Clearance Attachment B'' outlines the 22 new data groups
proposed for collection. ED is requesting SEAs to review the last page
of Attachment B which provides two directed questions (see the link to
EDICSweb to link number 04860 in the ADDRESSES section above.) ED is
requesting the data providers of each SEA respond to two specific
questions about the proposed data groups. Responses to these questions
will help ED determine whether or not to adjust the proposed data
groups, as well as to determine which of the data can currently be
provided by SEAs.
Dated: August 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-21471 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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