Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Charter School Authorizer Annual Update, 5393-5394 [2014-01943]
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accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Financial Status
and Program Performance Final Report
for State and Partnership for the Gaining
Early Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).
OMB Control Number: 1840–0782.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 125.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,625.
Abstract: The purpose of this
information collection is to determine
whether recipients of Gaining Early
Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
have made substantial progress towards
meeting the objectives of their
respective projects, as outlined in their
grant applications and/or subsequent
work plans. In addition, the final report
will enable the Department to evaluate
each grant project’s fiscal operations for
the entire grant performance period, and
compare total expenditures relative to
federal funds awarded, and actual costshare/matching relative to the total
amount in the approved grant
application. This report is a means for
grantees to share the overall experience
of their projects and document
achievements and concerns, and
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describe effects of their projects on
participants being served; project
barriers and major accomplishments;
and evidence of sustainability. The
report will be GEAR UP’s primary
method to collect/analyze data on
students’ high school graduation and
immediate college enrollment rates.
Summary of Changes
If grantees choose to serve students
for 7 years, they must report on the 7th
year of activities which include
following GEAR UP students into the
first year of postsecondary education
and any students still in high school.
The 5 hour burden increase is due to the
additional time required to collect data
on GEAR UP students enrolled in
postsecondary education.
Dated: January 27, 2014.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Charter
School Authorizer Annual Update
Office of Innovation and
Improvement (OII), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 1,
2014.
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–2014–ICCD–0008
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
period will not be accepted. Written
requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery
should be addressed to the Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115,
Washington, DC 20202.
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For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Tomakie
Washington, 202–401–1097 or
electronically mail ICDocketMgr@
ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments
in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to
the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Charter School
Authorizer Annual Update.
OMB Control Number: 1855–0023.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 90.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,025.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of
Education (ED) has as one of its
important policy goals expanding the
number of high-quality public school
choice options. Specifically, according
to Part B section 5201 of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act, two of
the established purposes of the
Charter School Program office are:
evaluating the effects of charter schools,
including the effects on students,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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student academic achievement, staff and
parents, and expanding the number of
high-quality charter schools available to
students across the nation.
Charter school authorization is at the
very crux of any efforts to expand and
ensure high-quality public school
choice options through public charter
schools because charter school
authorizers are the public entities
primarily responsible for: initial charter
authorizations, on-going monitoring and
oversight, and charter renewal and
closure decisions.
Currently, there is no other
comprehensive national database of the
roughly 900 charter school authorizers
complete with the schools under their
authority; some of these data elements
are available from public documents,
but they are not made available to the
public consistently across all
authorizers. There is also no other
comprehensive, fully-populated tool for
tracking the activities of and evaluating
the quality of authorizers nationwide
based on their authorizing decisions in
light of schools performance. This data
collection will be administered to the all
charter school authorizers.
cost/benefit analyses, program
performance, human capital
development, and contracts and
acquisition strategies.
Additionally, the renewal of the
Environmental Management Advisory
Board has been determined to be
essential to conduct DOE’s business and
to be in the public interest in
connection with the performance of
duties imposed on DOE by law and
agreement. The Board will operate in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, and
rules and regulations issued in
implementation of that Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal
Officer, at (202) 586–5810 or
kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov.
Dated: January 27, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Advisory
Board
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Renewal.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section
14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), and in
accordance with Title 41 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, section 102–
3.65(a), and following consultation with
the Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration, notice
is hereby given that the Environmental
Management Advisory Board (Board)
will be renewed for a two-year period
beginning January 23, 2014.
The Board provides the Assistant
Secretary for Environmental
Management (EM) with information and
strategic advice on a broad range of
corporate issues affecting the EM
program. These corporate issues
include, but are not limited to, project
management and oversight activities,
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Issued in Washington, DC on January 23,
2014.
Carol A. Matthews,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–02021 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Hanford. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 8:30
a.m.—5:00 p.m.; Friday, March 7, 2014,
8:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Red Lion Columbia Center,
1101 North Columbia Center Blvd.,
Kennewick, WA 99336.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kimberly Ballinger, Federal
Coordinator, Department of Energy
Richland Operations Office, 825 Jadwin
Avenue, P.O. Box 550, A7–75, Richland,
WA, 99352; Phone: (509) 376–6332; or
Email: kimberly.ballinger@rl.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
to DOE–EM and site management in the
areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
activities.
Tentative Agenda:
• Potential Draft Advice
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D Office of River Protection
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Framework Document
• Discussion Topics
D Tri-Party Agreement Agencies’
Program Updates
D Hanford Advisory Board Committee
Reports
D Emergency Preparedness
D Potential technical issues at Waste
Treatment and Immobilization
Plant
D Board Business
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EM SSAB,
Hanford, welcomes the attendance of
the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact Kimberly
Ballinger at least seven days in advance
of the meeting at the phone number
listed above. Written statements may be
filed with the Board either before or
after the meeting. Individuals who wish
to make oral statements pertaining to
agenda items should contact Kimberly
Ballinger at the address or telephone
number listed above. Requests must be
received five days prior to the meeting
and reasonable provision will be made
to include the presentation in the
agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal
Officer is empowered to conduct the
meeting in a fashion that will facilitate
the orderly conduct of business.
Individuals wishing to make public
comments will be provided a maximum
of five minutes to present their
comments.
Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Kimberly Ballinger’s
office at the address or phone number
listed above. Minutes will also be
available at the following Web site:
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab.
Issued at Washington, DC on January 28,
2014.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–02017 Filed 1–30–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0008]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Charter School Authorizer Annual Update
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 1, 2014.
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-2014-ICCD-
0008 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please call Tomakie Washington, 202-401-1097 or
electronically mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: Charter School Authorizer Annual Update.
OMB Control Number: 1855-0023.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 90.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,025.
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has as one of its
important policy goals expanding the number of high-quality public
school choice options. Specifically, according to Part B section 5201
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, two of the established
purposes of the
Charter School Program office are: evaluating the effects of
charter schools, including the effects on students,
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student academic achievement, staff and parents, and expanding the
number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the
nation.
Charter school authorization is at the very crux of any efforts to
expand and ensure high-quality public school choice options through
public charter schools because charter school authorizers are the
public entities primarily responsible for: initial charter
authorizations, on-going monitoring and oversight, and charter renewal
and closure decisions.
Currently, there is no other comprehensive national database of the
roughly 900 charter school authorizers complete with the schools under
their authority; some of these data elements are available from public
documents, but they are not made available to the public consistently
across all authorizers. There is also no other comprehensive, fully-
populated tool for tracking the activities of and evaluating the
quality of authorizers nationwide based on their authorizing decisions
in light of schools performance. This data collection will be
administered to the all charter school authorizers.
Dated: January 27, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-01943 Filed 1-30-14; 8:45 am]
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