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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records—Study of Enhanced College
Advising in Upward Bound
Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
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 ‘‘Study of Enhanced College
Advising in Upward Bound’’ (18–13–
36). The National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance at
the Department’s Institute of Education
Sciences awarded a contract in
September 2012 to Abt Associates Inc.
to conduct an impact evaluation of a
strategy to enhance college advising
within Upward Bound—consisting of a
professional development program for
Upward Bound staff that includes a set
of tools and resources for staff and
students. The system of records will
contain records on approximately
136,000 Upward Bound students and
200 Upward Bound project staff and
will be used to conduct the study.
DATES: Submit your comments on this
proposed new system of records on or
before October 15, 2014.
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,
SUMMARY:
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Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on September 3, 2014. This
system of records will become effective
at the later date of: (1) The expiration of
the 40-day period for OMB review on
October 13, 2014, unless OMB waives
10 days of the 40–day review period for
compelling reasons shown by the
Department, or (2) October 15, 2014,
unless the system of records needs to be
changed as a result of public comment
or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
the proposed 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 through
the Internet, use the following address:
comments@ed.gov.
You must include the phrase ‘‘Study
of Enhanced College Advising in
Upward Bound’’ in the subject line of
the electronic message.
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
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
auxiliary aid, please contact the person
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Marsha Silverberg. Telephone: (202)
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Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
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 included to permit an
evaluation of the probable effect of the
proposal on the privacy rights of
individuals.
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Dated: September 9, 2014.
Sue Betka,
Deputy Director for Administration and
Policy, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
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Education (Department) publishes a
notice of a new system of records to
read as follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER: 18–13–36
SYSTEM NAME:
Study of Enhanced College Advising
in Upward Bound.
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) Abt Associates, 55 Wheeler Street,
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138–1168
(contractor).
(3) Decision Information Resources,
Inc., 2600 Southwest Freeway, Suite
900, Houston, Texas 77098–4610
(subcontractor).
(4) Survey Research Management,
5777 Central Ave., Suite 225, Boulder,
Colorado 80301–2853 (subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The system of records will contain
records on approximately 136,000
Upward Bound students and 200
Upward Bound project staff.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include
information about the 200 project staff
and 6,000 students who are
participating in the study, as well as a
group of students who previously
participated in Upward Bound (high
school juniors in school years 2005–
2006 through 2010–2011) and for whom
information was collected and is
maintained through the Department’s
annual performance reporting process.
The project staff-level information will
include, but will not necessarily be
limited to: Names; educational
background (college major, highest
degree, and professional development
activities); and college advising
activities. The student-level information
will include, but will not necessarily be
limited to: Student names; student
SSNs; dates of birth; demographic
information such as race, ethnicity, and
gender; college entrance exam scores;
educational experiences (GPA, AP/IB
course-taking); and college application
and enrollment plans and behavior,
including application and receipt of
financial aid.
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The Study of Enhanced College
Advising in Upward Bound is
authorized under section 403(h) of the
2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act
(HEOA), Public Law 110–315 (20 U.S.C.
1070a–18), which requires the
Department to conduct a rigorous study
of a promising practice that has the
potential to improve key outcomes for
Upward Bound participants. Section
403(h)(3) of the HEOA provides that
‘‘[f]or the purpose of improving the
effectiveness of the programs and
projects assisted under this chapter the
Secretary shall make grants to, or enter
into contracts with, institutions of
higher education and other public and
private institutions and organizations to
rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of
the programs and projects assisted
under this chapter . . . .’’
Further, part D, section 171(b)(2) of
the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002, Public Law 107–279 (20 U.S.C.
9561(b)(2)) authorizes the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) to ‘‘conduct
evaluations of Federal education
programs administered by the Secretary
(and as time and resources allow, other
education programs) to determine the
impact of such programs . . . .’’
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PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the
records maintained in this system will
be used to conduct an evaluation of the
effectiveness of a professional
development strategy for Upward
Bound staff (with related advising tools
and resources for staff and students).
The study will address the following
three research questions: (1) To what
extent do the professional development
package and tools have an effect—above
and beyond the services Upward Bound
grantees already provide—on important
student outcomes? (2) How fully was
the strategy implemented (e.g., in terms
of staff participation in training and
student use of the tools) and to what
extent did it lead to differences in the
Upward Bound college advising
provided? (3) Is there variation in the
impacts of the enhanced college
advising strategy and to what extent is
the variation associated with Upward
Bound project features or characteristics
of participating students? Are
differences in the implementation of the
enhanced college advising strategy
associated with differences in impacts?
Information about students who
participated previously in Upward
Bound will be analyzed to identify
potential points in the college advising
and enrollment process where
improvements can be made using the
professional development and tools.
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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 here 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) (5 U.S.C. 552a), 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 Education Sciences
Reform Act (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9573),
which provides confidentiality
standards that apply to all collection,
reporting, and publication of data by
IES.
1. Research Disclosure. The Director
of IES may license confidential
information from this system of records
to qualified external researchers solely
for the purpose of carrying out specific
research that is compatible with the
purpose(s) of this system of records. The
researcher must maintain, under the
Privacy Act and the ESRA, safeguards
with respect to such records. In
addition, if confidential information
from this system of records constitutes
personally identifiable information from
a student’s education record that is
protected by the Family Educational
Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20
U.S.C. 1232g), the researcher also must
comply with the requirements in the
applicable FERPA exception to consent.
2. Research Disclosure to Obtain
Necessary Records to Conduct the
Study. Under data sharing agreements
that will protect student privacy and
confidentiality, the Department may
disclose the identity of students
participating in the study to the study’s
partners (the College Board, the ACT,
and the National Student
Clearinghouse) in order to obtain
information on students’ college
entrance exams or their enrollment and
persistence in college as important
outcomes to be examined in the study.
3. Contract Disclosure. If the
Department contracts with an entity to
perform any function that requires
disclosing records in this system to the
contractor’s employees, 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
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will require the contractor to establish
and maintain the safeguards required
under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
552a(m)) with respect to the records in
the system.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
Not applicable to this system of
records.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department maintains records on
CD–ROM, and the contractor (Abt
Associates, Inc.) and subcontractors
(Decision Information Resources, Inc.
and Survey Research Management)
maintain data for this system on
computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed
and retrieved by a 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
subcontractor, where this system of
records is 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 subcontractor will
establish a similar set of procedures at
their sites to ensure confidentiality of
data. The contractor’s and
subcontractor’s systems are required to
ensure that information identifying
individuals is in files physically
separated from other research data. The
contractor and subcontractor will
maintain security of the complete set of
all master data files and documentation.
Access to individually identifying data
will be strictly controlled. At each site,
all hardcopy data will be kept in locked
file cabinets during non-working hours
and work on hardcopy data will take
place in a single room, except for data
entry.
Physical security of electronic data
will also be maintained. Security
features that protect project data
include: Password-protected accounts
that authorize users to use the
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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.
Employees of the Department, as well as
employees of its contractor and
subcontractors 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:
These records are covered by a draft
records schedule under development,
ED 231 Research and Statistics Records.
This schedule shall be submitted to the
National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA) for review and
approval when complete. Until such
time as it is approved by NARA, no
records shall be destroyed.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system contains records on
project staff and students participating
in the Study of Enhanced College
Advising in Upward Bound, as well as
a group of students who previously
participated in Upward Bound (high
school juniors in school years 2005–
2006 through 2010–2011) and for whom
information was collected and is
maintained through the Department’s
annual performance reporting process.
Data will be obtained through study
data collection directly from staff and
students, administrative records
maintained by Upward Bound project
staff including Annual Performance
Reports submitted to the Department,
data extracts from the Department’s
Office of Federal Student Aid, and data
extracts from the College Board, the
ACT, and the National Student
Clearinghouse under data sharing
agreements.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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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.
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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 specification of the particular
record you are seeking to have changed,
the written justification for making such
a change, and proof of identity.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Office of Electricity Delivery
and Energy Reliability (OE), Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Extension with Changes; Notice and
Request for Comments.
AGENCY:
The Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability,
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, intends to extend with
changes for three years with the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB),
Department of Energy Form OE–417,
‘‘Emergency Electric Incident and
Disturbance Report.’’ 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 collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
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or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before November 14,
2014. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to OE–417 Survey Manager, Office
of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, OE–40, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
Reference: OE–417 2014 Renewal.
Comments may be sent by fax at 202–
586–2623, or by email at
OE417renewal@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to OE–417 Survey Manager,
Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy
Reliability, OE–40, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
OE417renewal@hq.doe.gov; the
proposed form can be accessed at:
https://www.oe.netl.doe.gov/oe417.aspx.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1901–0288; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Electric Emergency Incident and
Disturbance Report; (3) Type of Request:
Three-year extension with changes; (4)
Purpose: The Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. 93–
275, 15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.) and the DOE
Organization Act (Pub. L. 95–91, 42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) requires the DOE to
carry out a centralized, comprehensive,
and unified energy information
program. This program collects,
analyzes, and disseminates information
on energy resource reserves, production,
demand, technology, and related
economic and statistical information.
This information is used to assess the
adequacy of energy resources to meet
near and longer-term domestic
demands.
The Office of Electricity Delivery and
Energy Reliability (OE), as part of its
effort to comply with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), provides the
general public and other Federal
agencies the opportunities to comment
on collections of energy information
conducted by OE. Any comments
received help the DOE to prepare data
requests that maximize the utility of the
information collected and to assess the
impact of collection requirements on the
public. Also, the DOE will later seek the
approval of this collection of this
information by the Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records--Study of Enhanced College
Advising in Upward Bound
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 ``Study of Enhanced College
Advising in Upward Bound'' (18-13-36). The National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance at the Department's
Institute of Education Sciences awarded a contract in September 2012 to
Abt Associates Inc. to conduct an impact evaluation of a strategy to
enhance college advising within Upward Bound--consisting of a
professional development program for Upward Bound staff that includes a
set of tools and resources for staff and students. The system of
records will contain records on approximately 136,000 Upward Bound
students and 200 Upward Bound project staff and will be used to conduct
the study.
DATES: Submit your comments on this proposed new system of records on
or before October 15, 2014.
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,
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 3, 2014. This system
of records will become effective at the later date of: (1) The
expiration of the 40-day period for OMB review on October 13, 2014,
unless OMB waives 10 days of the 40-day review period for compelling
reasons shown by the Department, or (2) October 15, 2014, unless the
system of records needs to be changed as a result of public comment or
OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about the proposed 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 through the
Internet, use the following address: comments@ed.gov.
You must include the phrase ``Study of Enhanced College Advising in
Upward Bound'' in the subject line of the electronic message.
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 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 auxiliary aid, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Marsha Silverberg. Telephone:
(202) 208-7178. 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) 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 included to permit an evaluation of the probable
effect of the proposal on the privacy rights of individuals.
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: September 9, 2014.
Sue Betka,
Deputy Director for Administration and Policy, 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: 18-13-36
SYSTEM NAME:
Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound.
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) Abt Associates, 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
02138-1168 (contractor).
(3) Decision Information Resources, Inc., 2600 Southwest Freeway,
Suite 900, Houston, Texas 77098-4610 (subcontractor).
(4) Survey Research Management, 5777 Central Ave., Suite 225,
Boulder, Colorado 80301-2853 (subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will contain records on approximately 136,000
Upward Bound students and 200 Upward Bound project staff.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include information about the 200
project staff and 6,000 students who are participating in the study, as
well as a group of students who previously participated in Upward Bound
(high school juniors in school years 2005-2006 through 2010-2011) and
for whom information was collected and is maintained through the
Department's annual performance reporting process. The project staff-
level information will include, but will not necessarily be limited to:
Names; educational background (college major, highest degree, and
professional development activities); and college advising activities.
The student-level information will include, but will not necessarily be
limited to: Student names; student SSNs; dates of birth; demographic
information such as race, ethnicity, and gender; college entrance exam
scores; educational experiences (GPA, AP/IB course-taking); and college
application and enrollment plans and behavior, including application
and receipt of financial aid.
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound is
authorized under section 403(h) of the 2008 Higher Education
Opportunity Act (HEOA), Public Law 110-315 (20 U.S.C. 1070a-18), which
requires the Department to conduct a rigorous study of a promising
practice that has the potential to improve key outcomes for Upward
Bound participants. Section 403(h)(3) of the HEOA provides that ``[f]or
the purpose of improving the effectiveness of the programs and projects
assisted under this chapter the Secretary shall make grants to, or
enter into contracts with, institutions of higher education and other
public and private institutions and organizations to rigorously
evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and projects assisted under
this chapter . . . .''
Further, part D, section 171(b)(2) of the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002, Public Law 107-279 (20 U.S.C. 9561(b)(2)) authorizes the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to ``conduct evaluations of
Federal education programs administered by the Secretary (and as time
and resources allow, other education programs) to determine the impact
of such programs . . . .''
PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the records maintained in this system
will be used to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of a
professional development strategy for Upward Bound staff (with related
advising tools and resources for staff and students).
The study will address the following three research questions: (1)
To what extent do the professional development package and tools have
an effect--above and beyond the services Upward Bound grantees already
provide--on important student outcomes? (2) How fully was the strategy
implemented (e.g., in terms of staff participation in training and
student use of the tools) and to what extent did it lead to differences
in the Upward Bound college advising provided? (3) Is there variation
in the impacts of the enhanced college advising strategy and to what
extent is the variation associated with Upward Bound project features
or characteristics of participating students? Are differences in the
implementation of the enhanced college advising strategy associated
with differences in impacts?
Information about students who participated previously in Upward
Bound will be analyzed to identify potential points in the college
advising and enrollment process where improvements can be made using
the professional development and tools.
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 here 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) (5 U.S.C. 552a), 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 Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA)
(20 U.S.C. 9573), which provides confidentiality standards that apply
to all collection, reporting, and publication of data by IES.
1. Research Disclosure. The Director of IES may license
confidential information from this system of records to qualified
external researchers solely for the purpose of carrying out specific
research that is compatible with the purpose(s) of this system of
records. The researcher must maintain, under the Privacy Act and the
ESRA, safeguards with respect to such records. In addition, if
confidential information from this system of records constitutes
personally identifiable information from a student's education record
that is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g), the researcher also must comply with the
requirements in the applicable FERPA exception to consent.
2. Research Disclosure to Obtain Necessary Records to Conduct the
Study. Under data sharing agreements that will protect student privacy
and confidentiality, the Department may disclose the identity of
students participating in the study to the study's partners (the
College Board, the ACT, and the National Student Clearinghouse) in
order to obtain information on students' college entrance exams or
their enrollment and persistence in college as important outcomes to be
examined in the study.
3. Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity
to perform any function that requires disclosing records in this system
to the contractor's employees, 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 establish and maintain
the safeguards required under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(m)) with
respect to the records in the system.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
Not applicable to this system of records.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department maintains records on CD-ROM, and the contractor (Abt
Associates, Inc.) and subcontractors (Decision Information Resources,
Inc. and Survey Research Management) maintain data for this system on
computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed and retrieved by a 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 subcontractor, where this system of
records is 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 subcontractor will establish a similar set of
procedures at their sites to ensure confidentiality of data. The
contractor's and subcontractor's systems are required to ensure that
information identifying individuals is in files physically separated
from other research data. The contractor and subcontractor will
maintain security of the complete set of all master data files and
documentation. Access to individually identifying data will be strictly
controlled. At each site, all hardcopy data will be kept in locked file
cabinets during non-working hours and work on hardcopy data will take
place in a single room, except for data entry.
Physical security of electronic data will also be maintained.
Security features that protect project data include: Password-protected
accounts that authorize users to use the
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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. Employees
of the Department, as well as employees of its contractor and
subcontractors 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:
These records are covered by a draft records schedule under
development, ED 231 Research and Statistics Records. This schedule
shall be submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) for review and approval when complete. Until such time as it is
approved by NARA, no records shall be destroyed.
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 specification of the particular record you are seeking
to have changed, the written justification for making such a change,
and proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system contains records on project staff and students
participating in the Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward
Bound, as well as a group of students who previously participated in
Upward Bound (high school juniors in school years 2005-2006 through
2010-2011) and for whom information was collected and is maintained
through the Department's annual performance reporting process. Data
will be obtained through study data collection directly from staff and
students, administrative records maintained by Upward Bound project
staff including Annual Performance Reports submitted to the Department,
data extracts from the Department's Office of Federal Student Aid, and
data extracts from the College Board, the ACT, and the National Student
Clearinghouse under data sharing agreements.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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