Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), 25285-25286 [2015-10313]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices proposing a revision of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0021 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202–502–7411. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: 2015–16 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Full-Scale Data Collection. OMB Control Number: 1850–0598. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50, 028. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 26, 235. Abstract: The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) is a redesign of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) and is ED’s primary source of information on the teacher and principal labor market and on what is happening in K–12 public schools from teachers’ and principals’ perspectives. NTPS is an in-depth, nationally representative survey of first through twelfth grade public school teachers, principals, and schools. Kindergarten teachers in schools with at least a first grade are also eligible for NTPS. Starting in 2015–2016, the NTPS will be conducted every two years utilizing core content and a series of rotating modules to allow timely collection of important education trends and conducting trend analyses. The NTPS is the Department’s regular source of data on salaries, outof-pocket expenses, qualifications, and race/ethnic and age distribution of teachers; along with salaries and race/ ethnic and age distribution of principals; and school start times and student teacher ratios. This request is to conduct the 2015–16 NTPS full-scale data collection. Dated: April 29, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015–10346 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0058] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25285 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 July 6, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0058 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Jean Marchowsky, (202) 205–2161. 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 E:\FR\FM\04MYN1.SGM 04MYN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 25286 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 85 / Monday, May 4, 2015 / Notices of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP). OMB Control Number: 1810–0646. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 549. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,277. Abstract: This data collection is pursuant to the Secretary’s authority under Part B of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), to award funds under two grant programs designed to address the unique needs of rural school districts— the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) and the Rural and Low-Income School (RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). Under the SRSA program, the Secretary awards grants directly to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) on a formula basis. Under the RLIS program, eligible school districts are subrecipients of funds the Department awards to State educational agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis. For both grant programs, the Department awards funds based on a determination of the eligibility of individual school districts and the calculation of the allocation each eligible district should receive according to formula prescribed in the statute. This data collection package consists of two forms and related documents that are used to accomplish the grant award process each year: (1) A spreadsheet used by SEAs to submit information to identify RLIS and SRSAeligible LEAs and to allocate funds based on the appropriate formula, and (2) an application form for SRSAeligible LEAs to apply for funding. This submission requests a three-year extension of the current approved collection package (OMB #1810–0646). The REAP eligibility spreadsheet (Form 1) has no substantive changes or revisions from the previously-approved collection under OMB#1810–0646. Similarly, the SRSA Application (Form 2) is essentially unchanged from the previous collection. The instructions accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 remain unchanged from the previouslyapproved collection, except for minor changes to update dates and contact information. None of these changes require SEAs to submit additional data. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:40 May 01, 2015 Jkt 235001 Dated: April 28, 2015. Tomakie Washington, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. to provide incentives to design, build, and test innovative WEC concepts. DOE launches the Wave Energy Prize, a public prize challenge sponsored by DOE’s Water Power Program. The prize is designed to increase the diversity of [FR Doc. 2015–10313 Filed 5–1–15; 8:45 am] organizations involved in WEC BILLING CODE 4000–01–P technology development, while motivating and inspiring existing stakeholders. DOE envisions this DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY competition will achieve game-changing performance enhancements to WEC Office of Energy Efficiency and devices, establishing a pathway to Renewable Energy sweeping cost reductions on a commercial scale. Wave Energy Prize The wave energy industry is young AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and and is experiencing many new Renewable Energy, Department of innovations as evidenced by a sustained Energy. growth in patent activity. While the ACTION: Notice of the Wave Energy private industry is developing these Prize. early-concept WEC devices through design and benchtop prototype testing, SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of funding is hard to secure for Energy (DOE) gives notice of the performance testing and evaluation of availability of the Wave Energy Prize WEC devices in wave tanks at a and of DOE’s responses to public meaningful scale. 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DATES: DOE launches the Wave Energy Economic impact of the Wave Energy Prize and opens the Prize for public Prize: A successful Wave Energy Prize registration on May 1, 2015. The could jump-start private sector Winner(s) of the Prize, if any, is expected to be announced by the end of innovation critical to the country’s longterm economic growth, energy security, 2016. All dates are subject to change. and international competitiveness in the ADDRESSES: Interested persons can wave energy conversion sector. register for the Wave Energy Prize at Why participate in the Wave Energy waveenergyprize.org on the ‘‘Register’’ Prize? The Wave Energy Prize seeks to page. The final Prize Rules, the final attract innovative ideas from developers Prize Terms and Conditions, and DOE’s new to the industry and next-generation responses to public comments on the ideas from existing developers by draft Prize Rules and Prize Terms and offering a monetary prize purse and Conditions, can all be found are found providing an opportunity for tank under the ‘‘Rules’’ tab of the ‘‘About’’ testing and evaluation of scaled WEC page. Please submit questions and device prototypes at the U.S. Navy’s comments to: info@waveenergyprize.org. Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (MASK) facility in Carderock, MD. Please submit questions and comments Eligibility: U.S. entities are able to to: info@waveenergyprize.org. participate in the Wave Energy Prize. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25285-25286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10313]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0058]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP)

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 
July 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0058 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jean Marchowsky, (202) 205-2161.

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

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of information technology. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Application for the Rural Education 
Achievement Program (REAP).
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0646.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 549.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,277.
    Abstract: This data collection is pursuant to the Secretary's 
authority under Part B of Title VI of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act (ESEA), to award funds under two grant programs designed 
to address the unique needs of rural school districts--the Small, Rural 
School Achievement (SRSA) program (ESEA Section 6212) and the Rural and 
Low-Income School (RLIS) program (ESEA Section 6221). Under the SRSA 
program, the Secretary awards grants directly to eligible local 
educational agencies (LEAs) on a formula basis. Under the RLIS program, 
eligible school districts are sub-recipients of funds the Department 
awards to State educational agencies (SEAs) on a formula basis. For 
both grant programs, the Department awards funds based on a 
determination of the eligibility of individual school districts and the 
calculation of the allocation each eligible district should receive 
according to formula prescribed in the statute. This data collection 
package consists of two forms and related documents that are used to 
accomplish the grant award process each year: (1) A spreadsheet used by 
SEAs to submit information to identify RLIS and SRSA-eligible LEAs and 
to allocate funds based on the appropriate formula, and (2) an 
application form for SRSA-eligible LEAs to apply for funding. This 
submission requests a three-year extension of the current approved 
collection package (OMB #1810-0646). The REAP eligibility spreadsheet 
(Form 1) has no substantive changes or revisions from the previously-
approved collection under OMB#1810-0646. Similarly, the SRSA 
Application (Form 2) is essentially unchanged from the previous 
collection. The instructions accompanying both Form 1 and Form 2 remain 
unchanged from the previously-approved collection, except for minor 
changes to update dates and contact information. None of these changes 
require SEAs to submit additional data.

     Dated: April 28, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-10313 Filed 5-1-15; 8:45 am]
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