Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Professional Development Grants for Indian Children Application Package, 40039-40040 [2015-16962]

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VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Jul 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. [FR Doc. 2015–16970 Filed 7–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No. ED–2015–ICCD–0086] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Professional Development Grants for Indian Children Application Package Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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 August 12, 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–0086 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 John Cheek, 202–401–0274. 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40039 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: Professional Development Grants for Indian Children Application Package. OMB Control Number: 1810–0580. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,500. Abstract: The Office of Indian Education (OIE) of the Department of Education (ED) requests an extension of this previously approved information collection, for the Indian Education Discretionary Grant Applications authorized under Title VII, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended. The Professional Development (PD) (CFDA 84.299B) program is a competitive discretionary grant program. The grant applications submitted for this program are evaluated on the basis of how well an applicant addresses the selection criteria, and are used to determine applicant eligibility and amount of award for projects selected for funding. The selection criteria used for the Professional Development Grant program are included in 34 CFR 263.6. Sections 263.7, 263.8, 263.9, and 263.10 also have information collection requirements addressed in this clearance request relating to statutory or regulatory requirements. E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1 40040 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 133 / Monday, July 13, 2015 / Notices Dated: July 7, 2015. Tomakie Washington, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015–16962 Filed 7–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Applications for New Awards; Improved Reentry Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Overview Information Improved Reentry Education (IRE). Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.191D. DATES: Applications Available: July 13, 2015. Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 20, 2015. Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 12, 2015. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: September 11, 2015. Full Text of Announcement asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Funding Opportunity Description Purpose of Program: The purpose of the IRE program is to support demonstration projects in prisoner reentry education that develop evidence of reentry education’s effectiveness. IRE seeks to demonstrate that high-quality, appropriately designed, integrated, and well-implemented educational and related services provided in institutional and community settings are critical in supporting educational attainment and reentry success for individuals who have been incarcerated. Background: The economic and civic importance of the programs authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 U.S.C. 3101 et. seq. (WIOA),1 including the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (Title II of WIOA) (AEFLA), is amplified by three recent policy documents that highlight the challenges faced by low-skilled adults: (1) ‘‘Time for the U.S. to Reskill? What the Survey of Adult Skills Says’’,2 released by the Organisation for 1 See www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-113publ128/ pdf/PLAW-113publ128.pdf. 2 OECD (2013), Time for the U.S. to Reskill?: What the Survey of Adult Skills Says, OECD Skills Studies, OECD Publishing. Accessed February 11, 2015, from www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/timefor-the-u-s-to-reskill_9789264204904-en. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Jul 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); (2) ‘‘Ready to Work: Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity’’,3 published by the Office of the Vice President; and (3) ‘‘Making Skills Everyone’s Business’’,4 published by the Department. These reports focus on the large numbers of low-skilled adults in the U.S. and underscore the urgent need to improve services and learning outcomes for adults in federally-funded programs by implementing innovative approaches to teaching and learning. More than 700,000 incarcerated individuals leave Federal and State prisons each year.5 Too many of these individuals do not reintegrate successfully into society; within 3 years of release, 4 out of 10 prisoners will be reincarcerated.6 This cycle of recidivism contributes significantly to the overall expenditures for corrections, which costs States more than $50 billion annually.7 Moreover, the number of individuals cycling in and out of our Nation’s prisons jeopardizes public safety and negatively affects those individuals’ families and their communities. Approximately 2.7 million children have an incarcerated parent, and these children are more likely to be expelled or suspended from school than children without an incarcerated parent.8 Among the male U.S. population aged 20 to 34 years without a high school credential, 1 in 3 black men, 1 in 8 white men, and 1 in 14 Hispanic men 3 Vice President’s Office (2014), Ready to Work: Job-driven Training and American Opportunity, Washington, DC: Author. Accessed February 11, 2015, from www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ docs/skills_report.pdf. 4 U.S. Department of Education, (2015, February). Making Skills Everyone’s Business: A Call to Transform Adult Learning in the United States. Washington, DC: Author. Accessed February 11, 2015, from www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/ AdultEd/making-skills.pdf 5 Guerino, Paul, Paige M. Harrison, and William J. Sabol. 2011. Prisoners in 2010. NCJ 236096. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Accessed January 15, 2015, from bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/p10.pdf. 6 The Pew Center on the States. 2011. State of Recidivism: The Revolving Door of America’s Prisons. Washington, DC: The Pew Charitable Trusts. Accessed March 11, 2015, from www.michigan.gov/documents/corrections/Pew_ Report_State_of_Recidivism_350337_7.pdf. 7 National Association of State Budget Officers. 2011. State Expenditure Report: Examining Fiscal 2009–2011 State Spending. Washington, DC: Author. Accessed January 15, 2015, from www.nasbo.org/sites/default/files/ 2010%20State%20Expenditure%20Report.pdf. 8 Phillips, Susan D., Alaattin Erkanli, Gordon P. Keeler, E. Jane Costello, & Adrian Angold. 2006. ‘‘Disentangling the Risks: Parent Criminal Justice Involvement and Children’s Exposure to Family Risks.’’ Criminology and Public Policy 5(4): 677– 702. PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 are incarcerated.9 Formerly incarcerated men earn significantly less per year than those who have never been incarcerated.10 Unfortunately, many offenders are ill-equipped to break this cycle of reincarceration because they lack the education and workforce skills they need to succeed in the labor market and the cognitive skills (e.g., the ability to solve problems) that are essential to successfully addressing the challenges of reentry.11 Approximately 41 percent of Federal and State prisoners lack a high school credential, compared to 18 percent of the general population. Fewer than 15 percent have attained a postsecondary credential.12 Although most State and Federal prisons offer adult education and career and technical education programs, and some offer postsecondary education, participation in these programs has not kept pace with the growing prison population.13 Similarly, those under community supervision (parole or probation) often do not participate in education and training programs.14 Possible reasons for these low participation rates include lack of, or limited access to, programs, limited awareness of program opportunities, reductions in services because of State budget constraints, insufficient personal motivation, and competing demands (e.g., employment) that may take precedence over pursuing education.15 9 The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2010. Collateral Costs: Incarceration’s Effect on Economic Mobility. Washington, DC: Author. Accessed March 11, 2015, from www.pewtrusts.org/∼/media/legacy/ uploadedfiles/pcs_assets/2010/ CollateralCosts1pdf.pdf. 10 Gould, Eric D., Bruce A. Weinberg, and David B. Mustard. 2002. ‘‘Crime Rates and Local Labor Market Opportunities in the United States: 1979– 1997.’’ Review of Economics and Statistics 84 (1): 45–61. Accessed March 11, 2015, from www.terry.uga.edu/∼mustard/labor.pdf. 11 MacKenzie, Doris Layton. 2012. ‘‘The Effectiveness of Corrections-Based Work and Academic and Vocational Education Programs.’’ In The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing and Corrections, edited by Joan Petersilia and Kevin R. Reitz, 492–520. New York: Oxford University Press. 12 Harlow, Caroline Wolf. 2003. Education and Correctional Populations. NCJ 195670. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Accessed March 11, 2015, from www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/ecp.pdf. 13 Western, Bruce, Vincent Schiraldi, and Jason Ziedenberg. 2003. Education & Incarceration. Washington, DC: Justice Policy Institute. Accessed March 11, 2015, from www.justicepolicy.org/ images/upload/03-08_REP_ EducationIncarceration_AC-BB.pdf. 14 Phillips, Susan D., Alaattin Erkanli, Gordon P. Keeler, E. Jane Costello, & Adrian Angold. 2006. ‘‘Disentangling the Risks: Parent Criminal Justice Involvement and Children’s Exposure to Family Risks.’’ Criminology and Public Policy 5(4): 677– 702. 15 Crayton, Anna, and Suzanne Rebecca Neusteter. 2008. The Current State of Correctional Education. Paper prepared for the Reentry Roundtable on Education. New York: John Jay E:\FR\FM\13JYN1.SGM 13JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40039-40040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16962]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0086]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Professional Development Grants for Indian Children 
Application Package

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 
August 12, 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-
0086 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 John Cheek, 202-401-0274.

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: Professional Development Grants for Indian 
Children Application Package.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0580.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,500.
    Abstract: The Office of Indian Education (OIE) of the Department of 
Education (ED) requests an extension of this previously approved 
information collection, for the Indian Education Discretionary Grant 
Applications authorized under Title VII, Part A, of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act, as amended. The Professional Development (PD) 
(CFDA 84.299B) program is a competitive discretionary grant program. 
The grant applications submitted for this program are evaluated on the 
basis of how well an applicant addresses the selection criteria, and 
are used to determine applicant eligibility and amount of award for 
projects selected for funding.
    The selection criteria used for the Professional Development Grant 
program are included in 34 CFR 263.6. Sections 263.7, 263.8, 263.9, and 
263.10 also have information collection requirements addressed in this 
clearance request relating to statutory or regulatory requirements.


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    Dated: July 7, 2015.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-16962 Filed 7-10-15; 8:45 am]
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