Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound, 51543 [2015-20964]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0106]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Study of
Enhanced College Advising in Upward
Bound
AGENCY:
IES, Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
26, 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–0106
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 Marsha
Silverberg, (202)208–7178.
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
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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: Study of Enhanced
College Advising in Upward Bound.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0912.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,836.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 885.
Abstract: The Study of Enhanced
College Advising in Upward Bound will
test the effectiveness of providing
Upward Bound projects with a
professional development package and
tools to provide semi-customized
college advising to students
participating in Upward Bound.
Upward Bound projects were invited to
volunteer for the demonstration, and
approximately 200 projects that
volunteered for the demonstration are
included. Volunteer projects will be
randomly assigned so that half receive
the staff training, materials, tools, and
resources in the first wave (spring 2015),
and the other half will receive the staff
training, materials, tools, and resources
in the second wave (summer and fall
2016). The study will follow students
who participate in both groups of
projects as 11th graders in the 2014–
2015 school year. The study will
examine the impact of the
demonstration on key outcomes
including college application behavior,
college acceptance and matriculation,
and receipt of financial aid. The first of
two ICRs for the study requested
approval for the overall evaluation
design, to collect 11th grade student
rosters at each participating project and
to administer the student baseline
survey; the first ICR was approved on 8/
8/2014. This is the second of two ICRs
and requests approval for the remaining
data collection activities, including a
project survey, a follow-up student
survey, and administrative records.
Three reports will be produced, with
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one (expected 2017) reporting on the
outcomes measures prior to high school
graduation; a second (expected 2018)
reporting on the results regarding actual
college enrollment, college selectivity
and use of Federal financial aid; and a
third (expected 2020) reporting results
regarding college persistence. The
analyses will be both descriptive
(distributions and means) and causal
(using standard regression analyses to
estimate impacts).
Dated: August 20, 2015.
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–2015–ICCD–0081]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; ED
School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS)
Benchmark Study 2016
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES)/National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), 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 a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 24, 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–0081
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,
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0106]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study
of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound
AGENCY: IES, 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 a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 26, 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-
0106 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 Marsha Silverberg, (202)208-7178.
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: Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward
Bound.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0912.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,836.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 885.
Abstract: The Study of Enhanced College Advising in Upward Bound
will test the effectiveness of providing Upward Bound projects with a
professional development package and tools to provide semi-customized
college advising to students participating in Upward Bound. Upward
Bound projects were invited to volunteer for the demonstration, and
approximately 200 projects that volunteered for the demonstration are
included. Volunteer projects will be randomly assigned so that half
receive the staff training, materials, tools, and resources in the
first wave (spring 2015), and the other half will receive the staff
training, materials, tools, and resources in the second wave (summer
and fall 2016). The study will follow students who participate in both
groups of projects as 11th graders in the 2014-2015 school year. The
study will examine the impact of the demonstration on key outcomes
including college application behavior, college acceptance and
matriculation, and receipt of financial aid. The first of two ICRs for
the study requested approval for the overall evaluation design, to
collect 11th grade student rosters at each participating project and to
administer the student baseline survey; the first ICR was approved on
8/8/2014. This is the second of two ICRs and requests approval for the
remaining data collection activities, including a project survey, a
follow-up student survey, and administrative records. Three reports
will be produced, with one (expected 2017) reporting on the outcomes
measures prior to high school graduation; a second (expected 2018)
reporting on the results regarding actual college enrollment, college
selectivity and use of Federal financial aid; and a third (expected
2020) reporting results regarding college persistence. The analyses
will be both descriptive (distributions and means) and causal (using
standard regression analyses to estimate impacts).
Dated: August 20, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-20964 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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