Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation, 24588-24589 [2016-09628]

Download as PDF 24588 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 26, 2016 / Notices Sub-criterion points Selection criteria Criterion points (f)3. How well the data sources specified in Table 4 of the application can be appropriately accessed and used to reliably measure the proposed outcome measures and interim indicators. ................................................... (g) Budget and Budget Narrative. In determining the adequacy of the resources that will be committed to support the project, we will consider the appropriateness of expenses within the budget with regards to cost and to implementing the pilot successfully. We will consider the entirety of funds the applicant will use to support its pilot including start-up grant funds, blended and braided funds included in Table 5, and non-Federal funds including in-kind contributions. ................................................................................................................... 5 ........................ ........................ 5 Total .................................................................................................................................................................. 100 100 5 5 3 3 2 2 10 10 20 20 Competitive Preference Priorities for Applications Competitive Preference Priority 1: Improving Outcomes for Youth Who Are Unemployed and Out of School ..... To meet this priority, an applicant must propose a pilot that— (1) will serve disconnected youth who are neither employed nor enrolled in education and who face significant barriers to accessing education and employment; and (2) is likely to result in significantly better educational or employment outcomes for such youth. Competitive Preference Priority 2: Work-Based Learning Opportunities ................................................................ To meet this priority, an applicant must propose a pilot that will provide all of the disconnected youth it proposes to serve with paid work-based learning opportunities, such as opportunities during the summer, which are integrated with academic and technical instruction. Competitive Preference Priority 3: Promise Zones ................................................................................................. This priority is for projects that are designed to serve and coordinate with a federally designated Promise Zone. Competitive Preference Priority 4: Site-Specific Evaluation ................................................................................... To meet this priority, an applicant must propose to conduct an independent evaluation of the impacts on disconnected youth of its overall program or specific components of its program that is a randomized controlled trial or a quasi-experimental design study. The extent to which an applicant meets this priority will be based on the clarity and feasibility of the applicant’s proposed evaluation design, the appropriateness of the design to best capture key pilot outcomes, the prospective contribution of the evaluation to the knowledge base about serving disconnected youth (including the rigor of the design and the validity and generalizability of the findings), and the applicant’s demonstrated expertise in planning and conducting a randomized controlled trial or quasi-experimental evaluation study. Total .................................................................................................................................................................. While case-by-case determinations will be made, the reviewers will be asked to consider the general ranges below as a guide when awarding points. Quality of response Maximum point value Low 10 ................................................................................................................................................. 5 ................................................................................................................................................... U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. [FR Doc. 2016–09748 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 26, 2016. DATES: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0019] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:08 Apr 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED– 2016–ICCD–0019. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Medium 0–2 0–1 High 3–7 2–3 8–10 4–5 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, Room 2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Freddie Cross, 202–502–7489. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 26, 2016 / Notices 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: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation. OMB Control Number: 1840–0744. Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; Private Sector. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,780. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 266,016. Abstract: This request is to approve extension of the state and institution and program report cards required by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). States must report annually on criteria and assessments required for initial teacher credentials using a State Report Card (SRC), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) with teacher preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on key program elements on an Institution and Program Report Card (IPRC). IHEs and TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to their states on program elements, including program numbers, type, enrollment figures, demographics, completion rates, goals and assurances to the state. States, in turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of Education in addition to information on assessment pass rates, state standards, initial credential types and requirements, numbers of credentials issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low-performing. The information from states, institutions, and programs is VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:08 Apr 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 published annually in The Secretary’s Report to Congress on Teacher Quality. Dated: April 21, 2016. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016–09628 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NCES System Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies; ED–2016– ICCD–0040; Correction Department of Education. Correction Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: On April 5, 2016 the U.S. Department of Education published a 60-day comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 19586, Column 2 and 3; Page 19587, Column 1) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, ‘‘NCES System Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field Test Studies.’’ The number of responses and burden hours were incorrect. The responses are 600,000 and the burden hours are 240,000. The projected increase in burden is due to an increased projection of the need for developmental studies related to plans for beginning new studies and redesign activities for existing studies, including transitions to more online surveys and assessments in the next three years. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. SUMMARY: Dated: April 21, 2016. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016–09630 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Quadrennial Energy Review: Notice of Public Meetings Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, Secretariat, Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of public meetings and updating meeting location information. AGENCY: At the direction of the President, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department), as the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 24589 Secretariat for the Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force (QER Task Force), will convene public meetings for the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review, an integrated study of the U.S. electricity system from generation through end use. A mixture of panel discussions and a public comment period will frame multistakeholder discourse around deliberative analytical questions relating to the intersection of electricity and its role in promoting economic competitiveness, energy security, and environmental responsibility. DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates and locations. ADDRESSES: Between February 4, 2016 and July 1, 2016, you may submit written comments online at https:// energy.gov/qer or by U.S. mail to the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, EPSA–60, QER Meeting Comments, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Richards, EPSA–60, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 0121. Telephone: 202–586–0507 Email: John.Richards@Hq.Doe.Gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 9, 2014, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum— Establishing a Quadrennial Energy Review. To accomplish this review, the Presidential Memorandum establishes a Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force to be co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Under the Presidential Memorandum, the Secretary of Energy shall provide support to the Task Force, including support for coordination activities related to the preparation of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) Report, policy analysis and modeling, and stakeholder engagement. The Quadrennial Energy Review process itself involves robust engagement of federal agencies and outside stakeholders, and further enables the federal government to translate policy goals into a set of analytically based, integrated actions for proposed investments over a four year planning horizon. Unlike traditional federal Quadrennial Review processes, the QER is conducted in a multi-year installment series to allow for more focused analysis on particular subsectors of the energy system. The initial focus for the Quadrennial Energy Review was our Nation’s transmission, E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[FR Doc No: 2016-09628]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0019]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State 
Teacher Credentialing and Preparation

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 
May 26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0019. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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, Room 2E-103, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Freddie Cross, 202-502-7489.

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

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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: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report 
Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0744.
    Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,780.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 266,016.
    Abstract: This request is to approve extension of the state and 
institution and program report cards required by the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the Higher Education Opportunity Act 
(HEOA). States must report annually on criteria and assessments 
required for initial teacher credentials using a State Report Card 
(SRC), and institutions of higher education (IHEs) with teacher 
preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on 
key program elements on an Institution and Program Report Card (IPRC). 
IHEs and TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to their states on 
program elements, including program numbers, type, enrollment figures, 
demographics, completion rates, goals and assurances to the state. 
States, in turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of 
Education in addition to information on assessment pass rates, state 
standards, initial credential types and requirements, numbers of 
credentials issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low-performing. 
The information from states, institutions, and programs is published 
annually in The Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.

    Dated: April 21, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-09628 Filed 4-25-16; 8:45 am]
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