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Coordination Act. The Corps has also
initiated consultation with the National
Marine Fisheries Service pursuant to the
Magnuson-Stevens Act and Endangered
Species Act. The Corps has coordinated
with the State Department of Cultural
Resources pursuant to Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act.
Potential water quality concerns will
be addressed pursuant to Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act through
coordination with the North Carolina
Divisions of Coastal Management (DCM)
and Water Resources (DWR). This
coordination will ensure consistency
with the Coastal Zone Management Act
and project compliance with water
quality standards. The Corps has
coordinated closely with DCM in the
development of the FEIS to ensure the
process complies with State
Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
requirements, as well as the NEPA
requirements. The FEIS has been
designed to consolidate both NEPA and
SEPA processes to eliminate
duplications.
5. Availability of the FEIS. The FEIS
has been published and circulated. The
FEIS for the proposal can be found at
the following link: https://
www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/
RegulatoryPermitProgram/MajorProjects
under Holden Beach Terminal Groin—
Corps ID # SAW–2011–01914.
Dated: March 8, 2018.
Scott McLendon,
Chief, Regulatory Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0001]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized
Instruction in Elementary Schools
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 14,
2018.
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–
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2018–ICCD–0001. 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
216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Thomas Wei,
202–341–0626.
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: Impact Evaluation
of Departmentalized Instruction in
Elementary Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 8,531.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,202.
Abstract: This package requests
clearance for data collection activities to
support an evaluation of
departmentalized instruction in
elementary schools. This evaluation is
authorized by Title VII Section 8601 of
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, as amended most
recently in 2015 by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA gives states
considerable flexibility in designing
systems to hold their schools
accountable for improving student
achievement. This flexibility extends to
the types of strategies that states
encourage or require their lowperforming schools to adopt. However,
many strategies in use have little to no
evidence of effectiveness. More research
is needed to help states identify
strategies that are likely to help their
low-performing schools improve.
One potential strategy that has
recently become more popular in upper
elementary school grades is to
departmentalize instruction, where each
teacher specializes in teaching one
subject to multiple classes of students
instead of teaching all subjects to a
single class of students (self-contained
instruction). However, virtually no
evidence exists on its effectiveness
relative to the more traditional selfcontained approach. This evaluation
will help to fill the gap by examining
whether departmentalizing fourth and
fifth grade teachers improves teacher
and student outcomes. The evaluation
will focus on math and reading, with an
emphasis on low-performing schools
that serve a high percentage of
disadvantaged students.
The evaluation will include
implementation and impact analyses.
The implementation analysis will
describe schools’ approaches to
departmentalization and benefits and
challenges encountered. The analysis
will be based on information from
schools’ study agreement form; meetings
to design each school’s approach to
departmentalization; monitoring and
support calls with schools; a principal
interview; and a teacher survey. The
impact analysis will draw on data from
a teacher survey, videos of classroom
instruction, a principal interview, and
district administrative records to
estimate the impact of departmentalized
instruction on various outcomes. The
outcomes include the quality of
instruction and student-teacher
relationships, teacher satisfaction and
retention, and student achievement and
behavior. These various data collection
activities will be carried out between
spring 2018 and fall 2020, although
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most of the activities with the exception
of the administrative data will take
place only once during the first year
treatment schools implement
departmentalized instruction (2018–
2019 school year).
Dated: March 12, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP18–94–000]
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Colorado Interstate Gas Company,
L.L.C.; Notice of Request Under
Blanket Authorization
Take notice that on February 27, 2018,
Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C.
(CIG) Post Office Box 1087, Colorado
Springs, Colorado 80944, filed in Docket
No. CP18–94–000 a prior notice request
pursuant to sections 157.205,
157.208(b), 157.210 and 157.216 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
Natural Gas Act for authorization for the
CIG 2018 Line Nos. 5A and 5B
Expansion Project, which consists on
modifying certain existing compression
facilities located at the Cheyenne Hub in
Weld County, Colorado, all as more
fully set forth in the application which
is on file with the Commission and open
to public inspection. The filing may also
be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
Any questions concerning this
application may be directed to
Francisco Tarin, Director, Regulatory
Affairs, Colorado Interstate Gas
Company, L.L.C., P.O. Box 1087,
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, at
(703) 667–7517.
Specifically, CIG proposes to modify
its existing CIG Cheyenne Compressor
Station, CIG Cheyenne Jumper
Compressor Station, and CIG Front
Range Jumper Compressor Station
located in Weld County, Colorado to
allow for additional transportation
service from mainline receipt points
along the Colorado Front Range to the
Cheyenne Hub Complex. The project
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will enable CIG to provide an
incremental 230 million cubic feet per
day (MMscf/d) of northbound capacity
along Line Nos. 5A and 5B from points
of receipt in the DJ Basin to the
Cheyenne Hub. As a result of the
project, CIG will increase its mainline
northbound capability from 315 MMscf/
d to 545 MMscf/d. Additionally, the
delivery capability into the high
pressure pool at the Cheyenne Hub will
increase from 255 MMscf/d to 505
MMscf/d. The estimated cost for the
project is approximately $14.5 million.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 57.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the
Commission staff will either: Complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
Any person may, within 60 days after
the issuance of the instant notice by the
Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214
of the Commission’s Procedural Rules
(18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene
or notice of intervention. Any person
filing to intervene or the Commission’s
staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission’s Regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205)
file a protest to the request. If no protest
is filed within the time allowed
therefore, the proposed activity shall be
deemed to be authorized effective the
day after the time allowed for protest. If
a protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the time allowed
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings of comments, protests,
and interventions via the internet in lieu
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov)
under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
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Dated: March 9, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. AD18–5–000]
Review of Cost Submittals by Other
Federal Agencies for Administering
Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice
of Technical Conference
In an order issued on October 8, 2004,
the Commission set forth a guideline for
Other Federal Agencies (OFAs) to
submit their costs related to
Administering Part I of the Federal
Power Act.1 The Commission required
OFAs to submit their costs using the
OFA Cost Submission Form. The
October 8 Order also announced that a
technical conference would be held for
the purpose of reviewing the submitted
cost forms and detailed supporting
documentation.
The Commission will hold a technical
conference for reviewing the submitted
OFA costs. The purpose of the
conference will be for OFAs and
licensees to discuss costs reported in the
forms and any other supporting
documentation or analyses.
The technical conference will be held
on March 29, 2018, in Conference Room
3M–3 at the Commission’s headquarters,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC.
The technical conference will begin at
2:00 p.m. (EST).
The technical conference will also be
transcribed. Those interested in
obtaining a copy of the transcript
immediately for a fee should contact the
Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc., at 202–347–
3700, or 1–800–336–6646. Two weeks
after the post-forum meeting, the
transcript will be available for free on
the Commission’s e-library system.
Anyone without access to the
Commission’s website or who has
questions about the technical
conference should contact Raven A.
Rodriguez at (202) 502–6276 or via
email at annualcharges@ferc.gov.
FERC conferences are accessible
under section 508 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973. For accessibility
accommodations please send an email
to accessibility@ferc.gov or call toll free
1 Order On Rehearing Consolidating
Administrative Annual Charges Bill Appeals And
Modifying Annual Charges Billing Procedures, 109
FERC 61,040 (2004) (October 8 Order).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0001]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in
Elementary Schools
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 14, 2018.
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-2018-ICCD-
0001. 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 216-32,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Thomas Wei, 202-341-0626.
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: Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized
Instruction in Elementary Schools.
OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,531.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,202.
Abstract: This package requests clearance for data collection
activities to support an evaluation of departmentalized instruction in
elementary schools. This evaluation is authorized by Title VII Section
8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended most
recently in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA gives
states considerable flexibility in designing systems to hold their
schools accountable for improving student achievement. This flexibility
extends to the types of strategies that states encourage or require
their low-performing schools to adopt. However, many strategies in use
have little to no evidence of effectiveness. More research is needed to
help states identify strategies that are likely to help their low-
performing schools improve.
One potential strategy that has recently become more popular in
upper elementary school grades is to departmentalize instruction, where
each teacher specializes in teaching one subject to multiple classes of
students instead of teaching all subjects to a single class of students
(self-contained instruction). However, virtually no evidence exists on
its effectiveness relative to the more traditional self-contained
approach. This evaluation will help to fill the gap by examining
whether departmentalizing fourth and fifth grade teachers improves
teacher and student outcomes. The evaluation will focus on math and
reading, with an emphasis on low-performing schools that serve a high
percentage of disadvantaged students.
The evaluation will include implementation and impact analyses. The
implementation analysis will describe schools' approaches to
departmentalization and benefits and challenges encountered. The
analysis will be based on information from schools' study agreement
form; meetings to design each school's approach to departmentalization;
monitoring and support calls with schools; a principal interview; and a
teacher survey. The impact analysis will draw on data from a teacher
survey, videos of classroom instruction, a principal interview, and
district administrative records to estimate the impact of
departmentalized instruction on various outcomes. The outcomes include
the quality of instruction and student-teacher relationships, teacher
satisfaction and retention, and student achievement and behavior. These
various data collection activities will be carried out between spring
2018 and fall 2020, although
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most of the activities with the exception of the administrative data
will take place only once during the first year treatment schools
implement departmentalized instruction (2018-2019 school year).
Dated: March 12, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-05258 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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