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provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Cory Neal,
202–987–0438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department 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: Application for the
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad
(GPA) Program (1894–0001).
OMB Control Number: 1840–0792.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 60.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,600.
Abstract: Under the Fulbright-Hays
Group Projects Abroad (GPA) program,
the Secretary awards grants to eligible
institutions, departments, and
organizations to conduct overseas group
projects in research, training, and
curriculum development. These
institutions administer the program in
cooperation with the U.S. Department of
Education (US/ED) as provided under
the authority of sections 102(b)(6) and
104(e)(1) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 34 CFR
part 662, the Policy Statements of the J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship
Board (FSB), and the Education
Department General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR).
This is a revision to an existing
collection. ED/IFLE is removing
Competitive Preference Priority 6:
Thematic Focus on Ukraine or
Afghanistan because only 1 applicant
out of 43 applications for FY 2023
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applied for the priority. This applicant
was not eligible for the points. No
applications received points for this
priority. This revision will have no
effect on hour or cost burden.
This collection is being submitted
under the Streamlined Clearance
Process for Discretionary Grant
Information Collections (1894–0001).
Therefore, the 30-day public comment
period notice will be the only public
comment notice published for this
information collection.
Dated: July 26, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0069]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; REL
Pacific Efficacy and Implementation
Evaluation of the Secondary Writing
Toolkit
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
new information collection request
(ICR).
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. Find this
information collection request (ICR) by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
DATES:
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clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Anousheh
Shayestehpour, 202–987–1148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department 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: REL Pacific
Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation
of the Secondary Writing Toolkit.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.Total
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,705.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 416.
Abstract: The current authorization
for the Regional Educational
Laboratories (REL) program is under the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
part D, section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564),
administered by the Department of
Education, Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance (NCEE). The central mission
and primary function of the RELs is to
support applied research and provide
technical assistance to state and local
education agencies within their region
(ESRA, part D, section 174[f]). The REL
program’s goal is to partner with
educators and policymakers to conduct
work that is change-oriented and
supports meaningful local, regional, or
state decisions about education policies,
programs, and practices to improve
outcomes for students.
Literacy, including writing, is closely
tied to student success throughout K–12
education, which impacts high school
graduation (National Institute for
Literacy, 2008; NCES, 2020) and
ultimately, income beyond graduation
(US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019).
Despite the importance of writing to life
and learning, teachers report that the
training they receive on teaching
writing, both prior to entering the field
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and while teaching, is minimal or
insufficient (Graham, 2019). To address
this problem, the REL PA toolkit
development team is developing a
Secondary Writing Toolkit to support
teachers in implementing Hawai‘i
evidence-based instructional strategies
to improve writing among students in
grades 6–8. The toolkit is based on the
Teaching Secondary Students to Write
Effectively WWC Practice Guide and is
being developed in collaboration with
district and school partners in Hawai‘i.
REL Pacific will design the Toolkit to
help teachers improve their writing
instruction so that students in Hawai‘i
become stronger, more effective writers.
The Toolkit uses Professional Learning
Communities (PLCs) facilitated by one
of the teachers in the school (peer
facilitator) to help teachers learn new
instructional skills. Teachers also have
access to instructional resources as part
of the Toolkit to support their use of
evidence-based strategies in their
classrooms.
This study is designed to measure the
efficacy and implementation of the REL
Pacific-developed toolkit designed to
improve writing among students in
grades 6–8. The toolkit evaluation team
plans to conduct an independent
evaluation using a school-level, cluster
randomized controlled trial design to
assess the efficacy of the school-based
professional learning resources included
in the toolkit. The evaluation will also
assess how teachers and facilitators
implement the toolkit to provide context
for the efficacy findings and guidance to
improve the toolkit and its future use.
The evaluation will take place in 40
schools in Hawai‘i and focus on all
students in grades 6–8. The toolkit
evaluation will produce a report for
district and school leaders who are
considering strategies to improve
writing among secondary students. The
report will provide guidance on using
the Toolkit professional development
and resources to help teachers
implement the Practice Guide (PG)
recommendations.
Dated: July 26, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0077]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Program for International Student
Assessment 2025 (PISA 2025) Main
Study Recruitment and Field Test
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. Find this
information collection request (ICR) by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department 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.
SUMMARY:
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Title of Collection: Program for
International Student Assessment 2025
(PISA 2025) Main Study Recruitment
and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0755.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 58,672.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,903.
Abstract: The Program for
International Student Assessments
(PISA) is an international assessment of
15-year-olds, which focuses on
assessing students’ reading,
mathematics, and science literacy. PISA
was first administered in 2000 and is
typically conducted every three years.
The United States has participated in all
of the previous cycles and planned to
participate in 2021 in order to track
trends and to compare the performance
of U.S. students with that of students in
other education systems. PISA is
sponsored by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). In the United
States, PISA is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), within the U.S. Department of
Education.
In each administration of PISA, one of
the subject areas (reading, mathematics,
or science literacy) is the major domain
and has the broadest content coverage,
while the other two subjects are the
minor domains. PISA emphasizes
functional skills that students have
acquired as they near the end of
mandatory schooling (aged 15 years),
and students’ knowledge and skills
gained both in and out of school
environments. Other areas may also be
assessed, such as, in the case of PISA
2025, Learning in a Digital World
(LDW), which will be an innovative
domain in 2025. PISA assesses students’
knowledge and skills gained both in and
out of school environments. In addition
to the cognitive assessments described
above, PISA 2025 will include
questionnaires administered to school
principals and assessed students. To
prepare for the main study, PISA
countries will conduct a field test in the
spring of the year previous, primarily to
evaluate newly developed assessment
and questionnaire items but also to test
the assessment operations. This request
is to conduct PISA 2025 main study
recruitment and the PISA 2025 field
test. This submission requests all
burden for both the field test (scheduled
for early 2024) and the main study
(scheduled for late 2025), and presents
materials (including recruitment and
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0069]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; REL Pacific Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation of the
Secondary Writing Toolkit
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Anousheh Shayestehpour, 202-987-
1148.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: REL Pacific Efficacy and Implementation
Evaluation of the Secondary Writing Toolkit.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.Total
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,705.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 416.
Abstract: The current authorization for the Regional Educational
Laboratories (REL) program is under the Education Sciences Reform Act
of 2002, part D, section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), administered by the
Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES),
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
(NCEE). The central mission and primary function of the RELs is to
support applied research and provide technical assistance to state and
local education agencies within their region (ESRA, part D, section
174[f]). The REL program's goal is to partner with educators and
policymakers to conduct work that is change-oriented and supports
meaningful local, regional, or state decisions about education
policies, programs, and practices to improve outcomes for students.
Literacy, including writing, is closely tied to student success
throughout K-12 education, which impacts high school graduation
(National Institute for Literacy, 2008; NCES, 2020) and ultimately,
income beyond graduation (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019). Despite
the importance of writing to life and learning, teachers report that
the training they receive on teaching writing, both prior to entering
the field
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and while teaching, is minimal or insufficient (Graham, 2019). To
address this problem, the REL PA toolkit development team is developing
a Secondary Writing Toolkit to support teachers in implementing Hawai`i
evidence-based instructional strategies to improve writing among
students in grades 6-8. The toolkit is based on the Teaching Secondary
Students to Write Effectively WWC Practice Guide and is being developed
in collaboration with district and school partners in Hawai`i.
REL Pacific will design the Toolkit to help teachers improve their
writing instruction so that students in Hawai`i become stronger, more
effective writers. The Toolkit uses Professional Learning Communities
(PLCs) facilitated by one of the teachers in the school (peer
facilitator) to help teachers learn new instructional skills. Teachers
also have access to instructional resources as part of the Toolkit to
support their use of evidence-based strategies in their classrooms.
This study is designed to measure the efficacy and implementation
of the REL Pacific-developed toolkit designed to improve writing among
students in grades 6-8. The toolkit evaluation team plans to conduct an
independent evaluation using a school-level, cluster randomized
controlled trial design to assess the efficacy of the school-based
professional learning resources included in the toolkit. The evaluation
will also assess how teachers and facilitators implement the toolkit to
provide context for the efficacy findings and guidance to improve the
toolkit and its future use. The evaluation will take place in 40
schools in Hawai`i and focus on all students in grades 6-8. The toolkit
evaluation will produce a report for district and school leaders who
are considering strategies to improve writing among secondary students.
The report will provide guidance on using the Toolkit professional
development and resources to help teachers implement the Practice Guide
(PG) recommendations.
Dated: July 26, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2023-16177 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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