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The OMB
is particularly interested in comments
which:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of AmeriCorps, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions;
• Propose ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
• Propose ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
A 60-day Notice requesting public
comment was published in the Federal
Register on July 31, 2023 at 49453–
49454. This comment period ended
September 29, 2023. No public
comments were received from this
Notice. On September 12, 2023,
AmeriCorps led a focus group with 9
individuals to discuss the burden of the
AmeriCorps Application Questions. The
participants in the focus group were a
mix of VISTA sponsors, and grantees
from AmeriCorps Seniors, AmeriCorps
State and National, and Volunteer
Initiatives. Participants agreed that
AmeriCorps requests a lot of data in its
application but does not communicate
its intentions for the information
collected. They further agreed that
AmeriCorps should more clearly
communicate to those who complete
this information collection why it
requires the level of data collection it
asks for. While the application lists a
burden of 6 hours to complete the
application questions, participants
agreed the actual time spent completing
the application is significantly longer.
For this reason, we have extended the
time burden to 40 hours per
applicant.The application instructions
are often circular, referring back to one
another, and applicants have to
frequently refer back to them (NOFO,
guidance, application instructions).
Participants told AmeriCorps that
navigating these materials in order to
complete this information collection is
extremely burdensome and frustrating.
Their additional suggestions for
minimizing the burden to the public
include: replacing eGrants, providing a
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word limit per section rather than a
page limit, and providing clear
checklists of ‘‘must-do’’ items and
criteria to help guide applicants through
the process in a more concrete way.
While many of these changes are not
currently possible in eGrants, these
comments will help inform
improvements to the forthcoming grants
management system.
Title of Collection: AmeriCorps
Application Questions.
OMB Control Number: 3045–0187.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 13,200.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 528,000.
Abstract: The generic application
questions are used by applicants for
funding through AmeriCorps
competitions. The application is
completed electronically using the
Agency’s web-based grants management
system or submitted via email.
AmeriCorps seeks to renew the current
information collection without
revisions. The information collection
will otherwise be used in the same
manner as the existing application.
AmeriCorps also seeks to continue using
the current application until the revised
application is approved by OMB. The
current application is due to expire on
October 30, 2023.
Danielle Melfi,
Chief Program Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0187]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; 2024
Teaching and Learning International
Survey (TALIS 2024) Main Study
Revision
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
November 29, 2023.
SUMMARY:
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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.
Title of Collection: 2024 Teaching and
Learning International Survey (TALIS
2024) Main Study Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0888.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 10,820.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 11,347.
Abstract: The Teaching and Learning
International Survey (TALIS) is an
international survey of teachers and
principals focusing on the working
conditions of teachers and the teaching
and learning practices in schools. The
United States will administer TALIS for
the third time in 2024, having
participated in 2013 and 2018. TALIS
2024 is sponsored by the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). TALIS is steered
ADDRESSES:
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by the TALIS Governing Board (TGB),
comprising representatives from the
OECD member countries, and
implemented internationally by
organizations contracted by the OECD
(referred to as the International
consortium). In the U.S., TALIS 2024 is
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) of the
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education.
TALIS 2024 is focused on teachers;
professional environment, teaching
conditions, and their impact on school
and teacher effectiveness. TALIS 2024
will address teacher training and
professional development, teacher
appraisal, school climate, school
leadership, instructional approaches,
pedagogical practices, and teaching
experience with and support for
teaching diverse populations.
OECD has scheduled the main study
to occur in the Northern hemisphere
from February through March 2024 and
in the Southern hemisphere from June
through August 2024. To prepare for the
main study, several TALIS countries
will conduct pilot studies in February
2022; the U.S. will not participate.
Countries will also conduct a field test
in the first quarter of 2023, primarily to
evaluate newly developed questionnaire
items and school recruitment materials;
the U.S. will participate in the field test.
To meet the international data
collection schedule for the field test,
U.S. recruitment activities need to begin
by August 2022 and U.S. questionnaires
must be finalized by December 2022.
TALIS 2024 includes the core TALIS
teacher and principal surveys that are
required for each participating country,
as well as an optional Teacher
Knowledge Survey (TKS). The TKS is
intended to better understand the
teacher pedagogical knowledge base at
the national level. The U.S. is including
the TKS in the upcoming TALIS 2024
field test and will evaluate these results
to determine the feasibility of including
TKS as part of the US Main Study.
The previous submission (OMB
#1850–0888 v.8) requested approval for:
(1) recruitment and pre-survey activities
for the 2023 field test sample; (2)
administration of the field test; and (3)
school recruitment and pre-survey
activities for the 2024 main study
sample. That package was approved in
August 2022. This submission requests
approval for the final international
versions of the principal and teacher
instruments approved for the TALIS
2024 Field Test. The final U.S.
adaptations of the 2024 core TALIS and
TKS field test questionnaires that will
be administered in the TALIS 2024 U.S.
Field Test will be submitted to OMB as
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a non-substantive change request in
Winter 2022/23.
Dated: October 24, 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–0184]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Application for the Educational
Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Program
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
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
December 29, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0184. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
the Department will temporarily accept
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Please include the docket ID number
and the title of the information
collection request when requesting
documents or submitting comments.
Please note that comments 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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
SUMMARY:
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activities, please contact Evan Skloot,
202–453–6515.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
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
Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex)
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0737.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 32.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 620.
Abstract: This is a request for a
revision to the Educational Flexibility
program application to include the
annual reporting template. The
Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex)
program is authorized under the
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of
1999 and was reauthorized by section
9207 of the Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA). The Ed-Flex program allows the
Secretary to authorize a State
educational agency (SEA) that serves an
eligible State to waive statutory or
regulatory requirements applicable to
one or more the included programs for
any local educational agency (LEAs),
educational service agency, or school
within the State. Section 4(a)(3) of the
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0187]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2024 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS 2024)
Main Study Revision
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 29, 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.
Title of Collection: 2024 Teaching and Learning International
Survey (TALIS 2024) Main Study Revision.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0888.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,820.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 11,347.
Abstract: The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) is
an international survey of teachers and principals focusing on the
working conditions of teachers and the teaching and learning practices
in schools. The United States will administer TALIS for the third time
in 2024, having participated in 2013 and 2018. TALIS 2024 is sponsored
by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
TALIS is steered
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by the TALIS Governing Board (TGB), comprising representatives from the
OECD member countries, and implemented internationally by organizations
contracted by the OECD (referred to as the International consortium).
In the U.S., TALIS 2024 is conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) of the Institute of Education Sciences,
U.S. Department of Education.
TALIS 2024 is focused on teachers; professional environment,
teaching conditions, and their impact on school and teacher
effectiveness. TALIS 2024 will address teacher training and
professional development, teacher appraisal, school climate, school
leadership, instructional approaches, pedagogical practices, and
teaching experience with and support for teaching diverse populations.
OECD has scheduled the main study to occur in the Northern
hemisphere from February through March 2024 and in the Southern
hemisphere from June through August 2024. To prepare for the main
study, several TALIS countries will conduct pilot studies in February
2022; the U.S. will not participate. Countries will also conduct a
field test in the first quarter of 2023, primarily to evaluate newly
developed questionnaire items and school recruitment materials; the
U.S. will participate in the field test. To meet the international data
collection schedule for the field test, U.S. recruitment activities
need to begin by August 2022 and U.S. questionnaires must be finalized
by December 2022.
TALIS 2024 includes the core TALIS teacher and principal surveys
that are required for each participating country, as well as an
optional Teacher Knowledge Survey (TKS). The TKS is intended to better
understand the teacher pedagogical knowledge base at the national
level. The U.S. is including the TKS in the upcoming TALIS 2024 field
test and will evaluate these results to determine the feasibility of
including TKS as part of the US Main Study.
The previous submission (OMB #1850-0888 v.8) requested approval
for: (1) recruitment and pre-survey activities for the 2023 field test
sample; (2) administration of the field test; and (3) school
recruitment and pre-survey activities for the 2024 main study sample.
That package was approved in August 2022. This submission requests
approval for the final international versions of the principal and
teacher instruments approved for the TALIS 2024 Field Test. The final
U.S. adaptations of the 2024 core TALIS and TKS field test
questionnaires that will be administered in the TALIS 2024 U.S. Field
Test will be submitted to OMB as a non-substantive change request in
Winter 2022/23.
Dated: October 24, 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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