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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0130]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Stronger Connections Grant Program
Annual Performance Report
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
new information collection request
(ICR).
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
15, 2024.
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 Sarah
Newman, 202–453–6956.
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.
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Title of Collection: Stronger
Connections Grant Program Annual
Performance Report.
OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 10,053.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40,636.
Abstract: The Bipartisan Safer
Communities Act (BSCA) provides $1
billion in funding to State educational
agencies (SEAs) to be distributed under
Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965
(ESEA). The BSCA specifies that SEAs
must make competitive subgrants to
high-need local educational agencies
(LEAs), as determined by the SEA, for
activities to support safe and healthy
students under section 4108 of the
ESEA. The Department of Education has
designated BSCA section 4108 funds as
the Stronger Connections grant program.
This is a new information collection
request for the Stronger Connections
grant program annual performance
reporting. Under the Education
Department’s General Administrative
Regulations (EDGAR, Section 75.720),
grantees shall submit annual
performance reports. In addition, in
order to receive a Stronger Connections
grant award, SEAs were required to
submit an assurance that the SEA will
submit such other information as the
Secretary may later require, such as (1)
the identification of the LEAs awarded
Stronger Connections grant funds, (2)
how the SEA and its LEAs are using
Stronger Connections grant funds, and
(3) Whether the SEA will evaluate the
effectiveness of the SCG program,
including the effectiveness of LEA use
of SCG funds and, if so, how it will do
so.
As part of the public comment period
review, ED requests that SEAs and its
other stakeholders respond to the
directed questions found in Attachment
A.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
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
Meeting of the National Board for
Education Sciences
National Board for Education
Sciences, Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda, time, and instructions to access
or participate in the National Board for
Education Sciences (hereafter referred to
as NBES or Board) virtual meeting
scheduled for January 29, 2024. This
notice provides information about the
meeting to members of the public who
may be interested in virtually attending
the meeting and/or how to provide
written comment(s).
ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be
conducted virtually via Microsoft
Teams.
SUMMARY:
The NBES meeting will be held
on Monday, January 29, 2024, from 10
a.m.–4 p.m. (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie
Pelaez, DFO for NBES, U.S. Department
of Education, IES: 550 12th Street SW,
Office 4126–1, Washington, DC 20202,
telephone: (202) 987–0359, email:
ellie.pelaez@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting is required by section
1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10
(Federal Advisory Committees).
Statutory Authority and Function:
The Board is authorized by section 116
of the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002 (20 U.S.C. 9516). The Board is
established as part of the U.S.
Department of Education, IES, and shall,
consistent with 20 U.S.C. 9514, 9515(b)(c), and 9516 function as a board of
directors for IES. The mission of IES is
to provide national leadership in
expanding fundamental knowledge and
understanding of education from early
childhood through postsecondary study,
in order to provide parents, educators,
students, researchers, policymakers, and
the general public with reliable
information about the condition and
progress of education in the United
States; educational practices that
support learning and improve academic
achievement and access to educational
opportunities for all students; and the
effectiveness of Federal and other
education programs.
The Board’s responsibilities are: (1)
advise and consult with the Director of
IES (Director) on the policies of IES; (2)
consider and approve priorities
proposed by the Director under 20
U.S.C. 9515 to guide the work of IES; (3)
DATES:
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transmit approved priorities to the
appropriate congressional committee
(20 U.S.C. 9515(b)); (4) ensure that the
priorities of IES and the National
Education Centers are consistent with
the mission of IES (20 U.S.C. 9515(c));
(5) review and approve procedures for
technical and scientific peer review of
the activities of IES; (6) advise the
Director on the establishment of
activities to be supported by IES,
including the general areas of research
to be carried out by the National Center
for Education Research (NCER) and the
National Center for Special Education
Research (NCSER) (20 U.S.C. 9567); (7)
present to the Director such
recommendations as it may find
appropriate for (a) the strengthening of
education research, and (b) the funding
of IES; (8) advise the Director on the
funding of applications for grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements
for research, after the completion of peer
review; (9) review and regularly
evaluate the work of IES, to ensure that
scientifically valid research,
development, evaluation, and statistical
analysis are consistent with the
standards for such activities under this
title; (10) advise the Director on
ensuring that activities conducted or
supported by IES are objective, secular,
neutral, and non-ideological, and are
free of partisan political influence and
racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias;
(11) solicit advice and information from
those in the educational field,
particularly practitioners and
researchers, to recommend to the
Director topics that require long-term,
sustained, systematic, programmatic,
and integrated research efforts,
including knowledge utilization and
wide dissemination of research,
consistent with the priorities and
mission of IES; (12) advise the Director
on opportunities for the participation in,
and the advancement of, women,
minorities, and persons with disabilities
in education research, statistics, and
evaluation activities of IES; (13)
recommend to the Director ways to
enhance strategic partnerships and
collaborative efforts among other
Federal and State research agencies; (14)
recommend to the Director individuals
to serve as Commissioners of the
National Education Centers; and (15)
make recommendations to the President
with respect to the appointment of the
Director.
Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the
meeting is as follows: (1) Call to order
and welcome remarks by the
Chairwoman of the Board; (2) Member
roll call; (3) Board member approval of
meeting transcript from the December
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4–5, 2023 meeting; (4) Board member
approval of meeting agenda; (5)
discussion of and voting on reports from
NBES subcommittees; (6) Discussion of
NBES policy priorities; (7) Meeting with
a representative from Friends of IES to
discuss how they can support NBES
efforts; (8) Plan for NBES meetings in
upcoming calendar year; (9) Closing
remarks and adjournment.
Instructions for Accessing the
Meeting: Members of the public
interested in virtually attending this
meeting may email the DFO listed in
this notice no later than 11:59 p.m.
eastern time (ET) on Wednesday,
January 24, 2024. The DFO will provide
a link and instructions on how to access
the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Public Comment: Members of the
public interested in submitting written
comments related to the work of NBES
may do so by emailing the DFO listed
in this notice no later than 11:59 p.m.
ET on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
Written comments should pertain to the
mission and function of NBES.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
virtual meeting is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will
need an auxiliary aid or service for the
meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the DFO
listed in this notice no later than
January 24th, 2024.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
official transcript of this meeting will be
available for public review on the IES
website, https://ies.ed.gov/director/
board/index.asp, no later than 90 days
after the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
1009(b), the public may also inspect
NBES records at the U.S. Department of
Education, IES, 550 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Please email
ellie.pelaez@ed.gov to schedule an
appointment.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site. You also may
access documents of the Department
published in the Federal Register by
using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically,
through the advanced search feature at
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Department.
Authority: Section 116 of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(20 U.S.C. 9516).
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Data
Collection for the Evaluation of the
REL Appalachia Teaching Math to
Young Children 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).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
18, 2024.
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–
2024–SCC–0010. 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
activities, please contact Amy Johnson,
202–453–7439.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences
AGENCY: National Board for Education Sciences, Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to
access or participate in the National Board for Education Sciences
(hereafter referred to as NBES or Board) virtual meeting scheduled for
January 29, 2024. This notice provides information about the meeting to
members of the public who may be interested in virtually attending the
meeting and/or how to provide written comment(s).
ADDRESSES: The virtual meeting will be conducted virtually via
Microsoft Teams.
DATES: The NBES meeting will be held on Monday, January 29, 2024, from
10 a.m.-4 p.m. (EST).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie Pelaez, DFO for NBES, U.S.
Department of Education, IES: 550 12th Street SW, Office 4126-1,
Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 987-0359, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required by
section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal Advisory
Committees).
Statutory Authority and Function: The Board is authorized by
section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C.
9516). The Board is established as part of the U.S. Department of
Education, IES, and shall, consistent with 20 U.S.C. 9514, 9515(b)-(c),
and 9516 function as a board of directors for IES. The mission of IES
is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge
and understanding of education from early childhood through
postsecondary study, in order to provide parents, educators, students,
researchers, policymakers, and the general public with reliable
information about the condition and progress of education in the United
States; educational practices that support learning and improve
academic achievement and access to educational opportunities for all
students; and the effectiveness of Federal and other education
programs.
The Board's responsibilities are: (1) advise and consult with the
Director of IES (Director) on the policies of IES; (2) consider and
approve priorities proposed by the Director under 20 U.S.C. 9515 to
guide the work of IES; (3)
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transmit approved priorities to the appropriate congressional committee
(20 U.S.C. 9515(b)); (4) ensure that the priorities of IES and the
National Education Centers are consistent with the mission of IES (20
U.S.C. 9515(c)); (5) review and approve procedures for technical and
scientific peer review of the activities of IES; (6) advise the
Director on the establishment of activities to be supported by IES,
including the general areas of research to be carried out by the
National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center
for Special Education Research (NCSER) (20 U.S.C. 9567); (7) present to
the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for (a)
the strengthening of education research, and (b) the funding of IES;
(8) advise the Director on the funding of applications for grants,
contracts, and cooperative agreements for research, after the
completion of peer review; (9) review and regularly evaluate the work
of IES, to ensure that scientifically valid research, development,
evaluation, and statistical analysis are consistent with the standards
for such activities under this title; (10) advise the Director on
ensuring that activities conducted or supported by IES are objective,
secular, neutral, and non-ideological, and are free of partisan
political influence and racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias;
(11) solicit advice and information from those in the educational
field, particularly practitioners and researchers, to recommend to the
Director topics that require long-term, sustained, systematic,
programmatic, and integrated research efforts, including knowledge
utilization and wide dissemination of research, consistent with the
priorities and mission of IES; (12) advise the Director on
opportunities for the participation in, and the advancement of, women,
minorities, and persons with disabilities in education research,
statistics, and evaluation activities of IES; (13) recommend to the
Director ways to enhance strategic partnerships and collaborative
efforts among other Federal and State research agencies; (14) recommend
to the Director individuals to serve as Commissioners of the National
Education Centers; and (15) make recommendations to the President with
respect to the appointment of the Director.
Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the meeting is as follows: (1) Call
to order and welcome remarks by the Chairwoman of the Board; (2) Member
roll call; (3) Board member approval of meeting transcript from the
December 4-5, 2023 meeting; (4) Board member approval of meeting
agenda; (5) discussion of and voting on reports from NBES
subcommittees; (6) Discussion of NBES policy priorities; (7) Meeting
with a representative from Friends of IES to discuss how they can
support NBES efforts; (8) Plan for NBES meetings in upcoming calendar
year; (9) Closing remarks and adjournment.
Instructions for Accessing the Meeting: Members of the public
interested in virtually attending this meeting may email the DFO listed
in this notice no later than 11:59 p.m. eastern time (ET) on Wednesday,
January 24, 2024. The DFO will provide a link and instructions on how
to access the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
Public Comment: Members of the public interested in submitting
written comments related to the work of NBES may do so by emailing the
DFO listed in this notice no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday,
January 24, 2024. Written comments should pertain to the mission and
function of NBES.
Reasonable Accommodations: The virtual meeting is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or
service for the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive
listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the DFO
listed in this notice no later than January 24th, 2024.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The official transcript of this
meeting will be available for public review on the IES website, https://ies.ed.gov/director/board/index.asp, no later than 90 days after the
meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the public may also inspect NBES
records at the U.S. Department of Education, IES, 550 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. Please
email [email protected] to schedule an appointment.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site. You also may access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(20 U.S.C. 9516).
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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