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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the DAC–MPT membership about the DAC– MPT’s mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the DAC–MPT. All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the DAC–MPT, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Dated: April 23, 2024. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2024–09245 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees— Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services Department of Defense (DoD). Federal advisory committee renewal. AGENCY: ACTION: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS). SUMMARY: Jim Freeman, Advisory Committee Management Officer for the Department of Defense, 703–692–5952. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DACOWITS charter is being renewed in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Advisory Committee Act’’ or ‘‘FACA’’). The charter and contact information for the DACOWITS’ Designated Federal Officer (DFO) are found at https:// www.facadatabase.gov/FACA/apex/ FACAPublicAgencyNavigation. The DACOWITS provides independent advice and recommendations on matters and policies relating to recruitment, retention, employment, integration, well-being, and treatment of servicewomen in the Armed Forces of the United States. All DACOWITS work, including subcommittee work, is in response to written terms of reference or taskings approved by the Secretary of Defense or the Deputy Secretary of Defense (‘‘the DoD Appointing Authority’’), or the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 unless otherwise provided by statute or Presidential directive. The DACOWITS is composed of no more than 20 members who have prior experience in the military or with women-related workforce issues. Members will include leaders with diverse and inclusive backgrounds, experience, and thought relating to the recruitment and retention, the employment and integration, and the well-being and treatment of women. These members will come from varied backgrounds including academia, industry, private and public sector, and other professions. 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The DoD Appointing Authority appoints the DACOWITS’ leadership from among the membership previously appointed in accordance with DoD policy and procedures, for a term of service of oneto-two years, with annual renewal, not to exceed the member’s approved appointment. All members of the DACOWITS are appointed to exercise their own best judgment, without representing any particular point of view, and to discuss and deliberate and in a manner that is free from conflict of interest. With the exception of reimbursement of official DACOWITS-related travel and per diem, DACOWITS members serve without compensation. The public or interested organizations may submit written statements to the DACOWITS membership about the DACOWITS’ mission and functions. Written statements may be submitted at any time or in response to the stated agenda of planned meeting of the DACOWITS. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34223 All written statements shall be submitted to the DFO for the DACOWITS, and this individual will ensure that the written statements are provided to the membership for their consideration. Dated: April 24, 2024. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2024–09244 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6001–FR–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0063] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023–24 (ECLS– K:2024) April 2024 Materials Revision Request 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 revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR). DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 30, 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 Carrie Clarady, 202–245–6347. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is especially interested in public comment addressing the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 34224 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 84 / Tuesday, April 30, 2024 / Notices 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: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023–24 (ECLS–K:2024) April 2024 Materials Revision Request. OMB Control Number: 1850–0750. Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 157,586. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 84,093. Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to provide rich, descriptive data on child development, early learning, and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver national data on children’s status at birth and at various points thereafter; children’s transitions to nonparental care, early care and education programs, and school; and children’s experiences and growth through the elementary grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023–24 (ECLS–K:2024) is the fourth cohort in the series of early childhood longitudinal studies. The study will advance research in child development and early learning by providing a detailed and comprehensive source of current information on children’s early learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and beyond, and progress through school. The ECLS– K:2024 will provide data about the population of children who will be kindergartners in the 2023–24 school year. The ECLS–K:2024 will focus on children’s early school experiences continuing through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data from children, parents, teachers, and school administrators. The request to conduct the first three national data collection rounds for the ECLS–K:2024 was approved in April VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Apr 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 2023 (OMB# 1850–0750 v.26). Revisions to procedures and materials for the first two rounds of data collection were approved in subsequent revisions (OMB# 1850–0750 v.27–29). The ECLS– K:2024 fall kindergarten data collection was conducted August 2023 to January 2024. It will be followed by the spring (March–July 2024) kindergarten round, and the spring (March–July 2025) firstgrade round. Each of these rounds of data collection will involve advance school contacts, for example to conduct student sampling activities, collect teacher and school information, and locate families whose children may have moved schools. Future OMB packages are planned for the third-and fifth-grade field test (to be conducted in March–July 2026), as well as for all future currently-planned rounds. This current revision request (accompanied by 30 days of public comment) is to update study respondent materials, web surveys, and website designs that will be used in the spring 2025 first-grade data collection activities. Many of the revisions in this package were made based on analyses of the fall 2022 field test data (OMB# 1850–0750 v.25), as well as additional discussions with design experts. Other changes occurred after further discussion on operational procedures. An additional revision request will be submitted to OMB in August 2024 for revisions to the spring first-grade materials as the surveys and study website move into programming. Additionally, this August 2024 revision request will address the new federal statistical standard for race/ethnicity items (Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15)). NCES is at work on its action plan for compliance with the new SPD15 standards, and early discussions suggest that implementation of these standards will be particularly complex and delicate in data collections where race and ethnicity data is reported both by individuals about themselves and also provided by third parties. Compliance for ECLS involves revising multiple race/ethnicity items e.g., adult selfreports, adult reports of others, school reports of the school composition, teacher reports of the classroom composition, field staff collection of school reports of sampled children. The requested changes in this revision request do not affect the approved total cost to the federal government for conducting this study but do result in a small increase in respondent burden. PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: April 25, 2024. Juliana Pearson, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2024–09312 Filed 4–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0035] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Annual Report on Appeals Process (RSA–722) Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved information collection request (ICR). DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 30, 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 Caneshia McAlister, 202–987–1927. 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; SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 84 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34223-34224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09312]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0063]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 
2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) April 2024 Materials Revision Request

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 revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 30, 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 Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is especially interested in 
public comment addressing the

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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: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) April 2024 Materials 
Revision Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0750.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 157,586.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 84,093.
    Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program, 
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within 
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of 
Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to 
provide rich, descriptive data on child development, early learning, 
and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver national data on 
children's status at birth and at various points thereafter; children's 
transitions to nonparental care, early care and education programs, and 
school; and children's experiences and growth through the elementary 
grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 
2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) is the fourth cohort in the series of early 
childhood longitudinal studies. The study will advance research in 
child development and early learning by providing a detailed and 
comprehensive source of current information on children's early 
learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and beyond, and 
progress through school. The ECLS-K:2024 will provide data about the 
population of children who will be kindergartners in the 2023-24 school 
year. The ECLS-K:2024 will focus on children's early school experiences 
continuing through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data 
from children, parents, teachers, and school administrators.
    The request to conduct the first three national data collection 
rounds for the ECLS-K:2024 was approved in April 2023 (OMB# 1850-0750 
v.26). Revisions to procedures and materials for the first two rounds 
of data collection were approved in subsequent revisions (OMB# 1850-
0750 v.27-29). The ECLS-K:2024 fall kindergarten data collection was 
conducted August 2023 to January 2024. It will be followed by the 
spring (March-July 2024) kindergarten round, and the spring (March-July 
2025) first-grade round. Each of these rounds of data collection will 
involve advance school contacts, for example to conduct student 
sampling activities, collect teacher and school information, and locate 
families whose children may have moved schools. Future OMB packages are 
planned for the third-and fifth-grade field test (to be conducted in 
March-July 2026), as well as for all future currently-planned rounds.
    This current revision request (accompanied by 30 days of public 
comment) is to update study respondent materials, web surveys, and 
website designs that will be used in the spring 2025 first-grade data 
collection activities. Many of the revisions in this package were made 
based on analyses of the fall 2022 field test data (OMB# 1850-0750 
v.25), as well as additional discussions with design experts. Other 
changes occurred after further discussion on operational procedures. An 
additional revision request will be submitted to OMB in August 2024 for 
revisions to the spring first-grade materials as the surveys and study 
website move into programming. Additionally, this August 2024 revision 
request will address the new federal statistical standard for race/
ethnicity items (Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for 
Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and 
Ethnicity (SPD 15)). NCES is at work on its action plan for compliance 
with the new SPD15 standards, and early discussions suggest that 
implementation of these standards will be particularly complex and 
delicate in data collections where race and ethnicity data is reported 
both by individuals about themselves and also provided by third 
parties. Compliance for ECLS involves revising multiple race/ethnicity 
items e.g., adult self-reports, adult reports of others, school reports 
of the school composition, teacher reports of the classroom 
composition, field staff collection of school reports of sampled 
children.
    The requested changes in this revision request do not affect the 
approved total cost to the federal government for conducting this study 
but do result in a small increase in respondent burden.

    Dated: April 25, 2024.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-09312 Filed 4-29-24; 8:45 am]
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