[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31310-31311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13293]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 30, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to [email protected] with a cc: to 
[email protected]. Please note that written comments received in 
response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) 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 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) 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.

    Dated: May 24, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision
    Title of Collection: National Title I Study of Implementation and 
Outcomes: Early Childhood Language Development (ECLD)
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0871
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A
    Frequency of Responses: once
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 24,120
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 9,385
    Abstract: The study is being conducted as part of the National 
Assessment of Title I, mandated by Title I, Part E, Section 1501 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The study is designed to 
identify school programs and instructional practices associated with 
improved language development, background knowledge, and comprehension 
outcomes for children in prekindergarten through third grade. Analyses 
will estimate the associations between instructional programs and 
practices and student outcomes to inform future rigorous evaluation of 
strategies to improve language and comprehension outcomes for at-risk 
children in these early years of school. We will identify 10 locations

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for the study, including seven-eight of the largest urban school 
districts and two-three states with large Title I populations. Within 
each of the 10 locations, we will select five high-performing and five 
low-performing schools. Within each school, we will randomly sample an 
average of three classrooms per grade. Within each classroom, we will 
randomly sample eight students. Students will be assessed in fall and 
spring. Principals, teachers, and parents will be surveyed once, and 
students' classrooms will be observed twice in the fall and twice in 
the spring. Information from students' school records will be extracted 
at the end of the school year.
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4494. When you access the information 
collection, click on ``Download Attachments '' to view. Written 
requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 
Requests may also be electronically mailed to the Internet address 
[email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the 
complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

[FR Doc. 2011-13293 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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