[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44165-44166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17848]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0110]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; DC
School Choice Incentive Program
AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 29, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-
0110 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site
is not available. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the
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Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room
2E115, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Geanne Gilroy, 202-205-5482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education 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: DC School Choice Incentive Program.
OMB Control Number: 1855-0015.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
Abstract: The DC School Choice Incentive Program, authorized by the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004, awarded a grant to the DC
Children and Youth Investment Trust Corporation that will administer
scholarships to students who reside in the District of Columbia and
come from households whose incomes do not exceed 185% of the poverty
line. Priority is given to students who are currently attending schools
in need of improvement, as defined by Title I. To assist in the student
selection and assignment process, the information to be collected will
be used to determine the eligibility of those students who are
interested in the available scholarships. Also, since the authorizing
statute requires an evaluation we are proposing to collect certain
family demographic information because they are important predictors of
school success. Finally, we are asking to collect information about
parental participation and satisfaction because these are key topics
that the statute requires the evaluation to address.
Dated: July 24, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-17848 Filed 7-29-14; 8:45 am]
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