[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14845-14846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06147]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0030]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study 
of Title I Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD), 
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 a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 17, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0030. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those 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 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 2E-103, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Cassidy Walsh, 202-260-2493.

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: Study of Title I Schoolwide and Targeted 
Assistance Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1875--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,104.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,598.

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    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) requests 
OMB clearance for data collection activities associated with the Study 
of Title I Schoolwide and Targeted Assistance Programs. The purpose of 
this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the types of strategies 
and activities implemented in title I schoolwide program (SWP) and 
targeted assistance program (TAP) schools, how different configurations 
of resources are used to support these strategies, and how local 
officials make decisions about the use of these varied resources. To 
this end, the study team will conduct site visits to a set of 40 case 
study schools that will involve in-person and telephone interviews with 
title I district officials and school staff involved in title I 
administration. In addition, the study team will collect and review 
relevant extant data and administer surveys to a nationally 
representative sample of principals and school district administrators. 
Both the case study and survey samples include title I SWP and TAP 
schools. Clearance is requested for the case study and survey 
components of the study, including its purpose, sampling strategy, data 
collection procedures, and data analysis approach.

    Dated: March 15, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-06147 Filed 3-17-16; 8:45 am]
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