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subcommittee’s mission and functions, 

should submit a written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) and section 

10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and the procedures 

described in this paragraph. Written 

statements can be submitted to the 

Subcommittee Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer at the address listed (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the stated agenda mentioned in this 

notice must be received at least ten 

calendar days prior to the meeting 

which is the subject of this notice. 

Written statements received after this 

date may not be provided to or 

considered by the Advisory Committee 

until its next meeting. The 

Subcommittee Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer will review all timely 

submissions with the Subcommittee 

Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to members of the 

Subcommittee before the meeting that is 

the subject of this notice. No member of 

the public attending open meetings will 

be allowed to present questions from the 

floor or speak to any issue under 

consideration by the Board. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0087] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Trends 

in International Mathematics and 

Science Study (TIMSS): 2015 

Recruitment and Field Test 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics, Institute of Education 

Sciences, Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

27, 2013. 

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–2013–ICCD–0087 

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 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Trends in 

International Mathematics and Science 

Study (TIMSS): 2015 Recruitment and 

Field Test. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0695. 

Type of Review: a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 14,537. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 34,021. 

Abstract: The Trends in Mathematics 

and Science Study (TIMSS) is an 

international assessment of fourth and 

eighth grade students’ achievement in 

mathematics and science. Since its 

inception in 1995, TIMSS has continued 

to assess students every 4 years (1995, 

1999, 2003, 2007, 2011). Participation in 

this study provides data on current and 

past education policies and a 

comparison of U.S. education policies 

with its international counterparts. 

Periodically, TIMSS has also conducted 

an assessment of advanced mathematics 

and physics of students at the end of 

secondary school (1995 and 2008). The 

United States participated in TIMSS 

Advanced in 1995, but not in 2008. 

Because of the current strong policy 

interest in preparedness for college and 

for careers in science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 

fields, the U.S. plans to participate in 

TIMSS Advanced in 2015. This 

submission describes the overarching 

plan for all phases of the data collection, 

including the field test that will take 

place in March-April, 2014, and the 

main study that will take place in AprilMay, 2015. The purpose of the TIMSS 

field test is to evaluate new assessment 

items and background questions 

(including the new parent 

questionnaire), to ensure practices that 

promote low exclusion rates, and to 

ensure that classroom and student 

sampling procedures proposed for the 

main study are successful. This 

submission requests approval for 

recruitment for the 2014 field test and 

the 2015 main study; the 2014 field test 

data collection for TIMSS at grades 4 

and 8 and TIMSS Advanced in grade 12; 

and a description of the overarching 

plan for all of the phases of the data 

collection, including data collection in 

the 2015 main study. 

Dated: June 24, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0085] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Race to 

the Top—Early Learning Challenge 

Annual Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 


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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 August 

27, 2013. 

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–2013–ICCD–0085 

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 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Race to the Top— 

Early Learning Challenge Annual 

Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 21. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,520. 

Abstract: The Race to the Top—Early 

Learning Challenge program is 

authorized by Sections 14005 and 

14006, Division A, of the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 

as amended by section 1832(b) of 

Division B of Public Law 112–10, the 

Department of Defense and Full-Year 

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, 

and the Department of Education 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Title III of 

Division F of Public Law 112–74, the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012). 

This program is jointly managed by the 

U.S. Department of Education and the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

The purpose of the Race to the Top— 

Early Learning Challenge program is to 

focus on improving early learning and 

development programs for young 

children by supporting States’ efforts to: 

(1) Increase the number and percentage 

of low-income and disadvantaged 

children in each age group of infants, 

toddlers, and preschoolers who are 

enrolled in high-quality early learning 

programs; (2) design and implement an 

integrated system of high-quality early 

learning programs and services; and (3) 

ensure that any use of assessments 

conforms with the recommendations of 

the National Research Council’s reports 

on early childhood. Five key program 

reform areas representing the 

foundation of an effective early learning 

and development reform agenda focused 

on school readiness and ongoing 

educational success. These five key 

reform areas are: (A) Successful State 

Systems; (B) High-Quality, Accountable 

Programs; (C) Promoting Early Learning 

and Development Outcomes for 

Children; (D) A Great Early Childhood 

Education Workforce; and (E) Measuring 

Outcomes and Progress. The first two 

reform areas, (A) and (B) are ‘‘Core 

Areas of Focus’’ for this program and all 

applicants addressed selection criteria 

based on these core areas. Reform areas 

(C), (D), and (E) are ‘‘Focused 

Investment Areas’’ where State’s choose 

which specific areas to target based on 

their State’s early childhood reform 

areas and policies. Research 

demonstrates that high-quality early 

learning and development programs and 

services can improve young children’s 

health, social-emotional, and cognitive 

outcomes; enhance school readiness; 

and help close the school readiness gap 

that exists between children with High 

Needs and their more abled peers at the 

time they enter kindergarten. 

The Annual Performance Report for 

this program will collect data on the 

performance measures and the selection 

criteria described in the application 

(note OMB approval in 2011). Program 

staff have reviewed this report carefully 

to minimize burden. The APR will be 

collected electronically which will 

enable program staff to pre-populate 

information on baseline data, approved 

performance targets, and approved 

annual budgets. This report will be used 

to provide necessary information to 

program staff and to the public on the 

implementation of these grants. 

Dated: June 24, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research— 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers (RRTCs)—Disability in Rural 

Areas. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133B–8. 

DATES:

Applications Available: June 28, 2013. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July 

19, 2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 19, 2013. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 


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