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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), 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 and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Director, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, invites comments on the 

proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 27, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. 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 

Federal agencies provide interested 


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parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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. 

Dated: March 23, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Experimental Sites 

Initiative—Data Collection Instrument. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0066. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government, State Educational 

Agencies or Local Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 85. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 935. 

Abstract: This data collection 

instrument will be used to collect 

specific information and performance 

data for analysis of seven experiments. 

This effort will assist the Department in 

obtaining and compiling information to 

help determine change in the 

administration and delivery of Title IV 

programs. Institutions volunteer to 

become an experimental site to provide 

recommendations on the impact and 

effectiveness of proposed regulations or 

new management initiatives. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4524. 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov 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. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information 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 April 27, 

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 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a 

cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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: March 22, 2011. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Early Childhood 

Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class 

of 2010–11 (ECLS–K:2011) Fall First 

Grade Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0750. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Annually. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 106,042. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 29,318. 

Abstract: The Early Childhood 

Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class 

of 2010–11 (ECLS–K:2011) is a survey 

that focuses on children’s early school 

experiences beginning with 

kindergarten and continuing through 

the fifth grade. It includes interviews 

with parents, teachers, school 

administrators, and non-parental care 

providers, as well as direct child 

assessments. This submission updates 

the active record for ECLS–K:2011 and 

seeks clearance for (1) recruitment 

materials and burden of recruitment for 

the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 first 

grade data collections to (i) contact 

schools, school staff, and parents to 

remind them of the next waves of the 

ECLS–K 2011 study and (ii) recruit new 

schools to which ECLS–K 2011 

kindergarteners have transferred; (2) 

track students for the Fall 2011 and 

Spring 2012 first grade data collections 

and the Spring 2013 and the optional 

Fall 2012 second grade data collections; 

and (3) conduct the Fall 2011 first grade 

national data collection. The National 

Center for Educational Statistics will 

use the recruitment materials already 

cleared for the kindergarten collection 

on 3/20/09, only updating them for the 

first grade collections, as well as the 

tracking methods described in the 

cleared Kindergarten package. Similarly, 

the instruments for the Fall 2011 first 

grade collection have been updated 

from the instruments used in the 

kindergarten 2010 round as well as the 

ECLS–K (1998–99) Fall first grade 

collection so as to assure that the items 

are grade-appropriate and capture 

information on summer learning. 


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