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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: Application for 

Grants under the Credit Enhancement 

for Charter School Facilities Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1855–0007. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector: Not-for-Profit Institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 20. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1600. 

Abstract: ED will use the application 

to award grants under the Credit 

Enhancement for Charter School 

Facilities Program (formerly known as 

the Charter School Facilities Financing 

Demonstration Program) grants. These 

grants are made to private, non-profits; 

public entities; governmental entities; 

and consortia of these organizations. 

The funds are to be deposited into a 

reserve account that will be used to 

leverage private funds on behalf of 

charter schools to acquire, construct, 

and renovate school facilities. 

Dated: November 14, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27670 Filed 11–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0142] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Implementation Study of the Ramp Up 

to Readiness Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(IES), 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 new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

21, 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–2013–ICCD–0142 

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 

2E107, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Katrina Ingalls, 

703–620–3655 or 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: Implementation 

Study of the Ramp Up to Readiness 

Program 

OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,534 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,338 

Abstract: This study will examine the 

implementation of Ramp-Up to 

Readiness, a school wide guidance 

intervention aimed at increasing the 

college readiness of students. The 

intervention is at present being 

implemented in 34 high schools in 

Minnesota, and the developers intend to 

make the intervention available to a 

much larger set of Minnesota schools. 

No independently gathered high-quality 

evidence exists, however, on whether 

schools are able to implement this 

comprehensive intervention as intended 

or how its core components compare to 

the college-readiness supports in other 

high schools. The project for which 

OMB clearance is requested will attempt 

to gather such evidence from 22 public 

Minnesota high schools through the 

least burdensome means. The schoollevel implementation study will focus 

on assessing whether Ramp-Up school 

staff implement the program as 

intended, on identifying the extent to 

which the Ramp-Up program differs 

from the college-readiness supports 

offered in schools without Ramp-Up, 

and on the validity of a measure of 

personal college readiness, which the 

developers hypothesize is a key 

mechanism through which the program 

impacts later outcomes. The study will 

collect data from school staff in the 

following activities: Administrative data 

collection, focus groups in January and 

June, extant document collection, 

instructional logs, student and staff 

surveys, and student personal readiness 

assessment. The findings produced 

through analysis of these data will help 

(1) State education agencies seeking 

strategies and programs to endorse as a 

potential means of improving students 

college readiness and college 

enrollment, (2) local education agencies 

that are considering the challenges of 

implementing Ramp-Up, (3) the 

developer of this intervention (the 

College Readiness Consortium at the 

University of Minnesota) and 

developers of other college readiness 

interventions who continually seek to 

improve their programs by using 

information from studies like this, and 

(4) a group of education stakeholders in 

the Midwest interested in considering 


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whether to conduct a study of the 

impacts of the Ramp-Up intervention on 

student outcomes. 

Dated: November 14, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–27671 Filed 11–18–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research—Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program—MinorityServing Institution Field-Initiated 

Projects Program 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) 

Field-Initiated Projects Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Numbers: 84.133G–4 (Research) and 

84.133G–5 (Development). 

DATES: 

Applications Available: November 19, 

2013. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

December 10, 2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: February 18, 2014. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Field-Initiated (FI) Projects program 

is to develop methods, procedures, and 

rehabilitation technology that maximize 

the full inclusion and integration into 

society, employment, independent 

living, family support, and economic 

and social self-sufficiency of individuals 

with disabilities, especially individuals 

with the most severe disabilities. 

Another purpose of the FI Projects 

program is to improve the effectiveness 

of services authorized under the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

(Act). 

The purpose of this competition is to 

improve the capacity of minority 

entities to conduct high-quality 

disability and rehabilitation research by 

limiting eligibility for FI Projects grants 

to minority entities and Indian tribes. 

Section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Act authorizes 

NIDRR to make awards to minority 

entities and Indian tribes to carry out 

activities authorized under Title II of the 

Act. 

NIDRR makes two types of awards 

under the FI Projects program: Research 

grants and development grants. The MSI 

FI Projects research grants will be 

awarded under CFDA 84.133G–4, and 

the development grants will be awarded 

under CFDA 84.133G–5. 

Note: Different selection criteria are used 

for FI Projects research grants and 

development grants. An applicant must 

clearly indicate in the application whether it 

is applying for a research grant (84.133G–4) 

or a development grant (84.133G–5) and must 

address the selection criteria relevant for its 

grant type. Without exception, NIDRR will 

review each application based on the grant 

designation made by the applicant. 

Applications will be determined ineligible 

and will not be reviewed if they do not 

include a clear designation as a research 

grant or a development grant. 

In carrying out a research activity 

under an FI Projects research grant, a 

grantee must identify one or more 

hypotheses or research questions and, 

based on the hypotheses or research 

questions identified, perform an 

intensive, systematic study directed 

toward producing (1) new or full 

scientific knowledge, or (2) better 

understanding of the subject, problem 

studied, or body of knowledge. 

In carrying out a development activity 

under an FI Projects development grant, 

a grantee must use knowledge and 

understanding gained from research to 

create materials, devices, systems, or 

methods beneficial to the target 

population, including design and 

development of prototypes and 

processes. ‘‘Target population’’ means 

the group of individuals, organizations, 

or other entities expected to be affected 

by the project. More than one group may 

be involved since a project may affect 

those who receive services, provide 

services, or administer services. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 764 and 29 

U.S.C. 718. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR 

parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, and 

97. (b) The Education Department 

debarment and suspension regulations 

in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The regulations 

for this program in 34 CFR part 350. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$110,000,000 for the NIDRR program for 

FY 2014, of which we intend to use an 

estimated $200,000 for the MSI FI 

Projects competition. The actual level of 

funding, if any, depends on final 

congressional action. However, we are 

inviting applications to allow enough 

time to complete the grant process if 

Congress appropriates funds for this 

program. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2014 or subsequent years from the list 

of unfunded applicants from this 

competition. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $200,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services may change the 

maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Note: The maximum amount includes 

direct and indirect costs. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. We 

will reject any application that proposes 

a project period exceeding 36 months. 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

may change the project period through 

a notice published in the Federal 

Register. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible 

to apply for MSI FI Projects grants are 

limited to minority entities and Indian 

tribes as authorized by section 

21(b)(2)(A) of the Act. A minority entity 

is defined as a historically black college 

or university (a part B institution, as 

defined in section 322(2) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended), a 

Hispanic-serving institution of higher 

education, an American Indian tribal 

college or university, or another IHE 

whose minority student enrollment is at 

least 50 percent. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost 

sharing is required by 34 CFR 350.62 

and will be negotiated at the time of the 

grant award. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 


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