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CFDA No. and name 

Application 

package 

available 

Deadline for 

transmittal of 

applications 

Estimated range of 

awards * Project period For further information contact 

84.305N Research Networks Focused 

on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice.

D Supporting Early Learning from 

Preschool through Early Elementary Grades 

D Scalable Strategies to Support College Completion 

May 21, 2015 .. August 6, 2015 .......... $500,000—$1,100,000 ... Up to 5 years ....... Caroline Ebanks (Supporting 

Early Learning), Caroline.Ebanks@ed.gov. 

James.Benson (Scalable 

Strategies), 

James.Benson@ed.gov. 

National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) 

84.324A Special Education Research ....

D Autism Spectrum Disorders. 

May 21, 2015. August 6, 2015 .......... $100,000 to $800,000 .... Up to 5 years ....... Jacquelyn Buckley, Jacquelyn.Buckley@ed.gov. 

D Cognition and Student Learning in 

Special Education.

D Early Intervention and Early Learning in Special Education.

D Families of Children with Disabilities.

D Mathematics and Science Education.

D Professional Development for 

Teachers and Related Services 

Providers.

D Reading, Writing, and Language 

Development.

D Social and Behavioral Outcomes to 

Support Learning.

D Special Education Policy, Finance, 

and Systems.

D Technology for Special Education.

D Transition Outcomes for Secondary 

Students with Disabilities.

84.324B Research Training Programs in 

Special Education.

D Postdoctoral Research Training 

Program 

D Early Career Development and 

Mentoring 

D Methods Training Using Single 

Case Designs 

May 21, 2015 .. August 20, 2015 ........ $50,000 to $233,000 ...... Up to 5 years ....... Kristen Rhoads 

(Postdoctoral and Early 

Career), Kristen.Rhoads@

ed.gov. 

Robert Ochsendorf (Methods Training), Robert.Ochsendorf@ed.gov. 

* These estimates are annual amounts. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this notice. 

Note: If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08627 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0043] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; National 

Household Education Survey 2016 

(NHES:2016) Full-Scale Data Collection 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES)/National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), 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 June 15, 

2015. 

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–2015–ICCD–0043 

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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

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 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Kashka 

Kubzdela, (202) 502–7411. 

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 


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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: National 

Household Education Survey 2016 

(NHES:2016) Full-scale Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0768. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 187,536. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 30,373. 

Abstract: The National Household 

Education Surveys Program (NHES) is 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics’ (NCES). NHES is 

NCES’s principal mechanism for 

addressing education topics appropriate 

for households rather than 

establishments. Such topics cover a 

wide range of issues, including early 

childhood care and education, 

children’s readiness for school, parent 

perceptions of school safety and 

discipline, before- and after-school 

activities of school-age children, 

participation in adult education and 

training, parent involvement in 

education, school choice, 

homeschooling, and civic involvement. 

The NHES consists of a series of rotating 

surveys using a two-stage design in 

which a household screener collects 

household membership and key 

characteristics for sampling and then 

appropriate topical survey(s) are mailed 

to sample members. Data from the 

NHES are used to provide national 

cross-sectional estimates on populations 

of special interest to education 

researchers and policymakers. NHES 

surveys were conducted approximately 

every other year from 1991 through 

2007 using random digit dial (RDD) 

methodology; beginning in 2012 NHES 

began collecting data by mail to improve 

response rates. This submission seeks 

clearance to conduct NHES:2016, which 

will repeat the child topical surveys 

conducted in 2012: the Parent and 

Family Involvement in Education (PFI) 

and the Early Childhood Program 

Participation (ECPP), and will include 

the first adult topical survey in NHES 

since 2005, the Adult Training and 

Education Survey (ATES). The adult 

survey was developed in conjunction 

with the Interagency Working Group on 

Expanded Measures of Enrollment and 

Attainment (GEMEnA) and was pilot 

tested in the 2014 NHES Feasibility 

Study. 

Dated: April 10, 2015. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing Board 

Quarterly Board Meeting 

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of a closed 

teleconference meeting of the National 

Assessment Governing Board. 

DATES: April 15, 2015. 

SUMMARY: The National Assessment 

Governing Board is announcing a 

teleconference scheduled on April 15, 

2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST to 

discuss proposed candidates for the 

vacant position of National Assessment 

Governing Board Executive Director. 

Following discussions, the full Board 

will take action on selection of the final 

candidate for the position of Executive 

Director. This notice is being published 

less than the 15-days due to the urgent 

need to ensure full Board participation 

in the selection of a new Executive 

Director for NAGB. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

this meeting is required under Section 

10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

The teleconference will be closed to 

the public because it is concerned with 

recommending applicants for a vacancy. 

Discussions will require full and frank 

advice from Governing Board members. 

This advice will involve professional 

judgments on the relative merits and 

qualifications of the proposed candidate 

and respective work experience. Such 

personnel matters involve the 

discussion of information that is of a 

personal nature, the disclosure of which 

would be a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy and, 

therefore, is protected from disclosure 

by exemptions 2 and 6 of § 552b(c) of 

Title 5 of the United States Code. 

Minutes of the closed teleconference 

will be certified by the Board Chairman 

and retained in the public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 

800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, 

Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 

357–6938, fax: (202) 357–6945. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory 

Authority and Function: The National 

Assessment Governing Board is 

established under Title III—National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

Authorization Act, Public Law 107–279. 

Information on the Board and its work 

can be found at www.nagb.gov. 

The Board is established to formulate 

policy for the National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP). The 

Board’s responsibilities include the 

following: selecting subject areas to be 

assessed, developing assessment 

frameworks and specifications, 

developing appropriate student 

achievement levels for each grade and 

subject tested, developing standards and 

procedures for interstate and national 

comparisons, improving the form and 

use of NAEP, developing guidelines for 

reporting and disseminating results, and 

releasing initial NAEP results to the 

public. Section 302 (6) of P.L. 107–279 

provides the legislative authority for 

appointment of Governing Board staff. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: 

Pursuant to FACA requirements, the 

public may inspect the outcomes of 

Board action via an announcement of 

the appointment that will be posted at 

www.nagb.gov approximately two weeks 

after the teleconference meeting. 

Electronic Access to this Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III— 

National Assessment of Educational Progress 

§ 301 and § 302. 


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