16648 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 60 / Monday, March 30, 2015 / Notices 

surveys of students as well as teachers 

and other school staff, observations of 

classrooms, ratings of student behavior, 

and individual student testing. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07321 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0036] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Study 

on Sustaining the Positive Effects of 

Preschool 

AGENCY: Office of Planning Evaluation 

and Policy Development (OPEPD), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 29, 

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–0036 

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 Erica Lee, (202) 

260–1463. 

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 on 

Sustaining the Positive Effects of 

Preschool. 

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: 28. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 28. 

Abstract: Policy and Program Studies 

Service, with OPEPD, contracted with 

the American Institutes for Research 

(AIR) to conduct five case studies of 

programs that are designed to sustain 

the positive effects of preschools. Onsite case studies will include interviews 

with district officials, principals, 

Kindergarten teachers, preschool 

teachers, program funders, and program 

evaluators. 

Dated: March 24, 2015. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07103 Filed 3–27–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Investing in Innovation Fund— 

Development Grants 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Investing in Innovation Fund— 

Development grants Notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.411P (Development 

grants Pre-Application) and 84.411C 

(Development grants Full Application). 

Note: In order to receive an Investing in 

Innovation Fund (i3) Development grant, an 

entity must submit a pre-application. The 

pre-application is intended to reduce the 

burden of submitting a full application for an 

i3 Development grant. Pre-applications will 

be reviewed and scored by peer reviewers 

using the selection criteria designated in this 

notice. Entities that submit a highly rated 

pre-application will be invited to submit a 

full application for a Development grant; 

however, any entity that successfully submits 

a pre-application may choose to submit a full 

application. 

DATES: Pre-Applications Available: 

April 1, 2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent To 

Submit Pre-Application: April 20, 2015. 

Deadline for Transmittal of Preapplications: April 29, 2015. 

Full Applications Available: If you are 

invited to submit a full application for 

a Development grant, we will transmit 

the full application package and 

instructions using the contact 

information you provide to us in your 

pre-application. Other pre-applicants 

who choose to submit a full application 

may access these items on the i3 Web 

site at www2.ed.gov/programs/

innovation/index.html. 

Deadline for Transmittal of Full 

Applications: Entities that submit a 

highly rated pre-application, as scored 

by peer reviewers and as identified by 

the Department, will be invited to 

submit a full application for a 

Development grant. Other preapplicants may choose to submit a full 

application. The Department will 

announce on its Web site the deadline 

date for transmission of full applications 

and will also communicate this 

deadline to applicants in the full 

application package and instructions. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: 60 calendar days after the 

deadline date for transmittal of full 

applications. 

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