84324 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 248 / Monday, December 28, 2020 / Notices 

Authority: Executive Order 13958 

(November 2, 2020) 

Elizabeth Hill, 

Delegated to perform the duties of the 

Assistant Secretary, Communications 

Director, Office of Communications and 

Outreach. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28607 Filed 12–23–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0158] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Implementation Evaluation of the Title 

III National Professional Development 

Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 

Sciences (IES), Department of Education 

(ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Tracy 

Rimdzius, 202–245–7283. 

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 

Evaluation of the Title III National 

Professional Development Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 883. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 594. 

Abstract: The data collection 

described in this submission includes 

activities for an implementation 

evaluation of the National Professional 

Development (NPD) program, 

authorized by Title III of the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 

which aims to help educational 

personnel working with English learners 

(ELs) meet high professional standards 

and to improve classroom instruction 

for ELs. The evaluation is designed to 

provide a systematic and up-to-date 

look at the implementation of NPDsupported activities among the 

programs’ 91 current grantees as well as 

a representative sample of pre-service 

and in-service educators who 

participated in NPD-supported 

activities. The surveys will collect 

information on NPD grantees’ goals, 

strategies used to meet those goals, 

changes made to teacher education 

programs, and challenges and successes 

in promoting educator capacity to serve 

ELs. 

Dated: December 21, 2020. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Talent 

Search Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for 

the Talent Search Program, Assistance 

Listing Number 84.044A. This notice 

relates to the approved information 

collection under OMB control number 

1840–0818. 

DATES:

Applications Available: December 28, 

2020. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: February 26, 2021. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: April 27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on February 13, 2019 

(84 FR 3768), and available at 

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019- 

02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antoinette Clark Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Room 2C223, Washington, 

DC 20202–4260. Telephone: (202) 453– 

7121. Email: Antoinette.Edwards@

ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Talent Search Program is to identify 

qualified individuals from 

disadvantaged backgrounds with 

potential for education at the 

postsecondary level and encourage them 

to complete secondary school and 

undertake postsecondary education. 

Talent Search projects publicize the 

availability of, and facilitate the 

application for, student financial 

assistance for persons who seek to 

pursue postsecondary education, and 

encourage persons who have not 

completed programs at the secondary or 

postsecondary level to enter or reenter 

and complete these programs. 

Priorities: This notice contains three 

competitive preference priorities. 


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