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# Ap **pendix B -**  **IC Data Forms IC Data Part 1**  Please read the instructions before completing this form. For assistance in completing this form, contact ED’s Paperwork Clearance Official. Submit electronic copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, parts A and B of the Supporting Statement, and any additional documentation through EDICS. 1. Agency/Subagency Originating Request: U.S. Department of Education/Institute of Education Sciences 1850 - 0873
3. Title: IES Research Training Program Survey: Annual IES Fellows Survey 4. Type Of Information Collection (Check One): New collection X Revision of a currently approved collection Extension of a currently approved collecti on Reinstatement, with change of a previously approved collection Reinstatement, without change of a previously approved collection Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4a. Is this a request for a generic clearance? **Yes No**  

### X **NA**

5. Type Of Review Requested: X Regular (If Streamlined Also Click Here ) Emergency – Approval requested by: MM/DD/YYYY 6. Expiration Date: MM/DD/YYYY a. X Three Years From Approval Date b. Six months from approval date (Max for Emergency Review) c. Other: MM/DD/YYYY d. Specify: / or Number of Months from Approval Date: 7. Does this ICR contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? X Yes (Attach Part B of Supporting Statement) No 8.Does the Supporting Statement serve as a joint ICR and Privacy Impact Assessment per OMB Memorandum 03 - 22, Section II.D ( http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/m03 - 22. html )? Yes X No 9. Agency Contact and Phone Number: 

### Dr. Meredith Larson, (202) 219 **- 2025**  10. Abstract: 

## The **surveys are**  **for predoctoral**  **and postdoctoral**  **fellows taking**  **part in**  **the Institute**  **of Education**  **Sciences’ three**  **education trainin**  **g grant**  **programs .**  **These programs**  **provide universities**  **support to**  **provide predoctoral**  **training in**  **education research,**  **postdoctoral training**  **in education**  **research, or**  **postdoctoral training in special education research.**  **The results of the survey will be used both**  **to improve**  **the fellowship programs as well as to provide information on the programs to policymakers, practitioners, and the public.** 

11. Authorizing Statute(s):

a. US Code USC Name of Law: US Code USC Name of Law:
b. PL Pub L 107 27 9 Se c 15 3 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002

PL Pub.L. - Se c Name of

Law:

c. Statute at Large USC Name of Statute:

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d. EO EO Name /Subject of EO: EO EO Name/Subj ect of EO: n
12. Associated Rulemaking Information RIN: Stage of Rulemaki ng (check one): Federal Register Citation: Citation Date:

 Proposed Ru le F R (MM/DD/YY YY) Interim Final or Final Rule 

## FOR OM/RIMS USE ONLY X Not associated with rulemaking For a Proposed Rule, OMB will not consider an IC R complete until the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking has been published.



## FOR OM/RIMS USE ONLY 13. Federal Register Notices & Comments Federal Register Citation: Citation Date: Did ED receive public comments on this ICR? 60 - day Notice: F R (MM/ DD/Y YYY) Yes No NA

30 - day Notice: F R (MM/ DD/Y YYY) Unless submitted as an Emergency or Associated with Rulemaking, OMB will not consider an ICR complete until the 30 - day notice has been published.

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. Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $44,392.00 15

. Add/Edit Information Collections (See IC Data Part 2: Information Collection Detail)

16. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden:

a. Number of respondents: Average 625 (Year 1 = 600, Year 2 = 625, Year 3 = 650) b. Total annual responses: Average 625 (Year 1 = 600, Year 2 = 625, Year 3 = 650) Percentage of these responses collected electronically: 100 % c. Total annual hours requested: Average 218.75 hours annually for 625 people. Year 1 = 210 hours fo r 600 people, Year 2 = 218.75 for 625, Year 3 = 227.5 for 650 d. Current OMB inventory: 170

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1. Program Change : 48.75 2. Adjustment: 0

17. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (c heck all that apply):

a. Recordkeeping b. Third party disclosure c. X Reporting 1. On occasion 2. Weekly 3. Monthly 4. Quarterly 5. Semi annually 6. X Annually
7. Biennially 8. Once 9. Other (describe)

18. Citations for New Statutory Requirements: (Required if any change in burden is a Program Change Due to New Statute.)

a. US Code: USC Name of Law:
b. PL: Pub.L. - Sec Name of Law:

c. Statute at Large: USC Name of Statute:
d. EO: EO Name /Subject of EO: 19. X Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion Burden decreases because of P rogram Change due to Agency Discretion Burden increases because of program change due to statutory changes Burden decreases because of program change due to statutory changes Burden increases because of program change due to lapse of OMB approval Burden decreases because of program change due to lapse of OMB approval
Short Statement: (Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments reported; provide a short statement on how the reduction in burden was achieved or why the increase in burden occurred. (if you need more space, please provide a short stat ement less than 4000 characters here and elaborat e in the Supporting Statement.)) 

## The number of individuals trained by the IES programs has increased over time. This survey will be **sent to all current fellows and former fellows who have completed their training within the past 5 years. Thus, the total**  **number respondents has grown since the survey was established. The number of questions has also increased slightly, so there is a modest increase in the amount of time each**  **respondent may spend filling in the survey relative to past years. To help reduce t he burden, we have**  **taken the following three steps: (1) the survey will be administered online, (2) respondents will receive targeted questions based on where they are in their programs (e.g., if they have not completed their**  **programs or if they finished y ears ago, they will receive only the most relevant questions), and (3)**  **fellows will be tracked for only 5 years after completing their fellowships. These last three elements all reduce the burden. Given these adjustments, the overall burden for a responden**  **t is approximately 20 minutes.** 

20. Is this collection related to EDFacts? Yes X No NA

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21. Are EDFacts standard definitions for School, LEA, SEA, Children With Disabilities, LEP and Migrant Used? Yes X No NA 22. Please describe the types of reports and analysis to be performed against the data (500 Characters Maximum): 

## The Institute of Education Scienc es (IES) established its predoctoral and postdoctoral research training programs in the education sciences to increase the supply of scientists and researchers in education who are prepared to conduct rigorous education research, including carrying out rigorous evaluation studies and developing curricula, education technology, and innovative instructional approaches that are grounded in a science of learning. The survey will collect data on the fellows’ satisfaction with their research training program, their accomplishments within the program, and their success in the field of education research after they have completed the program. The analys es will sum these responses and document : ( 1) fellows’ overall satisfaction with their research training program specifically for a) Specific training in relevant [special] education research content b) Specific training in education research methodology & statistics c) Opportunities for meaningful independent research in [special] education d) Opportunities for meaningful interdisciplinary education research outside of your home department [ONLY predocs] e) Opportunities to collaborate with researchers outside of your university f) Opportunities to collaborate with education policymakers, practitioners, and other education stakehol ders g) Opportunities to publish h) Opportunities to present at conferences i) Opportunities to learn grant
-writing j) Overall preparation for obtaining future emplo ym ent in [special] education research k) Overall satisfaction with quality of mentoring received from primary mentor l) Overall satisfaction with quality of training received ; (2) the percent of fellows completing their program ; ( 3) the accomplishments of fellows within their program including the percent of fellows who made conference pre sentations or published a paper; (4) the positions taken by fellows upon completion of their program including what percent of fellows take a position in the field of education research; (5) fellows’ plans for submitting a grant application to do educati on research ; and (6) fellows ’ other professional activities during and after their fellowships. The anal ys es will help IES assess the effectiveness of the training programs and make improvements as needed
. The findings will be summarized and posted on the IES website.

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# IC Data Part 2 Please prepare this sheet for each Information Collection covered by the ICR. 1. ICR Title: 2. EDICS Tracking Number 3. CFR Citation: 1850 - 0873 CFR
4. Is this a common form? Yes X No NA 5. Information Collection Instruments Instrument Filename Document Type

(Select One) Form Name

and No. Available

Electronically? Electronic Capabil ity (Select One) Obligation to Respond (select one) Affected Public

(check all that apply) IC 1 Survey Annual IES Fellows Survey X Yes No Printable Voluntary Federal Government X I ndividuals or Households Private Sector Business or other forprofit Not-for- profit Institutions Farms State, Local or Tr ibal Gov’t Can Be Submitted Electronically? URL: 

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https://surveys.ies.ed.gov/?IES_Fellows_2012 Note: This link is updated yearly. This is the link for the most recent survey. X Yes No Electronic Repository: Percent Reporting Electronically 100%

6. Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Module Line of Business: Subfunction: X Education Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education X Higher Education Cultural and Historic Preservation Cultural and Historic Exhibition None 7. Privacy Act System of Records (if applicable) Federal Register Citation: Title FR 8. Respondents:

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a. Number of Respondents: 625, average per year b. Number of Respondents who are Small Entities: 0

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