Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 76 / Monday, April 21, 2014 / Notices 22107 

Dated: April 16, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08982 Filed 4–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0156] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Race to the Top—District Annual 

Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary/Office of 

the Deputy Secretary (OS), 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 May 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–2014–ICCD–0156 

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 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Stephanie 

Valentine, 202–401–0526 or 

electronically mail ICDocketMgr@

ed.gov. Please do not send comments 

here. We will ONLY accept comments 

in this mailbox when the 

regulations.gov site is not available to 

the public for any reason. 

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: Race to the Top— 

District Annual Performance Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 21. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,113. 

Abstract: On May 22, 2012, the 

Secretary announced the Race to the 

Top District program, which is designed 

to build on the momentum of other Race 

to the Top competitions by encouraging 

bold, innovative reform at the local 

level. In FY 2012, the Department 

awarded approximately $383 million to 

16 Race to the Top District grantees 

representing 55 local educational 

agencies (LEAs), with grants ranging 

from $10 to $40 million. Applications 

for the FY 2013 competition are 

currently under peer review and the 

Department plans to make awards in 

December 2013 for a total of 

approximately $120 million. FY 2013 

grantees will utilize the same Annual 

Performance Report (APR) template as 

FY 2012 Race to the Top District 

grantees. 

In order to fulfill our responsibilities 

for programmatic oversight and public 

reporting, the Department has 

developed a Race to the Top District 

Annual Performance Report (APR) that 

is tied directly to the FY 2012 and FY 

2013 Race to the Top District selection 

criteria and priorities previously 

established and published in the 

Federal Register. The report is 

grounded in the key performance targets 

included in grantees approved Race to 

the Top District plans. Grantees will be 

required to report on their progress 

improving student outcomes and 

implementing personalized learning 

environments, including narrative 

sections on progress and key 

performance indicators. Each grantee 

district will submit a Race to the Top 

District APR on an annual basis. The 

first report for the 16 FY 2012 districts 

is anticipated to be collected during 

spring 2014 with FY 2013 grantees 

reporting for the first time in spring 

2015. Districts will submit the narrative 

elements and quantitative measures via 

an online data collection platform that 

will then be converted into a 

transparent public display. 

Dated: April 15, 2014 . 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–08960 Filed 4–18–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.063] 

Annual Updates to the Income 

Contingent Repayment (ICR) Plan 

Formula for 2014—William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 

annual updates to the ICR plan formula 

for 2014, as required by 34 CFR 

685.209(a)(8), to give notice to Direct 

Loan borrowers and the public 

regarding how monthly ICR payment 

amounts will be calculated for the 

2014–2015 year. 

DATES: The adjustments to the income 

percentage factors for the ICR plan 

formula contained in this notice are 

effective from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 

2015, for any borrower who enters the 

ICR plan or has his or her monthly 

payment amount recalculated under the 

ICR plan during that period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian 

Foss, U.S. Department of Education, 830 

First Street NE., Room 113H2, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 377–3681 or by email: ian.foss@

ed.gov. 

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