Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 96 / Monday, May 19, 2014 / Notices 28689 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

submitted via email should be in one of 

the following formats: Adobe Acrobat or 

Microsoft Word. Materials received will 

not be returned, and any comments or 

submission received may become 

available to the public. 

Dated: May 14, 2014. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11507 Filed 5–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

U.S. Air Force Academy Board of 

Visitors Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Air Force Academy Board 

of Visitors, DOD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 

9355, the U.S. Air Force Academy 

(USAFA) Board of Visitors (BoV) will 

hold a meeting in the Longworth House 

Office Building, Room 1310, 

Washington, DC on June 17, 2014 

(Reference previous Federal Register 

Notice/Vol. 79/No. 6/published 21 Apr 

14 which did not include a closing 

time). The meeting will begin at 9:30 

a.m. The meeting is scheduled to close 

to the public at 3:00 p.m. The purpose 

of this meeting is to review morale and 

discipline, social climate, curriculum, 

instruction, infrastructure, fiscal affairs, 

academic methods, and other matters 

relating to the Academy. Specific topics 

for this meeting include a 

Superintendent’s Update, including a 

Diversity Update briefing, a Class of 

2014 AFSC Composition and Class of 

2018 Demographics Briefing, and a 

Summer Program Lineup Briefing; a 

Rated Accessions Briefing; an Inspector 

General Confidential Informant Outbrief; and a Board Recommendation 

Discussion. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 102– 

3.155, one session of this meeting shall 

be closed to the public because it 

involves matters covered by subsection 

(c)(6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b. Public 

attendance at the open portions of this 

USAFA BoV meeting shall be 

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis up to the reasonable and 

safe capacity of the meeting room. In 

addition, any member of the public 

wishing to provide input to the USAFA 

BoV should submit a written statement 

in accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

procedures described in this paragraph. 

Written statements must address the 

following details: The issue, discussion, 

and a recommended course of action. 

Supporting documentation may also be 

included as needed to establish the 

appropriate historical context and 

provide any necessary background 

information. Written statements can be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at the Air Force address 

detailed below at any time. However, if 

a written statement is not received at 

least 10 calendar days before the first 

day of the meeting which is the subject 

of this notice, then it may not be 

provided to or considered by the BoV 

until its next open meeting. The DFO 

will review all timely submissions with 

the BoV Chairman and ensure they are 

provided to members of the BoV before 

the meeting that is the subject of this 

notice. For the benefit of the public, 

rosters that list the names of BoV 

members and any releasable materials 

presented during the open portions of 

this BoV meeting shall be made 

available upon request. 

If after review of timely submitted 

written comments and the BoV 

Chairman and DFO deem appropriate, 

they may choose to invite the submitter 

of the written comments to orally 

present the issue during an open portion 

of the BoV meeting that is the subject of 

this notice. Members of the BoV may 

also petition the Chairman to allow 

specific personnel to make oral 

presentations before the BoV. In 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(d), 

any oral presentations before the BoV 

shall be in accordance with agency 

guidelines provided pursuant to a 

written invitation and this paragraph. 

Direct questioning of BoV members or 

meeting participants by the public is not 

permitted except with the approval of 

the DFO and Chairman. 

Contact Information: For additional 

information or to attend this BoV 

meeting, contact Maj Mark Cipolla, 

Accessions and Training Division, AF/ 

A1PT, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20330, (703) 695–4066, 

mark.cipolla@us.af.mil. 

Henry Williams, 

Acting Federal Register Liaison Officer, DAF. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11488 Filed 5–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0075] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; The 

Study of Teacher Preparation 

Experiences and Early Teacher 

Effectiveness—Phase II 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(IES), 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 revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 18, 

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–0075 

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 Melanie Ali, 

202–208–7082. 

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 

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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: The Study of 

Teacher Preparation Experiences and 

Early Teacher Effectiveness—Phase II. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0891. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households, State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 7,994. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 5,608. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education (ED) is conducting a study 

examining the relationship between 

teacher preparation experiences and 

early teacher effectiveness (The Study of 

Teacher Preparation Experiences and 

Early Teacher Effectiveness, formerly 

known as The Study of Promising 

Features of Teacher Preparation 

Programs). This Information Collection 

Request (ICR) is the second of two ICRs 

for the study. The first ICR (Phase I 

Recruitment) requested clearance for 

recruitment activities. This second ICR, 

Phase II, requests clearance for data 

collection activities (obtaining teacher 

contact information from districts, 

collecting data from teachers on 

preparation experiences via an online 

teacher survey, and obtaining student 

data from districts). Data from this study 

will be used to identify promising 

preparation experiences. These results 

can inform efforts of stakeholders 

invested in teacher preparation, 

including national, state, and local 

policy makers; teacher preparation 

programs and certifying institutions; 

districts; and schools. Policy makers 

and administrators engaged in teacher 

preparation and certification can learn 

about which preparation experiences 

are related to teacher effectiveness. 

Districts and schools seeking objective 

information to guide teacher hiring and 

placement decisions also may find the 

results valuable. 

Dated: May 14, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11452 Filed 5–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 

Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation 

Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship 

Program. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.022A. 

DATES:

Applications Available: May 19, 2014. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 24, 2014. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The FulbrightHays DDRA Fellowship Program 

provides opportunities to doctoral 

candidates to engage in full-time 

dissertation research abroad in modern 

foreign languages and area studies. The 

program is designed to contribute to the 

development and improvement of the 

study of modern foreign languages and 

area studies in the United States. 

Priorities: This notice contains one 

absolute priority, three competitive 

preference priorities, and one 

invitational priority, which are 

described in the following paragraphs. 

In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(ii), the absolute and 

competitive preference priorities are 

from the regulations for this program (34 

CFR 662.21(d)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2014, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

A research project that focuses on one 

or more of the following geographic 

areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia 

and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the 

Near East, Central and Eastern Europe 

and Eurasia, and the Western 

Hemisphere (excluding the United 

States and its territories). Please note 

that applications that propose projects 

focused on the following countries are 

not eligible: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, 

Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, 

Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, 

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, 

Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, 

San Marino, Spain, Sweden, 

Switzerland, United Kingdom, or 

Vatican City. 

Competitive Preference Priorities: 

Within this absolute priority, we give 

competitive preference to applications 

that address one or more of the 

following priorities. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 

CFR 662.21(d)(2), for FY 2014, we 

award an additional three points to an 

application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 1; two points for an 

application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 2; and five points for 

an application that meets Competitive 

Preference Priority 3 (up to 10 

additional points possible). 

These priorities are: 

Competitive Preference Priority 1 (3 

points): A research project that focuses 

on one or more of the following 

geographic areas: sub-Saharan Africa 

(Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina 

Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, 

Central African Republic, Chad, 

Comoros, Coˆte d’Ivoire, Democratic 

Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, 

Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, 

Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, 

Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, 

Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, 

Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, 

Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the 

Congo, Re ́union, Rwanda, Sa ̃o Tome ́

and Prı ́ncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, 

Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, 

South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, 

Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, 

Zimbabwe), Southeast Asia (Brunei, 

Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, 

Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, 

Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), and 

South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, 

Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, 

Pakistan, Sri Lanka). 

Competitive Preference Priority 2 (2 

points): A research project that focuses 

on any of the 78 priority languages 

selected from the U.S. Department of 

Education’s list of Less Commonly 

Taught Languages (LCTLs), as follows: 

Akan (Twi-Fante), Albanian, 

Amharic, Arabic (all dialects), 

Armenian, Azeri (Azerbaijani), Balochi, 

Bamanakan (Bamana, Bambara, 

Mandikan, Mandingo, Maninka, Dyula), 

Belarusian, Bengali (Bangla), Berber (all 

languages), Bosnian, Bulgarian, 

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