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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: Native Hawaiian 

Career and Technical Education Grant 

Application (NHCTEP) (1894–0001). 

OMB Control Number: 1830–0564. 

Type of Review: a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,200. 

Abstract: This is a request to reinstate 

an information collection without 

change. The purpose of the information 

collection is to solicit applications for 

funding under the Native Hawaiian 

Career and Technical Education 

Program (NHCTEP) discretionary grant 

program. This program provides 

financial assistance to projects that offer 

career and technical education and 

related activities for the benefit of 

Native Hawaiians. Native Hawaiian 

community-based organizations are the 

only eligible applicants. The program is 

authorized by section 116 (h) of the Carl 

D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109– 

270). 

Dated: May 28, 2013. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12993 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0073] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Magnet Schools Assistance Program 

Application for Grants (1894–0001) 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement (OII), 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 an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 3, 

2013. 

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–2013–ICCD–0073 

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: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Magnet Schools 

Assistance Program Application for 

Grants (1894–0001). 

OMB Control Number: 1855–0011. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of an existing collection of 

information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 150. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,000. 

Abstract: The Magnet Schools 

Assistance program provides grants to 

eligible local educational agencies to 

establish and operate magnet schools 

that are operated under a court-ordered 

or federally approved voluntary 

desegregation plan. These grants assist 

in the desegregation of public schools 

by supporting the elimination, 

reduction, and prevention of minority 

group isolation in elementary and 

secondary schools with substantial 

numbers of minority group students. In 

order to meet the statutory purposes of 

the program under Title V of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act, projects also must support the 

development and implementation of 

magnet schools that assist in the 

achievement of systemic reforms and 

provide all students with the 

opportunity to meet challenging 

academic content and student academic 

achievement standards. Projects support 

the development and design of 

innovative education methods and 

practices that promote diversity and 

increase choices in public education 

programs. The program supports 

capacity development the ability of a 

school to help all its students meet more 

challenging standards through 

professional development and other 

activities that will enable the continued 

operation of the magnet schools at a 

high performance level after funding 

ends. Finally, the program supports the 

implementation of courses of 

instruction in magnet schools that 

strengthen students knowledge of 

academic subjects and their grasp of 

tangible and marketable vocational 

skills. 


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33078 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices 

Dated: May 28, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–12994 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Training 

and Information for Parents of Children 

With Disabilities—Technical 

Assistance for Parent Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Training and Information for Parents 

of Children with Disabilities—Technical 

Assistance for Parent Centers Notice 

inviting applications for new awards for 

fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.328R. 

DATES: Applications Available: June 3, 

2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 18, 2013. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 16, 2013. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to ensure that parents of 

children with disabilities receive 

training and information to help 

improve results for their children. 

Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), these priorities are from 

allowable activities specified in the 

statute (see sections 671, 672, 673, and 

681(d) of the Individuals with 

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2013 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

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

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: Technical Assistance 

for Parent Centers. 

Background: 

The purpose of this priority is to fund 

eight cooperative agreements to support 

the establishment and operation of eight 

Technical Assistance Centers for Parent 

Centers (PTACs) in three focus areas. 

Section 673 of IDEA authorizes the 

provision of technical assistance (TA) 

for developing, assisting, and 

coordinating parent training and 

information programs carried out by 

parent training and information centers 

(PTIs) receiving assistance under section 

671 of IDEA and community parent 

resource centers (CPRCs) receiving 

assistance under section 672 of IDEA, 

collectively referred to as ‘‘parent 

centers.’’ 

The 100 parent centers currently 

funded by the Department of Education 

(Department) promote the effective 

education of infants, toddlers, children, 

and youth with disabilities by 

‘‘strengthening the role and 

responsibility of parents and ensuring 

that families of such children have 

meaningful opportunities to participate 

in the education of their children at 

school and at home’’ (section 

601(c)(5)(B) of IDEA). Parent centers 

provide information, individual 

assistance, and training that enable 

parents to (1) ensure that their children 

are included in general education 

classrooms and extracurricular activities 

with their peers; (2) help their children 

meet developmental and academic 

goals; (3) help their children meet 

challenging expectations established for 

all children, including college- and 

career-ready standards; and (4) prepare 

their children to achieve positive 

postsecondary outcomes that lead to 

lives that are as productive and 

independent as possible (section 

601(c)(5)(A) of IDEA). In the 30 years 

since the Department funded the first 

parent center, parent centers, consistent 

with section 671(b) of IDEA, have 

successfully helped families navigate 

systems providing early intervention, 

special education, general education, 

postsecondary options, and related 

services; understand the nature of their 

children’s disabilities; learn about their 

rights and responsibilities under IDEA; 

expand their knowledge of evidencebased education practices to help their 

children succeed; strengthen their 

collaboration with professionals; locate 

resources available for themselves and 

their children; and advocate for 

improved student achievement, 

increased graduation rates, and 

improved postsecondary outcomes for 

all children through participation in 

school reform activities. In addition, 

parent centers have helped youth with 

disabilities understand their rights and 

responsibilities and learn self-advocacy 

skills. 

Technical Assistance Centers for 

Parent Centers (PTACs) provide support 

to parent centers’ to carry out these 

statutorily required activities and, in 

doing so, help parents participate in the 

education of their children at school 

and at home, thereby improving 

outcomes for children with disabilities. 

Section 673(b) of IDEA also lists areas 

in which parent centers may need TA: 

(1) Coordinating parent training efforts; 

(2) disseminating scientifically based 

research and information; (3) promoting 

the use of technology, including 

assistive technology devices and 

assistive technology services; (4) 

reaching underserved populations, 

including parents of low-income and 

limited English proficient children with 

disabilities; (5) including children with 

disabilities in general education 

programs; (6) facilitating all transitions 

from early intervention through 

postsecondary environments; and (7) 

promoting alternative methods of 

dispute resolution, including mediation. 

Parent centers may also benefit from 

TA on the most current information on 

laws, policies, and evidence-based 

education practices affecting children 

with disabilities; how data can be used 

to inform instruction; how to interpret 

results from evaluations and 

assessments; and ways to effectively 

engage in school reform activities, 

including how to interpret and use the 

data that informs those activities. 

Ongoing TA, responsive to the 

individual needs of parent centers, 

builds parent center staff knowledge 

and expertise on these topics. In 

addition, since many parent centers are 

grassroots organizations with small 

budgets, they may benefit from TA on 

managing a Federal grant, maximizing 

efficiencies, and meeting complex 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

for nonprofits. 

Parent centers also need support to 

increase their capacity to reach and 

provide services to all parents of 

children with disabilities, particularly 

parents of infants, toddlers, preschool 

children and transition-age youth; youth 

with disabilities; parents with limited 

English proficiency; underserved 

parents; and Native American parents. 

The following Web site provides more 

information on the current parent 

centers and PTACS, including links to 

each grantee’s Web site: 

www.parentcenternetwork.org. 

In order to ensure that parent centers 

receive the TA they need to increase 

their knowledge and capacity to provide 

services to parents and youth effectively 

and efficiently, the Department plans to 

build on the work of the currently 

funded PTACs and Native American PTI 

by funding eight PTACs: A Center for 

Parent Information and Resources; six 

Regional PTACs; and a Native American 

PTAC. 

Center for Parent Information and 

Resources (CPIR). The CPIR will focus 


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