Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 30, 2013 / Notices 64927 

Title of Collection: Survey of 

Principals of Rural Schools Receiving 

School Improvement Grants and Using 

the Transformation. 

OMB Control Number: 1850-New. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 221. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 58. 

Abstract: This study collects survey 

data from principals of schools that 

received federal School Improvement 

Grants (SIGs) in cohort 1 and 

implemented the school transformation 

model. Rural schools and districts often 

face steep challenges when trying to 

implement the kinds of staff 

replacement and on-site professional 

development practices required in the 

transformation model. By examining the 

implementation of the SIG 

transformation model in challenging 

rural settings, the study will produce 

findings that can help policymakers, 

rural schools, and their partners plan for 

school improvement. Our study will do 

this in two ways: (1) By asking 

principals to specify the extent to which 

the transformation activities were 

implemented and the challenges to 

implementation, and (2) by identifying 

which activities were supported by 

technical assistance providers and how 

sufficient principals found this support. 

Dated: October 25, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25784 Filed 10–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0137] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Submission to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

for Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; 2012/14 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Longitudinal 

Study: (BPS:12/14) 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), National Center for Education 

Statistics; 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 

November 29, 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–0137 

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 Acting 

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 Kathy Axt at 540– 

776–7742 or 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: 2012/14 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Longitudinal 

Study: (BPS:12/14). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0631. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 29,355. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 12,532. 

Abstract: The 2012/14 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Longitudinal 

Study (BPS:12/14), conducted by the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(NCES), is designed to follow a cohort 

of students who enroll in postsecondary 

education for the first time during the 

2011–2012 academic year, irrespective 

of date of high school completion. The 

study collects data on student 

persistence in, and completion of, 

postsecondary education programs; 

their transition to employment; 

demographic characteristics; and 

changes over time in their goals, marital 

status, income, and debt, among other 

measures. Data from BPS are used to 

help researchers and policymakers 

better understand how financial aid 

influences persistence and completion, 

what percentages of students complete 

various degree programs, what early 

employment and wage outcomes are for 

certificate and degree attainers, and why 

students leave school. This request is to 

conduct the BPS:12/14 first follow-up, 

including panel maintenance, student 

interviews, and administrative record 

matching. NCES conducted the BPS:12/ 

14 field test data collection in spring 

2013, and this submission is for the full 

scale data collection. 

Dated: October 25, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25786 Filed 10–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0135] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; High 

School Equivalency Program (HEP) 

Annual Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), ED. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 


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