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response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Financial Assistance. 

OMB Control Number: 1870–0505. 

Type of Review: An extension of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector; State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 119,860. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,892,188. 

Abstract: This is a renewal of an 

existing collection under OMB Control 

No. 1870–0505. This collection was 

originally submitted by the U.S. 

Department of Education (the 

Department) in December 2018 in 

connection with a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking for the Nondiscrimination 

on the Basis of Sex in Education 

Programs or Activities Receiving 

Federal Financial Assistance to propose 

amendments to the Department’s 

implementing regulations for Title IX of 

the Education Amendments of 1972. 

(ICR Reference No. 201811–1870–001). 

The Department finalized its rulemaking 

in May 2020 and the ICR was approved 

by OMB on December 8, 2020 (ICR 

Reference No. 202005–1870–001). The 

ICR is scheduled to expire on December 

31, 2023. The regulations that require 

the collection of information are set 

forth below. 

Section 106.45(b)(2) Notice of 

Allegations requires all recipients, upon 

receipt of a formal complaint, to provide 

written notice to the complainant and 

the respondent, informing the parties of 

the recipient’s grievance process and 

providing sufficient details of the sexual 

harassment allegations being 

investigated. This written notice will 

help ensure that the nature and scope of 

the investigation, and the recipient’s 

procedures, are clearly understood by 

the parties at the commencement of an 

investigation. 

Section 106.45(b)(9) Informal 

resolution requires that recipients who 

wish to provide parties with the option 

of informal resolution of formal 

complaints, may offer this option to the 

parties but may only proceed by: first, 

providing the parties with written 

notice disclosing the sexual harassment 

allegations, the requirements of an 

informal resolution process, any 

consequences from participating in the 

informal resolution process; and second, 

obtaining the parties’ voluntary, written 

consent to the informal resolution 

process. This provision permits—but 

does not require—recipients to allow for 

voluntary participation in an informal 

resolution as a method of resolving the 

allegations raised in formal complaints 

without completing the investigation 

and adjudication. Additionally, 

recipients may not offer or facilitate an 

informal resolution process to resolve 

allegations that an employee sexually 

harassed a student. 

Section 106.45(b)(10) requires 

recipients to maintain certain 

documentation regarding their Title IX 

activities. Recipients would be required 

to maintain for a period of seven years 

records of: sexual harassment 

investigations, including any 

determination regarding responsibility 

and any audio or audiovisual recording 

or transcript required under 

§ 106.45(b)(6)(i), any disciplinary 

sanctions imposed on the respondent, 

and any remedies provided to the 

complainant designed to restore or 

preserve equal access to the recipient’s 

education program or activity; any 

appeal and the result therefrom; any 

informal resolution; and all materials 

used to train Title IX Coordinators, 

investigators, decision-makers, and any 

person who facilitates an informal 

resolution process. Additionally, for 

each response required under 

§ 106.44(a), a recipient must create, and 

maintain for a period of seven years, 

records of any actions, including any 

supportive measures, taken in response 

to a report or formal complaint of sexual 

harassment. 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0114] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of the Professional 

Learning Resources of the REL NW 

Toolkit for Using Technology To 

Support Postsecondary Student 

Learning 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

new information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Heidi Gansen, 

202–245–6765. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: Evaluation of the 

Professional Learning Resources of the 

REL NW Toolkit for Using Technology 

to Support Postsecondary Student 

Learning. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 13,177. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,280. 

Abstract: The current authorization 

for the Regional Educational 

Laboratories (REL) program is under the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, 

part D, section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), 

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Education, Institute of Education 

Sciences (IES), National Center for 

Education Evaluation and Regional 

Assistance (NCEE). The central mission 

and primary function of the RELs is to 

support applied research and provide 

technical assistance to state and local 

education agencies within their region 

(ESRA, part D, section 174[f]). The REL 

program’s goal is to partner with 

educators and policymakers to conduct 

work that is change-oriented and 

supports meaningful local, regional, or 

state decisions about education policies, 

programs, and practices to improve 

outcomes for students. 

The Regional Educational Laboratory 

Northwest is developing a toolkit based 

on the Using Technology to Support 

Postsecondary Student Learning What 

Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice 

Guide to support student learning in 

community college contexts. 

Community college instructors, across 

all disciplines, including those who 

teach in person, hybrid (remote and in 

person), and online courses, are the 

primary audience for the Toolkit. 

This toolkit’s efficacy evaluation will 

collect information about the 

professional learning resources, 

organized as the eAcademy: 

Professional Learning for Using 

Technology to Enhance Learning, that 

will comprise the main component of 

the Toolkit. In the efficacy study, the 

eAcademy will be offered to instructors 

in community colleges in Oregon. The 

evaluation of the eAcademy includes 

two parts: first, using a random 

assignment design, researchers will 

examine the impact of the eAcademy on 

instructor knowledge, teaching 

practices, and student outcomes. 

Second, researchers will collect 

implementation data to understand 

fidelity of implementation, treatment 

contrast, and how the eAcademy 

influences instructor and student 

outcomes. 

The research questions include: What 

is the impact of the eAcademy on 

instructors’ awareness of technology 

tools for learning, knowledge of how to 

use technology for learning, and comfort 

using education technologies to support 

student learning, what is the impact of 

the eAcademy on instructors’ use of 

technology to support student learning, 

and what is the impact of the eAcademy 

on student engagement, interaction, 

course completion, and persistence to 

the next quarter? 

The goals of the program evaluation 

include documenting the content of 

eAcademy (topics covered and activities 

provided), the way the eAcademy is 

implemented, and the treatment dosage 

to understand fidelity of 

implementation. The evaluation study 

will provide further insight into how the 

eAcademy is related to instructor- and 

student-level outcomes, and the 

implementation study will document 

treatment contrast between the 

eAcademy and other available 

professional resources. eAcademy 

participation data will be used to affirm 

whether instructors in the treatment 

group accessed the professional 

resources and instructors in the control 

group did not. 

Findings from the implementation 

study may be used to improve future 

iterations of the eAcademy and to 

update the WWC Practice Guide 

recommendations. They may also 

generate ideas for new approaches to 

professional development that lead to 

better outcomes. 

Dated: September 26, 2023. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21536 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0125] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

National Implementation Study of 

Student Support and Academic 

Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A) 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

30, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Claire AllenPlatt, (202) 987–1090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: National 

Implementation Study of Student 

Support and Academic Enrichment 

Grants (Title IV, Part A). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0968. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local, and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 356. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 172. 

Abstract: This study will collect 

information about policy and program 

implementation of the grants 

administered under title IV, part A of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as amended by 

the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 

to describe and report on districts’ 

decision-making process for use of title 

IV, part A funds, how states help inform 

districts’ decisions, and what topic areas 

and activities are funded with title IV, 

part A funds. The revision will amend 

the study to eliminate an optional 

survey planned for 2024 and add a new 

information collection. The new 

collection will obtain information about 

a new grant administered through title 

IV–A, the Bipartisan Safer Communities 

Act (BSCA) Stronger Connections (SC) 

grant program, which awards funds to 

states and districts to promote safer, 

more inclusive learning environments 

and support the social, emotional, 

physical, and mental health of students. 


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