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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

12, 2015. 

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–0149 

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 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Andrea Falken, 

202–202–8985. 

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: U.S. Department of 

Education Green Ribbon Schools 

Nominee Presentation Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1860–0509. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector, State, Local and Tribal 

Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,330. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,161. 

Abstract: U.S. Department of 

Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED– 

GRS) is a recognition award that honors 

schools, districts, and postsecondary 

institutions that are exemplary in three 

Pillars: (1) Reducing environmental 

impact and costs, including waste, 

water, energy use and alternative 

transportation; (2) improving the health 

and wellness of students and staff, 

including environmental health of 

premises, nutrition and fitness; and (3) 

providing effective sustainability 

education, including STEM, civic skills 

and green career pathways. 

The award is a tool to encourage state 

education agencies, stakeholders and 

higher education officials to consider 

matters of facilities, health and 

environment comprehensively and in 

coordination with state health, 

environment and energy agency 

counterparts. In order to be selected for 

federal recognition, schools, districts 

and postsecondary institutions must be 

high achieving in all three of the above 

Pillars, not just one area. Schools, 

districts, colleges and universities apply 

to their state education authorities. State 

authorities can submit up to six 

nominees to ED, documenting 

achievement in all three Pillars. This 

information is used at the Department to 

select the awardees. 

Dated: February 5, 2015. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02662 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0156] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Program for International Student 

Assessment 2012 (PISA:2012) 

Validation Study 2015 Field Test and 

Main Study 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences/National 

Center for Education Statistics (IES). 

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 March 

12, 2015. 

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. 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 2E105, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Kashka 

Kubzdela, 202–502–7411. 

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 


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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: Program for 

International Student Assessment 2012 

(PISA:2012) Validation Study 2015 

Field Test and Main Study. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0900. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,260. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 2,086. 

Abstract: PISA (Program for 

International Student Assessment) is an 

international assessment of 15-year-olds 

designed to evaluate, at the end of 

compulsory education, how well 

students are prepared for the challenges 

of further education and the workforce 

(OMB# 1850–0755). To date, in the 

United States, PISA has been 

administered only as a cross-sectional 

study, and thus it has not been possible 

to evaluate how well it assesses key 

competencies of 15-year-olds for their 

later success. NCES proposes to conduct 

a follow-up study with students who 

participated in PISA 2012 to learn how 

performance on PISA relates to 

subsequent outcomes and skills of 

young adults. The follow-up study— 

referred to in materials to potential 

respondents as the PISA Young Adult 

Follow-Up Study, and in this request as 

the PISA Validation Study—will 

provide information about how 

students’ skills and experiences at age 

15, collected through PISA, relate to 

subsequent literacy, numeracy, and 

problem-solving skills, as well as 

educational attainment, education and 

work experiences, skills used in daily 

life, career intentions, and aspects of 

well-being. In fall 2015, when these 

students will be around 18 years of age, 

they will be asked to take the web-based 

version of the OECD’s Program for the 

International Assessment of Adult 

Competencies (PIAAC) assessment and 

background questionnaire—the 

Education and Skills Online (ESO). In 

fall 2013, students in the United States 

who participated in PISA 2012 and 

supplied contact information were 

contacted and invited to update their 

contact information in preparation for 

the follow-up study (OMB 1850–0900 

v.1). This request is to (1) recruit the 

PISA 2012 sample respondents who 

have been successfully located; (2) 

administer ESO to a field test sample in 

the summer of 2015; and (3) administer 

ESO to a main study sample in the fall 

of 2015. 

Dated: February 5, 2015. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02661 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Supporting Effective Educator 

Development Grant Program 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, Department of Education 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: 

Supporting Effective Educator 

Development (SEED) Grant Program 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.367D 

Dates: 

Applications Available: February 10, 

2015. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent To 

Apply: March 12, 2015. 

Dates of Informational Webinars: The 

SEED program intends to hold Webinars 

designed to provide technical assistance 

to interested applicants. Detailed 

information regarding these meetings 

will be provided on the SEED Web site 

at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/

edseed/index.html. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 13, 2015. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 10, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The SEED 

program provides funding for grants to 

National Not-for-Profit Organizations for 

projects that support teacher or 

principal training or professional 

enhancement activities and that are 

supported by at least Moderate Evidence 

of Effectiveness. The purpose of the 

program is to increase the number of 

Highly Effective Teachers and 

Principals by developing or expanding 

the implementation of practices that are 

demonstrated to have an impact on 

improving student achievement or 

Student Growth. These grants will allow 

eligible entities to develop, expand, and 

evaluate practices that can serve as 

models of best practices that can be 

sustained and disseminated. 

Priorities: This competition includes 

four absolute priorities, one of which is 

required for all applicants, and four 

competitive preference priorities. 

Absolute Priority 1 and Competitive 

Preference Priority 1 are from 34 CFR 

75.226. Absolute Priorities 2 through 4 

and Competitive Preference Priorities 2 

and 3 are from the notice of final 

priorities, requirements, definitions, and 

selection criteria for this program, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 12, 2013 (78 FR 9815) (‘‘SEED 

NFP’’). Competitive Preference Priority 

4 is from the Department’s notice of 

final supplemental priorities and 

definitions, published in the Federal 

Register on December 10, 2014 (79 FR 

73425) (‘‘Supplemental Priorities’’). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2015 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, these 

priorities are absolute priorities. Under 

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

applications that meet Absolute Priority 

1 and meet one or more of Absolute 

Priorities 2 through 4. 

These priorities are: 

Absolute Priority 1: Supporting 

Practices and Strategies for Which 

There Is Moderate Evidence of 

Effectiveness. 

Projects that are supported by 

Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness. 

Note: The Department has updated the 

Moderate Evidence of Effectiveness 

definition since the previous SEED 

competition. 

Absolute Priority 2: Teacher or 

Principal Recruitment, Selection, and 

Preparation. 

This priority funds projects that will 

create or expand practices and strategies 

that increase the number of Highly 

Effective Teachers or Highly Effective 

Principals by recruiting, selecting, and 

preparing talented individuals to work 

in schools with high concentrations of 

High-need Students. Projects must 

include activities that focus on creating 


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