Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2013 / Notices 48863 

Progress (NAEP) 2014–2016 System 

Clearance. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0790. 

Type of Review: New Generic 

information collection to an existing 

collection of information. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 23,661. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 15,612. 

Abstract: The National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP) is a 

federally authorized survey of student 

achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in 

various subject areas, such as 

mathematics, reading, writing, science, 

U.S. history, civics, geography, 

economics, and the arts. In the current 

legislation that reauthorized NAEP (20 

U.S.C. § 9622), Congress again mandated 

the collection of national education 

survey data through a national 

assessment program. This 2014 Wave 2 

submittal contains the grade 8 student 

core and Technology and Engineering 

Literacy (TEL) survey questions; the 

grade 8 school TEL survey questions 

(School Characteristics and Policies 

(SCP), TEL, and Charter School); and 

Assessment Feedback Surveys. 

Dated: August 6, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19388 Filed 8–9–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0106] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of the Early Warning and 

Intervention Monitoring System 

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 new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

11, 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–0106 

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: Evaluation of the 

Early Warning and Intervention 

Monitoring System. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,589. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,899. 

Abstract: The proposed study is a 

two-year randomized controlled trial 

(RCT) to examine the impact of 

implementing an early warning system 

on school processes and student 

outcomes. The project responds to a 

need expressed by members of the REL 

Midwest’s Ohio Dropout Prevention 

Alliance for clear information about the 

efficacy of early warning systems. 

Despite the strong foundational research 

on the use of early indicators to identify 

students who are at risk of not 

graduating and the increasingly 

widespread implementation of early 

warning systems by states, districts and 

schools to date there have been no 

rigorous studies testing the impact of 

early warning systems on student 

outcomes such as staying in school, 

progressing in school and graduating. 

There also is very little information on 

the impact of adopting an early warning 

system on school level processes, such 

as how schools allocate their limited 

resources to prevent dropout and how 

early warning systems may affect school 

data culture. 

Dated: August 6, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19389 Filed 8–9–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Renewal 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 

14(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, (Pub. L. 92–463), and in 

accordance with Title 41 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, Section 102–3.65, 

and following consultation with the 

Committee Management Secretariat, 

General Services Administration, notice 

is hereby given that the Fusion Energy 

Sciences Advisory Committee will be 

renewed for a two-year period beginning 

on August 2, 2013. 

The Committee will provide advice to 

the Office of Science (DOE), on longrange plans, priorities, and strategies for 

advancing plasma science, fusion 

science and fusion technology—the 

knowledge base needed for an 

economically and environmentally 

attractive fusion energy source. 

Additionally, the renewal of the 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee has been determined to be 

essential to conduct business of the 

Department of Energy and to be in the 

public interest in connection with the 

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