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GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/appforms/ 

appforms.html. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

4. Performance Measures: For the 

purpose of Department reporting under 

34 CFR 75.110, we have established the 

following performance measures for the 

NAL@ED program: 

(a) The number and percentage of 

students who attain proficiency in a 

Native language as determined by each 

grantee through pre- and postassessments of Native language 

proficiency; 

(b) The number and percentage of 

participating students who make 

progress in learning a Native language, 

as determined by each grantee, through 

pre- and post-assessments of Native 

language proficiency; 

(c) The number and percentage of 

participating students who show an 

improvement in academic outcomes, as 

measured by academic assessments or 

other indicators; and 

(d) The difference between the 

average daily attendance of participating 

students and the average daily 

attendance of all students in the 

comparison group (e.g., school, LEA, 

Tribe, or other). 

These measures constitute the 

Department’s indicators of success for 

this program. Consequently, we advise 

an applicant for a grant under this 

program to carefully consider these 

measures in conceptualizing the 

approach to, and evaluation for, its 

proposed project. Each grantee will be 

required to provide, in its annual 

performance and final reports, data 

about its progress in meeting these 

measures. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things, whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, whether the grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the performance targets in the grantee’s 

approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: On request to the 

program contact person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, 

individuals with disabilities can obtain 

this document and a copy of the 

application package in an accessible 

format. The Department will provide the 

requestor with an accessible format that 

may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or 

text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 

file, braille, large print, audiotape, or 

compact disc, or other accessible format. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. You may access the official 

edition of the Federal Register and the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 

www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can 

view this document, as well as all other 

documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Portable Document Format 

(PDF). To use PDF, you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Adam Schott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs, Delegated the Authority To Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26216 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0157] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

2020/25 Beginning Postsecondary 

Students (BPS:20/25) Field Test 

AGENCY: National Center for Educational 

Sciences (NCES), 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 

December 28, 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 Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

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; 


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(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: 2020/25 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/25) 

Field Test. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0631. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 6,927. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,279. 

Abstract: The 2020/25 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Full-Scale 

(BPS:20/25) is conducted by the 

National Center for Education Statistics, 

part of the Institute of Education 

Sciences, within the Department of 

Education, and is part of the Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Longitudinal 

Study data collection program at https:// 

nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/. BPS is 

designed to follow a cohort of students 

who enroll in postsecondary education 

for the first time during the same 

academic year, irrespective of the date 

of high school completion. The study 

collects data on students’ 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 indicators. 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 are the early 

employment and wage outcomes for 

certificate and degree attainers, and why 

students leave school. 

The BPS:20/25 field test will include 

approximately 3,280 students who first 

began in the 2018–19 academic year. 

BPS:20/25 will be a nationallyrepresentative sample of approximately 

34,240 students who were first-time 

beginning students during the 2019–20 

academic year. These students will be 

asked to complete a survey and 

administrative data will also be 

collected for them. Administrative data 

matching will be conducted with 

sources including the National Student 

Loan Data System (NSLDS), containing 

Federal loan and grant files; the Central 

Processing System (CPS), which houses 

and processes data contained in the Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid 

(FAFSA) forms; the National Student 

Clearinghouse (NSC) which provides 

enrollment and degree verification; 

vendors of national undergraduate, 

graduate, and professional student 

admission tests; and possible other 

administrative data sources such as the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA). These data will be obtained 

through file matching/downloading. 

This submission is designed to 

adequately justify the need for and 

overall practical utility of the full study, 

presenting the overarching plan for all 

phases of the data collection and 

providing as much detail about the 

measures to be used as is available at 

the time of this submission. As part of 

this submission, NCES will publish a 

notice in the Federal Register allowing 

first a 60- and then a 30-day public 

comment period. Field test materials, 

procedures, and results will inform the 

full-scale study. After completion of the 

field test, NCES will publish a notice in 

the Federal Register allowing an 

additional 30-day public comment 

period on the final details and materials 

of the BPS:20/25 full-scale study. 

Dated: November 22, 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. 2023–26215 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0198] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Privacy 

Act Request Form 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OS), 

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 January 

29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2023–SCC–0198. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number or via postal mail, 

commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 

If the regulations.gov site is not 

available to the public for any reason, 

the Department will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please include the docket ID number 

and the title of the information 

collection request when requesting 

documents or submitting comments. 

Please note that comments 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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Arthur 

Caliguiran, (202) 453–6489. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department, 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. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

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: Privacy Act 

Request Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1894–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 


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