65302 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 211 / Thursday, October 31, 2013 / Notices 

Dated: October 18, 2013. 

Henry Wicker, 

Assistant Chief, Wilmington Regulatory 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25919 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3720–58–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement/

Overseas Environmental Impact 

Statement for Military Readiness 

Activities in the Mariana Islands 

Training and Testing Study Area; 

Correction and Public Comment Period 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice; correction and 

extension. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

published a document in the Federal 

Register(78 FR 178) on September 13, 

2013, concerning public meetings to 

support the Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement/Overseas Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) for the 

Mariana Islands Training and Testing 

Study Area. Due to the shutdown of the 

U.S. federal government, the public 

meetings have been postponed and the 

public comment period extended. The 

public comment period on the Draft EIS 

has been extended from November 12, 

2013, to December 12, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Nora Macariola-See, Naval Facilities 

Engineering Command, Pacific. 

Attention: MITT EIS/OEIS, 258 

Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Building 

258, Floor 3, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 

96860–3134. 

Correction: In the Federal Register (78 

FR 178) of September 13, 2013, on page 

56683, in the first column, correct the 

public meeting dates to read: 

1. Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the 

University of Guam, Leon Guerrero 

School of Business and Public 

Administration Building, Anthony Leon 

Guerrero Multi-Purpose Room 129, 

Mangilao, Guam 96923. 

2. Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at 

the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose 

Center in Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950. 

3. Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 

the Tinian High School Cafeteria, San 

Jose Village, Tinian, MP 96952. 

4. Friday, November 15, 2013, at the 

Sinapalo Elementary School Cafeteria, 

Sinapalo I, Rota, MP 96951. 

All meetings will be held from 5:00 

p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Extension: The public comment 

period for the Draft EIS/OEIS for the 

Mariana Islands Training and Testing 

Study Area has been extended from 

November 12, 2013, to December 12, 

2013. 

Dated: October 24, 2013. 

N.A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25942 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0139] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of a District Wide 

Implementation of a Professional 

Learning Community Initiative 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction 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 

December 30, 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–0139 

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 

2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions related to collection activities 

or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 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)), requires that Federal 

agencies provide interested parties an 

early opportunity to comment on 

information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Department review of the 

information collection. 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 a 

District Wide Implementation of a 

Professional Learning Community 

Initiative. 

OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 806. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 427. 

Abstract: This study aims to address 

the need for systematic information 

about district-wide implementation of 

professional learning communities 

(PLCs) as a critical element in 

improving teacher quality and 

instruction, thereby contributing to 

increased student achievement. The 

study will survey (online) a population 

of teacher participants in school-based 

PLCs and interview principals face to 

face about the context and their 

perceptions of the initiative, pre- and 

post-implementation. Data collection 

from teachers will focus on what the 

PLCs do, how they operate, and to what 

extent they produce the outcomes 

expected of them as framed by six 

conceptual attributes of PLCs and five 

specific tasks. Data collection from 

principals will focus on contextual 

information about school culture and 

conditions such as resources that 

support implementation. Teachers and 

principals will also provide their 

reflections on the challenges of 

implementing PLCs and their 

suggestions for improvement. The 

analysis will enable comparisons among 

PLCs within and across schools. Study 

findings are expected to inform both 

theory and practice related to 

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implementation of professional learning 

communities. 

Dated: October 25, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25801 Filed 10–30–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket ID: ED–2013–OELA–0107] 

Request for Information To Inform the 

Title III Technical Assistance Agenda 

and the Future Activities and Services 

of The National Clearinghouse for 

English Language Acquisition 

(NCELA) 

AGENCY: Office of English Language 

Acquisition, Language Enhancement, 

and Academic Achievement for Limited 

English Proficient Students, Department 

of Education. 

ACTION: Request for information; notice 

to reopen the public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On September 5, 2013, we 

published in the Federal Register an 

RFI that established a September 25, 

2013, deadline for the submission of 

written comments. We are reopening the 

public comment period to give 

interested parties additional time to 

submit written comments. 

DATES: Written submissions must be 

received by the Department on or before 

November 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via U.S. mail, commercial delivery, or 

hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments submitted by fax or by email 

or those submitted after the comment 

period. To ensure that we do not receive 

duplicate copies, please submit your 

comments only once. In addition, please 

include the Docket ID and the term 

‘‘Technical Assistance-NCELA’’ at the 

top of your comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘Are you new to the site.’’ 

• U.S. Mail, Commercial Delivery, or 

Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver 

your comments about this RFI, address 

them to Melissa Escalante, U.S. 

Department of Education, Office of 

English Language Acquisition, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5C148, 

Washington, DC 20202–6132. 

• Privacy Note: The Department’s 

policy is to make all comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

Submission of Proprietary 

Information: Given the subject matter, 

some comments may include 

proprietary information as it relates to 

confidential commercial information. 

The Freedom of Information Act defines 

‘‘confidential commercial information’’ 

as information the disclosure of which 

could reasonably be expected to cause 

substantial competitive harm. You may 

wish to request that we not disclose 

what you regard as confidential 

commercial information. 

To assist us in making a 

determination on your request, we 

encourage you to identify any specific 

information that you consider 

confidential commercial information. 

Please list the information by page and 

paragraph numbers. 

This Request for Information (RFI) is 

issued solely for information and 

planning purposes and is not a request 

for proposals (RFP), a promise to issue 

an RFP, or a notice inviting applications 

(NIA), nor does it serve as a 

modification to the current NCELA 

contract. This RFI does not commit the 

Department to contract for any supply 

or service whatsoever. Further, the 

Department is not now seeking 

proposals and will not accept 

unsolicited proposals. The Department 

will not pay for any information or 

administrative costs that you may incur 

in responding to this RFI. 

If you do not respond to this RFI, you 

may still apply for future contracts and 

grants. The Department posts RFPs on 

the Federal Business Opportunities Web 

site (www.fbo.gov). The Department 

announces grant competitions in the 

Federal Register (www.gpo.gov/fdsys). It 

is your responsibility to monitor these 

sites to determine whether the 

Department issues an RFP or NIA after 

considering the information received in 

response to this RFI. 

The documents and information 

submitted in response to this RFI 

become the property of the U.S. 

Government and will not be returned. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Escalante, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5C148, Washington, DC 20202– 

6132 by phone at 202–401–1407. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1 (800) 877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 5, 2013, we published 

an RFI in the Federal Register (78 FR 

54638) to collect information in two 

intertwining areas in support of the 

English learner community. First, the 

Department seeks information on the 

technical assistance needs of State 

educational agencies (SEAs), local 

educational agencies (LEAs), 

administrators, and teachers who 

provide services to English learners 

(ELs). Second, the Department seeks 

information on how we can best 

disseminate technical assistance, 

including materials through the 

National Clearinghouse for English 

Language Acquisition and Language 

Instruction Educational programs 

(NCELA) in support of the EL 

community and those who provide 

services to ELs. The September fifth 

publication provided some helpful 

questions that could assist commenters 

in preparing their comments. See 78 FR 

54638. The deadline for written 

submissions during the initial comment 

period was September 25, 2013. We are 

reopening the comment period for 

written submissions in response to the 

RFI notice through November 12, 2013. 

We are reopening the comment period 

to maximize opportunities for the public 

to provide input on the National 

Clearinghouse and our technical 

assistance agenda for English learners 

and those who support them. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

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