34730 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 18, 2014 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0089] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; an 

Impact Evaluation of the Teacher 

Incentive Fund (TIF) 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education Sciences 

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 revision of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

18, 2014. 

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–0089 

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 Elizabeth 

Warner, 202–208–7169. 

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: An Impact 

Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive 

Fund (TIF). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0876. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households, State, Local, 

or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 3,893. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,758. 

Abstract: This is the revised 

submission to request approval for 

continued data collection activities that 

will be used to support An Impact 

Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive 

Fund (TIF). The evaluation will estimate 

the impact of the differentiated pay 

component of the TIF program on 

student achievement and teacher and 

principal quality and retention. In 

addition, the evaluation will provide 

descriptive information of the program’s 

implementation, grantee challenges, and 

grantee responses to challenges. A total 

of four years of data are being collected, 

and thus requires approval for a final 

round of data collection. 

Dated: June 13, 2014. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14263 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0091] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Report 

of Dispute Resolution Under Part C of 

the Individuals With Disabilities 

Education Act 

AGENCY: Office of Special Educations 

and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), 

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 an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

18, 2014. 

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–0091 

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 Meredith 

Miceli, 202–245–6028. 

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 


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