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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0110] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Regional Educational Laboratory 

Midwest: Teacher Preparation Program 

Completion: What Factors Play a Role? 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), 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 

November 12, 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– 

2024–SCC–0110. 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 20202–1200. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Christopher 

Boccanfuso, (202) 219–0373. 

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: Regional 

Educational Laboratory Midwest: 

Teacher Preparation Program 

Completion: What Factors Play a Role? 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 421. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 220. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education seeks clearance for the 

recruitment and data collection 

protocols for the REL Midwest research 

study, Teacher Preparation Program 

Completion: What Factors Play a Role? 

The study, scheduled for the 2024/25 

school year, will focus on 

understanding factors influencing the 

completion of traditional undergraduate 

teacher preparation programs. This is 

crucial as traditional teacher 

preparation programs are the main 

sources of new teachers, yet the number 

of bachelor’s degrees in education has 

declined by 18 percent between 2010 

and 2020. 

This study aims to address two main 

research questions: (1) How do the 

demographic and academic 

characteristics of students in traditional 

undergraduate teacher preparation 

programs differ between completers and 

noncompleters? and (2) How do 

personal and contextual factors relate to 

students’ completion of traditional 

teacher preparation programs? 

The study will collect quantitative 

survey data and qualitative interview 

data from students who completed and 

did not complete traditional 

undergraduate teacher preparation 

programs, supplemented by 

administrative data from teacher 

preparation programs. This approach 

will allow the study to gather 

information on personal and contextual 

factors not captured in administrative 

data, such as the ability to complete 

unpaid student teaching, perceptions of 

the teaching profession, and other 

intrinsic motivations and external 

conditions that influence completion. 

The urgency to improve teacher 

candidate retention and graduation rates 

is driven by long-standing teacher 

shortages and a desire to increase racial/ 

ethnic and gender diversity in the 

teacher workforce to mirror the 

composition of K–12 students in the 

United States. Findings from this study 

aim to inform program and policy-level 

solutions to support teaching 

candidates, particularly those from 

diverse backgrounds, ensuring they 

persist through their teacher preparation 

programs. 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20437 Filed 9–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0086] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Expanding Opportunity Through 

Quality Charter Schools Program: 

Technical Assistance To Support 

Monitoring, Evaluation, Data 

Collection, and Dissemination of Best 

Practices 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

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 October 

11, 2024. 

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 


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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 Andrew Brake, 

(202) 453–6136. 

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; 

(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: Expanding 

Opportunity through Quality Charter 

Schools Program: Technical Assistance 

to Support Monitoring, Evaluation, Data 

Collection, and Dissemination of Best 

Practices. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. 

Type of Review: New ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 110. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 172. 

Abstract: This request is for a new 

OMB approval to collect data necessary 

to support the following: Charter School 

Programs (CSP) Data Collection, Risk 

Assessment, and Monitoring. This 

collection will replace previously 

approved 1855–0016 collection in order 

to obtain a new OMB number that is 

associated with the sub-agency this 

collection has moved to following a 

reorganization. The collection of 

information is still necessary in order to 

perform data collection, data analysis, 

risk assessment, and grantee monitoring 

for the CSP. However, the number of 

respondents is expected to decrease 

over the life of this collection, as new 

grantees (from FY 2022 onward) use the 

Charter Online Management and 

Performance System (COMPS) for their 

reporting (OMB Control Numbers 1810– 

0781 through 1810–0787). This 

collection will remain in place for the 

older grantees that still have active CSP 

grants. 

This data collection is coordinated 

with the EDFacts Initiative (EDFacts) to 

reduce respondent burden and fully 

utilize data submitted by States and 

available to the U.S. Department of 

Education (ED) through the EDFacts 

database. Specifically, under the current 

data collection, ED collects CSP grant 

award information from grantees (State 

agencies, charter management 

organizations, and some schools) to 

create a new database of current CSPfunded charter schools and award 

amounts. Once complete, ED merges 

performance information extracted from 

the EDFacts database with the database 

of CSP-funded charter schools. 

Together, these data allow ED to 

monitor CSP grant performance and 

analyze data related to accountability 

for academic performance, financial 

integrity, and program effectiveness. 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20430 Filed 9–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0112] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Consolidated Annual Report (CAR) for 

the Carl D. Perkins Career and 

Technical Education Act of 2006 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education (OCTAE), 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 

November 12, 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– 

2024–SCC–0112. 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 20202–1200. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Braden Goetz, 

202–245–7405. 

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: Consolidated 

Annual Report (CAR) for the Carl D. 


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