18532 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 63 / Wednesday, April 2, 2014 / Notices 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 850. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,850. 

Abstract: The Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, provides funds to districts to 

improve the quality of their teaching 

and principal force and raise student 

achievement. These funds are provided 

to districts through Title II, Part A 

(Improving Teacher Quality State Grants 

Subgrants to Local Educational 

Agencies (LEA)). The purpose of this 

survey is for the U.S. Department of 

Education to have a better 

understanding of how districts use these 

funds. The survey also collects 

information on high-quality professional 

development in LEAs. In addition to the 

LEA survey, the package also includes 

a short survey for State Educational 

Agencies (SEA) that provides 

information on fiscal year allocations of 

Title II, Part A funds made to the LEAs 

selected for participation in the LEA 

survey. 

This OMB clearance request is to 

continue these analyses using a similar 

data collection instrument and sampling 

plan for the 2014–2015 school year and 

subsequent years. Minor changes to the 

LEA survey are requested. No changes 

to the State Educational Agency (SEA) 

survey are required. 

Dated: March 27, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07310 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0052] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Annual 

Client Assistance Program (CAP) 

Report 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education 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 June 2, 

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–0052 

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 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Jim Doyle, 

202–245–6630. 

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: Annual Client 

Assistance Program (CAP) Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0528. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector, Federal Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 112. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,792. 

Abstract: Form RSA 227 is used to 

meet specific data collection 

requirements contained in Section 112 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, and its implementing Federal 

Regulations at 34 CFR Part 370. Data 

from the form have been used to 

evaluate individual programs. These 

data also have been used to indicate 

trends in the provision of services from 

year-to-year. In addition, Form RSA–227 

is used to analyze and evaluate the 

effectiveness of individual Client 

Assistance Program (CAP) grantees. 

These agencies provide services to 

individuals seeking or receiving services 

from programs and projects authorized 

by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended. Form RSA–227 has enabled 

RSA to furnish the President and 

Congress with data on the provision of 

advocacy services and has helped to 

establish a sound basis for future 

funding requests. 

Dated: March 27, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07311 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0060] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Promoting Student Success in Algebra 

I Project 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

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 May 2, 

2014. 


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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–0060 

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 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Ivonne Jaime, 

202–260–1519. 

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: Promoting Student 

Success in Algebra I Project. 

OMB Control Number: 1810—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 314. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 162. 

Abstract: The Promoting Student 

Success in Algebra I (PSSA) study aims 

to provide policy-makers and 

practitioners with a deeper 

understanding of how instructional 

practices, professional development, 

instructional coaching, curriculum 

alignment, and expanded learning/

double-dose algebra can serve as 

possible avenues for improving student 

success in mathematics and particularly 

Algebra I, a critical gateway course for 

which student success is a strong 

predictor of high-school graduation. 

The PSSA study will incorporate 

research findings, school-based 

perspectives from education 

practitioners, and case studies of district 

and school sites that are implementing 

exemplary initiatives in the five topical 

areas that represent common leverage 

points for addressing student needs in 

mathematics. This work will make an 

important contribution by producing 

actionable information for educators 

and policymakers about how to promote 

success in Algebra I for all students 

while simultaneously increasing the 

demands on teacher effectiveness and 

student performance in preparation for 

the Common Core State Standards for 

Mathematics (CCSSM). The study 

centers around three major research 

questions as follows: 

(1) What is the evidence to support 

practices or strategies in the areas of 

instructional practices, professional 

development, instructional coaching, 

curricular alignment, and expanded 

learning/double-dose algebra for 

promoting student success in Algebra I? 

(2) What do district- and school-based 

representatives think about evidence for 

practices or strategies in these areas? 

(3) What does exemplary 

implementation of each practice or 

strategy look like in districts or schools 

with demonstrated improvement in 

student outcomes? 

The subject of this OMB clearance 

request is PSSA’s series of five topical 

area case studies (Research Question 

#3). The case studies are designed to 

address five focused sets of case study 

research questions that are grounded in 

the study’s overall conceptual 

framework. These research questions 

explore factors associated with the 

successful implementation of programs 

or initiatives in each of the five topical 

areas, including (a) actions taken to 

implement the program/initiative; (b) 

processes used to develop and select the 

program/initiative; (c) contextual factors 

that enable and constrain successful 

implementation; and (d) indicators that 

are used to describe the effectiveness of 

the program/initiative. 

Dated: March 27, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07309 Filed 4–1–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

President’s Advisory Commission on 

Educational Excellence for African 

Americans 

AGENCY: President’s Advisory 

Commission on Educational Excellence 

for African Americans, U.S. Department 

of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and agenda of the meeting of 

the President’s Advisory Commission 

on Educational Excellence for African 

Americans. The notice also describes 

the functions of the Commission. Notice 

of the meeting is required by section 10 

(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and intended to notify 

the public of its opportunity to attend. 

DATES: Friday, April 18, 2014. 

Time: 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ Auditorium, Washington, DC 20202, 

202–260–8197. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Watkins-Foote, Acting Deputy 

Director, White House Initiative on 

Educational Excellence for African 

Americans, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20204; telephone: (202) 

260–8197, fax: (202) 401–1971. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

President’s Advisory Commission on 

Educational Excellence for African 

Americans is established by Executive 

Order 13621 (July 26, 2012). The 

Commission is governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L 92–463; 

as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) 

which sets forth standards for the 

formation and use of advisory 

committees. The purpose of the 

Commission is to advise the President 

and the Secretary of Education on 

matters pertaining to the educational 


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