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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Army Corps of Engineers 

Federal Interagency Steering 

Committee on Multimedia 

Environmental Modeling 

AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of 

the Federal Interagency Steering 

Committee on Multimedia 

Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will 

convene to discuss some of the latest 

developments in environmental 

modeling applications, tools and 

frameworks, as well as new operational 

initiatives for FY 2015 among the 

participating agencies. The meeting this 

year will emphasize environmental 

modeling challenges in the Chesapeake 

Bay Watershed and receiving waters. 

DATES: October 21–22, 2014, from 8:00 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Army Engineer 

Baltimore District, 10 S. Howard Street, 

Baltimore, MD 21201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquiries and notice of intent to attend 

the meeting may be emailed to: Patrick 

Deliman, ISCMEM Chair, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, Engineering 

Research and Development Center, 

CEERD–EZT, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, 

Vicksburg, MS 39046. TEL 601–634– 

3623. Patrick.N.Deliman@

usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Nine Federal agencies 

have been cooperating under a 

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 

on the research and development of 

multimedia environmental models. The 

MOU, which was revised in 2012, 

continues an effort that began in 2001. 

It establishes a framework for 

facilitating cooperation and 

coordination among the following 

agencies (the specific research 

organization within the agency is in 

parentheses): National Science 

Foundation; U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Engineer Research and 

Development Center); U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (Natural Resources 

Conservation Service); U.S. Department 

of Energy (Office of Biological and 

Environmental Research); U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. 

Geological Survey; U.S. National 

Oceanographic and Atmosphere 

Administration; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (Office of Nuclear 

Regulatory Research); and U.S. Bureau 

of Reclamation. These agencies are 

cooperating and coordinating in the 

research and development (R&D) of 

multimedia environmental models, 

software and related databases, 

including development, enhancements, 

applications and assessments of site 

specific, generic, and process-oriented 

multimedia environmental models as 

they pertain to human and 

environmental health risk assessment. 

Multimedia model development and 

simulation supports interagency 

interests in risk assessment, uncertainty 

analyses, water supply issues and 

contaminant transport. 

Purpose of the Public Meeting: The 

annual public meeting and workshop 

provides an opportunity for the 

scientific community, other Federal and 

State agencies, and the public to be 

briefed on ISCMEM activities and their 

initiatives for the upcoming year, and to 

discuss technological advancements in 

multimedia environmental modeling. 

Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair 

will open the meeting with a brief 

overview of the goals of the MOU and 

an update on current activities of 

ISCMEM. This introduction will be 

followed by a series of invited 

presentations starting on Tuesday 

morning, Oct. 21, and ending on 

Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 22. 

Meeting Access: The meeting will be 

available through Web Meeting 

Services. To obtain web access to the 

ISCMEM October 21–22 meeting and 

workshop, all interested attendees will 

need to pre-register by emailing Martha 

Newman (Martha Newman@

usace.army.mil) and Patrick Deliman 

(Patrick.N.Deliman@usace.army.mil), 

indicating their intent to participate in 

the meeting and providing their full 

contact information and affiliation. 

Dated: October 9, 2014. 

Patrick N. Deliman, 

Chair, Federal Interagency Steering, 

Committee on Multimedia Environmental 

Modeling. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2014–ICCD–0142] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Impacts 

of a Detailed Checklist on Formative 

Feedback to Teachers 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education 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 new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 15, 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–0142 

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 Christopher 

Boccanfuso, 202–219–1674. 

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 


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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: Impacts of a 

Detailed Checklist on Formative 

Feedback to Teachers. 

OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 10,800. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1784. 

Abstract: The Department of 

Education, in consultation with SEDL, 

is planning a clustered randomized 

evaluation in New Mexico to test the 

effectiveness of materials intended to 

improve the feedback that principals 

provide in one-on-one conferences to 

their teachers about their classroom 

instruction. New Mexico Public 

Education Department (NM PED) staff 

has identified the topic of principal 

feedback to teachers as an area where 

New Mexico needs assistance. It has 

limited resources and time to focus on 

the post-observation conference step in 

the teacher evaluation cycle. This 

impact study will examine whether an 

enhanced feedback guide relative to 

business-as-usual guidance to principals 

and teachers improves the structure and 

content of the principal-teacher 

feedback conversation, improves quality 

of teacher instruction as measured by 

subsequent formal observation ratings, 

and increases student achievement and 

state standardized tests. 

Dated: October 9, 2014. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2014–ICCD–0143] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 2015–16 

National Postsecondary Student Aid 

Study (NPSAS:16) Field Test Student 

Data Collection 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ 

National Center for Education 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 

December 15, 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–0143 

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 2E103, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Kashka 

Kubzdela, 202–502–7411. 

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: 2015–16 National 

Postsecondary Student Aid Study 

(NPSAS:16) Field Test Student Data 

Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0666. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4,818. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 4,422. 

Abstract: The National Postsecondary 

Student Aid Study (NPSAS), a 

nationally representative study of how 

students and their families finance 

postsecondary education, was first 

implemented by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) in 1987 and 

has been fielded every 3 to 4 years 

since. The next major data collection 

will occur in 2016, with a field test 

collection in 2015. This submission is 

for the ninth cycle in the series, 

NPSAS:16, which will also serve as the 

base year study for the 2016 

Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal 

Study (B&B) which provides data on the 

various paths of recent college graduates 

into employment and additional 

education. The NPSAS:16 field test 

sample will include about 300 

institutions (full-scale sample about 

1,680) and about 4,500 students 

(126,000 full-scale). Institution 

contacting for the field test began in 

September 2014 and student data 

collection (interviews and institution 

record data) will be conducted from 

March through June 2015 (full-scale 

institution contacting will begin in 

October 2015 and student data will be 

collected January through October 

2016). Packages to request clearance for 

the full-scale data collection effort 

(institution list collection, cognitive 

testing, student interview, and 

institution record collection) will be 

submitted beginning in 2015. This 

submission for the 2015 field test 

includes facsimiles of the student 

interview and student records 

abstraction instruments as well as 

student and institution contacting 

materials. 

Dated: October 10, 2014. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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