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response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Impact Evaluation 

of Departmentalized Instruction in 

Elementary Schools. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,844. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,091. 

Abstract: This package requests 

clearance for data collection activities to 

support an evaluation of 

departmentalized instruction in 

elementary schools. This evaluation is 

authorized by Title VII Section 8601 of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act, as amended most 

recently in 2015 by the Every Student 

Succeeds Act (ESSA). ESSA gives states 

considerable flexibility in designing 

systems to hold their schools 

accountable for improving student 

achievement. This flexibility extends to 

the types of strategies that states 

encourage or require their lowperforming schools to adopt. However, 

many strategies in use have little to no 

evidence of effectiveness. More research 

is needed to help states identify 

strategies that are likely to help their 

low-performing schools improve. 

One potential strategy that has 

recently become more popular in upper 

elementary school grades is to 

departmentalize instruction, where each 

teacher specializes in teaching one 

subject to multiple classes of students 

instead of teaching all subjects to a 

single class of students (self-contained 

instruction). However, virtually no 

evidence exists on its effectiveness 

relative to the more traditional selfcontained approach. This evaluation 

will help to fill the gap by examining 

whether departmentalizing fourth and 

fifth grade teachers improves teacher 

and student outcomes. The evaluation 

will focus on math and reading, with an 

emphasis on low-performing schools 

that serve a high percentage of 

disadvantaged students. 

The evaluation will include 

implementation and impact analyses. 

The implementation analysis will 

describe schools’ approaches to 

departmentalization and benefits and 

challenges encountered. The analysis 

will be based on information from 

schools’ study agreement form; meetings 

to design each school’s approach to 

departmentalization; monitoring and 

support calls with schools; a principal 

interview; and a teacher survey. The 

impact analysis will draw on data from 

a teacher survey, videos of classroom 

instruction, a principal interview, and 

district administrative records to 

estimate the impact of departmentalized 

instruction on various outcomes. The 

outcomes include the quality of 

instruction and student-teacher 

relationships, teacher satisfaction and 

retention, and student achievement and 

behavior. These various data collection 

activities will be carried out between 

spring 2018 and fall 2020, although 

most of the activities with the exception 

of the administrative data will take 

place only once during the first year 

treatment schools implement 

departmentalized instruction (2018– 

2019 school year). 

Dated: January 3, 2018. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings #1 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric corporate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: EC18–43–000. 

Applicants: South Central MCN LLC. 

Description: Application of South 

Central MCN LLC for Authorization 

under Section 203 of the Federal Power 

Act, et al. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5213. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: EC18–44–000. 

Applicants: Otter Tail Power 

Company. 

Description: Request For Approvals 

Pursuant to Section 203 of the Federal 

Power Act of Otter Tail Power 

Company. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5234. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following exempt 

wholesale generator filings: 

Docket Numbers: EG18–26–000. 

Applicants: Lincoln Clean Energy, 

LLC. 

Description: Notice of SelfCertification of Exempt Wholesale 

Generator Status (Tahoka Wind, LLC). 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5278. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric rate 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ER10–3199–004. 

Applicants: MDU Resources Inc. 

Description: Updated Market Analysis 

in the Central Region of MDU Resources 

Inc. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5282. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER15–1596–005; 

ER15–1599–005; ER14–1569–006; 

ER10–2616–012; ER11–4398–007; 

ER11–4400–009; ER15–1958–004; 

ER10–3247–012; ER14–922–005; ER14– 

883–007; ER14–924–005; ER15–2535– 

002. 

Applicants: Dynegy Commercial Asset 

Management, LLC, Dynegy Energy 

Services (East), LLC, Dynegy Energy 

Services, LLC, Dynegy Marketing and 

Trade, LLC, Dynegy Midwest 

Generation, LLC, Dynegy Power 

Marketing, LLC, Dynegy Resources 

Management, LLC, Electric Energy, Inc., 

Illinois Power Generating Company, 

Illinois Power Marketing Company, 

Illinois Power Resources Generating, 

LLC, Midwest Electric Power, Inc. 

Description: Updated Market Power 

Analysis of the Dynegy Central MBR 

Sellers. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5225. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/27/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–573–000. 

Applicants: Montpelier Generating 

Station, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5204. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–574–000. 

Applicants: Monument Generating 

Station, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5205. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–575–000. 

Applicants: O.H. Hutchings CT, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5206. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–576–000. 

Applicants: Sidney, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 


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Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5207. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–577–000. 

Applicants: Tait Electric Generating 

Station, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5208. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–578–000. 

Applicants: Yankee Street, LLC. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Reactive Power Rate Schedule to be 

effective 12/31/9998. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5209. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–579–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Revisions to OATT Sch 12-Appdx and 

Appdx A re: 2018 RTEP Annual Cost 

Allocations to be effective 1/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5210. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/19/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–580–000. 

Applicants: PE Berkeley, Inc. 

Description: Tariff Cancellation: PE 

Berkeley Notice of Cancellation to be 

effective 1/2/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5000. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–581–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of New Mexico. 

Description: Initial rate filing: 62 MW 

TSA No. 493 between PNM and 

Avangrid Renewables to be effective 12/ 

18/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5223. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–582–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of New Mexico. 

Description: Initial rate filing: 100 

MW TSA No. 494 between PNM and 

Avangrid Renewables to be effective 12/ 

18/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5224. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–583–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of New Mexico. 

Description: Initial rate filing: 100 

MW TSA No. 495 between PNM and 

Avangrid Renewables to be effective 12/ 

18/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5225. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–584–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of New Mexico. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 100 

MW First Revised TSA No. 494 between 

PNM and Avangrid Renewables to be 

effective 12/20/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5226. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–585–000. 

Applicants: Public Service Company 

of New Mexico. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 100 

MW First Revised TSA No. 495 between 

PNM and Avangrid Renewables to be 

effective 12/20/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5227. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–586–000. 

Applicants: PJM Interconnection, 

L.L.C. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Queue Position AC2–137, Original 

Service Agreement No. 4880 to be 

effective 12/1/2017. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5228. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Docket Numbers: ER18–587–000. 

Applicants: Tucson Electric Power 

Company. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

Generator Interconnection Agreement to 

be effective 3/5/2018. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5323. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

Take notice that the Commission 

received the following electric securities 

filings: 

Docket Numbers: ES18–18–000. 

Applicants: Michigan Electric 

Transmission Company, LLC. 

Description: Application of Michigan 

Electric Transmission Company, LLC 

under Section 204 of the Federal Power 

Act. 

Filed Date: 1/2/18. 

Accession Number: 20180102–5106. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/23/18. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the links or querying the 

docket number. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: January 2, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00097 Filed 1–5–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Docket Numbers: RP18–295–000. 

Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline 

Company, LP. 

Description: Compliance filing 

Compliance Tariff Filing re CP15–517– 

000 (Coastal Bend) to be effective 2/1/ 

2018. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5021. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–296–000. 

Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline 

Company, LP. 

Description: Compliance filing 

Compliance Negotiated Rate Agmt Tariff 

Filing re CP15–517–000 (Coastal Bend) 

to be effective 2/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5025. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–297–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 122917 

154.204 Tariff Filing to be effective 3/1/ 

2018. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5039. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–298–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CCRM 

2018 to be effective 2/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 

Accession Number: 20171229–5143. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/10/18. 

Docket Numbers: RP18–298–000. 

Applicants: Columbia Gas 

Transmission, LLC. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: CCRM 

2018 to be effective 2/1/2018. 

Filed Date: 12/29/17. 


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