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at the Sheraton Pentagon City is readily 

accessible to and usable by persons with 

disabilities. For additional information 

about public access procedures, contact 

Mr. Timothy Keating, the Alternate 

Designated Federal Officer, at the email 

address or telephone number listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

Written Comments and Statements: 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140 and section 10(a)(3) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

public or interested organizations may 

submit written comments or statements 

to the subcommittee, in response to the 

stated agenda of the open meeting or in 

regard to the subcommittee’s mission in 

general. Written comments or 

statements should be submitted to Mr. 

Timothy Keating, the subcommittee’s 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer, 

via electronic mail, the preferred mode 

of submission, at the address listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Each page of the comment or 

statement must include the author’s 

name, title or affiliation, address, and 

daytime phone number. Written 

comments or statements being 

submitted in response to the agenda set 

forth in this notice must be received by 

the Designated Federal Officer at least 

seven business days prior to the meeting 

to be considered by the subcommittee. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submitted written 

comments or statements with the 

respective subcommittee Chairperson, 

and ensure the comments are provided 

to all members of the subcommittee 

before the meeting. Written comments 

or statements received after this date 

may not be provided to the 

subcommittee until its next meeting. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.140d, the 

subcommittee is not obligated to allow 

the public to speak or otherwise address 

the subcommittee during the meeting. 

However, interested persons may 

submit a written statement or a request 

to speak for consideration by the 

subcommittee. After reviewing any 

written statements or requests 

submitted, the subcommittee 

Chairperson and the Designated Federal 

Officer may choose to invite certain 

submitters to present their comments 

verbally during the open portion of this 

meeting or at a future meeting. The 

Designated Federal Officer in 

consultation with the subcommittee 

Chairperson, may allot a specific 

amount of time for submitters to present 

their comments verbally. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Defense Innovation Board; Notice of 

Federal Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Defense 

(DoD) is publishing this notice to 

announce that the following Federal 

Advisory Committee meeting of the 

Defense Innovation Board (DIB) will 

take place. 

DATES: Closed to the public Wednesday, 

January 17, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 

p.m. Open to the public Wednesday, 

January 17, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The closed portion of the 

meeting will be held in the Pentagon. 

The open portion of the meeting will be 

held at 1776 Crystal City, 2231 Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

Additionally, the meeting will be live 

streamed for those who are unable to 

physically attend the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael L. Gable, (571) 372–0933 

(Voice), michael.l.gable.civ@mail.mil 

(Email). Mailing address is Defense 

Innovation Board, 9010 Defense 

Pentagon, Room 5E572, Washington, DC 

20301–9010. Website: http://

innovation.defense.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer and the 

Department of Defense, the Defense 

Innovation Board was unable to provide 

public notification concerning its 

meeting on January 17, 2018, as 

required by 41 CFR 102–3.150(a). 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

This meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 

U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The mission 

of the DIB is to examine and provide the 

Secretary of Defense and the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense independent 

advice and recommendations on 

innovative means to address future 

challenges in terms of integrated change 

to organizational structure and 

processes, business and functional 

concepts, and technology applications. 

The DIB focuses on (a) technology and 

capabilities, (b) practices and 

operations, and (c) people and culture. 

Agenda: During the closed portion of 

the meeting, the DIB will receive 

classified informational briefings from 

the Deputy Chief Management Officer 

related to innovation priorities and DoD 

business reforms and modernization 

efforts; from the Chief of Staff of the 

U.S. Army related to innovation 

priorities and establishment of the Army 

Modernization Command; and from 

senior military representatives from the 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the Air 

Force on innovation activities within 

the Services to build workforce 

innovation capacity, promote and 

optimize operational practices for speed 

and agility, and leverage advances in 

technology. 

During the open portion of the 

meeting, the DIB will invite selected 

experts to provide analysis and inputs 

related to innovation, innovation cells, 

and innovation activities within DoD 

related to workforce innovation 

initiatives. Potential experts include: 

From the United States Army, Chief of 

Staff, General Mark Milley; from the 

Defense Digital Service, Tim Van Name; 

from the Navy Digital Warfare Office, 

Margaret Palmieri; from the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense for 

Special Operations and Irregular 

Warfare, Lt Col Dave Blair, USAF; from 

the Military District 5 office within the 

office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

of Defense for Manufacturing and 

Industrial Base Policy, Morgan 

Plummer; and from the Chief Data 

Officer for the U.S. Air Force, Maj Gen 

Kim Crider. The DIB will deliberate and 

potentially vote on recommendations to 

(1) Design a DoD Fast-Track for Major 

Technology Initiatives, (2) Incubate and 

Execute New Ideas from the Field, (3) 

Create a New Innovation, Science, 

Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (I–STEM) Career Field, 

and (4) Establish a Technology and 

Innovation Training Program for DoD 

Senior Leaders. The DIB will discuss the 

initial research and plan for the 

Software Acquisition Reform (SWAR) 

study directed in the 2018 National 

Defense Authorization Act. The DIB’s 

Executive Director will brief the DIB on 

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related to DIB recommendations. 

Members of the public will have an 

opportunity to provide oral comments 

to the DIB regarding the DIB’s 

deliberations and potential 

recommendations. See below for 

additional information on how to sign 

up to provide public comments. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1), the DoD has 

determined that the portion of the 

meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

shall be closed to the public. The 

Assistant Deputy Chief Management 

Officer, in consultation with the Office 

of the DoD General Counsel, has 

determined in writing that this portion 

of the DIB’s meeting will be closed as 

the discussions will involve classified 

matters of national security. Such 

classified material is so inextricably 

intertwined with the unclassified 

material that it cannot reasonably be 

segregated into separate discussions 

without disclosing matters that are 

classified SECRET or higher. Pursuant 

to Federal statutes and regulations 

(FACA, the Government in the Sunshine 

Act, and 41 CFR 102–3.140 through 

102–3.165) and the availability of space, 

the meeting is open to the public from 

2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Seating is on a 

first-come basis. Members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting or 

wanting to receive a link to the live 

stream webcast should contact the 

Executive Director to register no later 

than January 16, 2018, by email at 

osd.innovation@mail.mil. Members of 

the media should RSVP to Cmdr. Patrick 

Evans, Public Affairs Officer, at 

Patrick.L.Evans.mil@mail.mil. 

Special Accommodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodations to 

access the public meeting should 

contact the Executive Director at least 

five business days prior to the meeting 

so that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 

section 10(a)(3) of the FACA and 41 CFR 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the DIB about its approved 

agenda pertaining to this meeting or at 

any time regarding the DIB’s mission. 

Individuals submitting a written 

statement must submit their statement 

at osd.innovation@mail.mil. The 

Designated Federal Officer will compile 

all written submissions and provide 

them to Board Members for 

consideration. 

Oral Presentations: Individuals 

wishing to make an oral statement to the 

DIB at the public meeting may be 

permitted to speak for up to three 

minutes. Anyone wishing to speak to 

the DIB should submit a request by 

email at osd.innovation@mail.mil not 

later than January 16, 2018 for planning. 

Requests for oral comments should 

include a copy or summary of planned 

remarks for archival purposes. 

Individuals may also be permitted to 

submit a comment request at the public 

meeting; however, depending on the 

number of individuals requesting to 

speak, the schedule may limit 

participation. Webcast attendees will be 

provided instructions with the live 

stream link if they wish to submit 

comments during the open meeting. 

Dated: January 10, 2018. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0134] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

National Evaluation of the Investing in 

Innovation (i3) Program 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

15, 2018. 

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– 

2017–ICCD–0134. 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. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those 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 Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room 

216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Tracy 

Rimdzius, 202–245–7283. 

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: National 

Evaluation of the Investing in 

Innovation (i3) Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0913. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 23. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 343. 

Abstract: This submission requests 

approval to collect data in support of 

the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program 

Technical Assistance and Evaluation 

Project. The i3 Program is designed to 

support school districts and nonprofit 

organizations in expanding, developing, 

and evaluating evidence-based practices 

and promising efforts to improve 

outcomes for the nations’ students, 

teachers, and schools. Each i3 grantee is 

required to fund an independent 

evaluation. The Technical Assistance 

and Evaluation Project requires data 

collection to assess the strength of the 

evidence produced under the grantees 

independent evaluations as well as 

provide a cross-site summary of the 


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