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Ian Rosenblum, 

Delegated the Authority to Perform the 

Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary, Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11938 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0050] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and approval; Comment Request; 

Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized 

Instruction in Elementary Schools 

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 

Sciences (IES), Department of Education 

(ED) 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing an extension without change 

of a currently approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 7, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Thomas Wei, 

646–428–3892. 

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: Impact Evaluation 

of Departmentalized Instruction in 

Elementary Schools. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0942. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 12. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 80. 

Abstract: This study is authorized by 

Section 8601 of the Every Student 

Succeeds Act (ESSA), which tasks the 

U.S. Department of Education with 

conducting evaluations to build the 

evidence base in education. Finding 

creative ways to redeploy existing 

teachers in the classroom may yield 

academic benefits to students at little 

cost. One such strategy is 

departmentalized instruction, where 

each teacher specializes in teaching 

certain subjects to multiple classes of 

students instead of teaching all subjects 

to a single class of students (selfcontained instruction). While nearly 

ubiquitous in secondary schools, 

departmentalization has only recently 

become more popular in upper 

elementary grades. This evaluation is 

examining the implementation and 

outcomes of teachers and students as 

they departmentalize in fourth and fifth 

grades. In doing so, it will generate 

valuable evidence on an improvement 

strategy that low-performing elementary 

schools identified under ESSA may 

consider adopting. 

Dated: June 2, 2021. 

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. 2021–11821 Filed 6–4–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Renewal of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for the Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block 

Grant Financing Programs 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years a currently 

approved collection of information with 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The information collection 

request, Energy Efficiency and 

Conservation Block Grant Program, was 

previously approved under OMB 

Control No. 1910–5150 and its current 

expiration date is September 30, 2021. 

The proposed collection will collect 

information on the status of Grantee 

activities, expenditures, and results, to 

ensure that program funds are being 

used appropriately, effectively, and 

expeditiously. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

August 6, 2021. If you anticipate that 


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