42804 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2017 / Notices 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact NCES 

Information Collections at 

NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. 

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: Middle Grades 

Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 

(MGLS:2017) Main Study Base Year 

(MS1), Operational Field Test First 

Follow-up (OFT2), and Tracking and 

Recruitment for Main Study First 

Follow-up (MS2). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0911. 

Type of Review: A revision of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 119,799. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 61,253. 

Abstract: The Middle Grades 

Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 

(MGLS:2017) is the first study 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES) to follow a 

nationally representative sample of 

students as they enter and move through 

the middle grades (grades 6–8). The data 

collected through repeated measures of 

key constructs will provide a rich 

descriptive picture of the academic 

experiences and development of 

students during these critical years and 

will allow researchers to examine 

associations between contextual factors 

and student outcomes. The study will 

focus on student achievement in 

mathematics and literacy along with 

measures of student socioemotional 

wellbeing and other outcomes. The 

study will also include a special sample 

of students with different types of 

disabilities that will provide descriptive 

information on their outcomes, 

educational experiences, and special 

education services. Main Study Base 

Year (MS1) data for the MGLS:2017 will 

be collected from a nationallyrepresentative sample of sixth-grade 

students beginning in January 2018, 

with annual follow-ups beginning in 

January 2019 and in January 2020 when 

most of the students in the sample will 

be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. In 

preparation for the Main Study (MS), 

the data collection instruments and 

procedures were field tested. An Item 

Validation Field Test (IVFT) was 

conducted in the winter/spring of 2016 

to determine the psychometric 

properties of assessment and survey 

items and the predictive potential of 

items so that valid, reliable, and useful 

assessment and survey instruments 

could be composed for the Main Study. 

The MGLS:2017 Operational Field Test 

(OFT) Base Year (OFT1) data collection 

was conducted in the winter/spring of 

2017. Tracking of students and 

associated recruitment of schools for the 

OFT First Follow-up (OFT2) data 

collection is scheduled to begin in 

August 2017. The primary purpose of 

the OFT is to: (a) Obtain information on 

recruiting, particularly for students in 

three focal IDEA-defined disability 

groups: Specific learning disability, 

autism, and emotional disturbance; (b) 

obtain a tracking sample that can be 

used to study mobility patterns in 

subsequent years; and (c) test protocols, 

items, and administrative procedures. 

The MS1 district and school recruitment 

began in February 2017. The MS1 and 

OFT2 data collections will begin in 

January 2018. The Main Study First 

Follow-up (MS2) tracking and 

recruitment will begin in September 

2018. OMB approved the MGLS:2017 

OFT1 data collection, MS1 recruitment, 

and OFT2 tracking materials and 

procedures in December 2016 with the 

latest change request approved in June 

2017 (OMB #1850–0911 v.11–15). This 

request is to conduct: (1) The MS1 data 

collection; (2) the OFT2 recruitment and 

data collection; and (3) the tracking of 

Main Study sample students and 

associated recruitment of schools in 

preparation for the MS2 data collection. 

Due to overlap in timing, the approved 

MS1 recruitment and OFT2 tracking 

activities are being carried over in this 

submission. Therefore, this submission 

presents the procedures, materials, and 

associated respondent burden for all 

activities related to MS1 and OFT2, as 

well as those related to MS2 tracking 

and recruitment. 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19229 Filed 9–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0062] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Evaluation of the ESSA Title I, Part C, 

Migrant Education Programs (Study 

Instruments) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation 

and Policy Development (OPEPD), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

12, 2017. 

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–0062. 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, 


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400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, 

202–205–7855. 

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: Evaluation of the 

ESSA Title I, Part C, Migrant Education 

Programs (Study Instruments). 

OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 450. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 236. 

Abstract: The purpose of this study is 

to examine how state agencies, school 

districts, local operating agencies, and 

schools implement education and 

transition programs for children and 

youth who are migratory students under 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act (ESEA), as amended by 

the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), 

Title I, Part C. 

Dated: September 7, 2017. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19325 Filed 9–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for the Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block 

Grant Financing Programs 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

public comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) invites public comment on a 

revision of a currently approved 

collection of information that DOE is 

developing for submission to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The information collection 

requests a revision and three-year 

extension of its Energy Efficiency and 

Conservation Block Grant Program, 

OMB Control Number 1910–5150. 

The proposed action will continue the 

collection of information on the status 

of financing program activities, 

expenditures, and results, to ensure that 

program funds are being used 

appropriately, effectively and 

expeditiously. No changes to the 

collection instrument are being 

proposed. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

revision to an approved information 

collection must be received on or before 

November 13, 2017. If you anticipate 

difficulty in submitting comments 

within that period, contact the person 

listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Sallie Glaize, EE–5W, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, Email: Sallie.Glaize@

ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: James Carlisle, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287–1724, Fax: 

(412) 386–5835, Email: 

Gregory.Davoren@ee.doe.gov. 

Additional information and reporting 

guidance concerning the Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 

Program (EECBG) is available for review 

at the following Web site: https://

energy.gov/eere/wipo/articles/energyefficiency-and-conservation-block-grantfinancing-programs-after-grant. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–5150; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Energy 

Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 

Program Financing Programs; (3) Type 

of Review: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; (4) 

Purpose: To collect information on the 

status of Financing Program activities, 

expenditures, and results, to ensure that 

program funds are being used 

appropriately, effectively and 

expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 108; (6) 

Annual Estimated Number of Total 

Responses: 175; (7) Annual Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 525; (8) 

Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $21,000. 

Respondents, total responses, burden 

hours and the annual cost burden have 

all been significantly reduced because of 

the retirement of grants, fewer programs 

and a lessened burden on reporting and 

recordkeeping costs. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the revision of the currently approved 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

pertaining to the approved collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to further enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

being collected; and (d) ways to further 

minimize the burden regarding the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of 

the Energy Independence and Security Act 

(EISA), Pub. L. 110–140 as amended (42 

U.S.C. 17151 et seq.). 

Issued in Washington, DC, June 1, 2017. 

James Carlisle, 

Supervisory Policy Advisor, Weatherization 

and Intergovernmental Program, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19281 Filed 9–11–17; 8:45 am] 

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