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Dated: October 18, 2013.
Henry Wicker,
Assistant Chief, Wilmington Regulatory
Division.

Mariana Islands Training and Testing
Study Area has been extended from
November 12, 2013, to December 12,
2013.

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Dated: October 24, 2013.
N.A. Hagerty-Ford,
Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate
General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison
Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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Department of the Navy

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Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement/
Overseas Environmental Impact
Statement for Military Readiness
Activities in the Mariana Islands
Training and Testing Study Area;
Correction and Public Comment Period
Extension
Department of Navy, DoD.
Notice; correction and
extension.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Evaluation of a District Wide
Implementation of a Professional
Learning Community Initiative
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of the Navy
published a document in the Federal
Register(78 FR 178) on September 13,
2013, concerning public meetings to
support the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Overseas Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS/OEIS) for the
Mariana Islands Training and Testing
Study Area. Due to the shutdown of the
U.S. federal government, the public
meetings have been postponed and the
public comment period extended. The
public comment period on the Draft EIS
has been extended from November 12,
2013, to December 12, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nora Macariola-See, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command, Pacific.
Attention: MITT EIS/OEIS, 258
Makalapa Drive, Suite 100, Building
258, Floor 3, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
96860–3134.
Correction: In the Federal Register (78
FR 178) of September 13, 2013, on page
56683, in the first column, correct the
public meeting dates to read:
1. Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at the
University of Guam, Leon Guerrero
School of Business and Public
Administration Building, Anthony Leon
Guerrero Multi-Purpose Room 129,
Mangilao, Guam 96923.
2. Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at
the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose
Center in Susupe, Saipan, MP 96950.
3. Thursday, November 14, 2013, at
the Tinian High School Cafeteria, San
Jose Village, Tinian, MP 96952.
4. Friday, November 15, 2013, at the
Sinapalo Elementary School Cafeteria,
Sinapalo I, Rota, MP 96951.
All meetings will be held from 5:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Extension: The public comment
period for the Draft EIS/OEIS for the
SUMMARY:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction 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 30, 2013.
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–2013–ICCD–0139
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
2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540–
776–7742 or electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.
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)), requires that Federal
agencies provide interested parties an
early opportunity to comment on
information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
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and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Department review of the
information collection. 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 a
District Wide Implementation of a
Professional Learning Community
Initiative.
OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 806.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 427.
Abstract: This study aims to address
the need for systematic information
about district-wide implementation of
professional learning communities
(PLCs) as a critical element in
improving teacher quality and
instruction, thereby contributing to
increased student achievement. The
study will survey (online) a population
of teacher participants in school-based
PLCs and interview principals face to
face about the context and their
perceptions of the initiative, pre- and
post-implementation. Data collection
from teachers will focus on what the
PLCs do, how they operate, and to what
extent they produce the outcomes
expected of them as framed by six
conceptual attributes of PLCs and five
specific tasks. Data collection from
principals will focus on contextual
information about school culture and
conditions such as resources that
support implementation. Teachers and
principals will also provide their
reflections on the challenges of
implementing PLCs and their
suggestions for improvement. The
analysis will enable comparisons among
PLCs within and across schools. Study
findings are expected to inform both
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implementation of professional learning
communities.
Dated: October 25, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID: ED–2013–OELA–0107]

Request for Information To Inform the
Title III Technical Assistance Agenda
and the Future Activities and Services
of The National Clearinghouse for
English Language Acquisition
(NCELA)
Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for Limited
English Proficient Students, Department
of Education.
ACTION: Request for information; notice
to reopen the public comment period.
AGENCY:

On September 5, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register an
RFI that established a September 25,
2013, deadline for the submission of
written comments. We are reopening the
public comment period to give
interested parties additional time to
submit written comments.
DATES: Written submissions must be
received by the Department on or before
November 12, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via U.S. mail, commercial delivery, or
hand delivery. We will not accept
comments submitted by fax or by email
or those submitted after the comment
period. To ensure that we do not receive
duplicate copies, please submit your
comments only once. In addition, please
include the Docket ID and the term
‘‘Technical Assistance-NCELA’’ at the
top of your comments.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency
documents, submitting comments, and
viewing the docket, is available on the
site under ‘‘Are you new to the site.’’
• U.S. Mail, Commercial Delivery, or
Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
your comments about this RFI, address
them to Melissa Escalante, U.S.
Department of Education, Office of
English Language Acquisition, 400

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Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5C148,
Washington, DC 20202–6132.
• Privacy Note: The Department’s
policy is to make all comments received
from members of the public available for
public viewing in their entirety on the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to
include in their comments only
information that they wish to make
publicly available.
Submission of Proprietary
Information: Given the subject matter,
some comments may include
proprietary information as it relates to
confidential commercial information.
The Freedom of Information Act defines
‘‘confidential commercial information’’
as information the disclosure of which
could reasonably be expected to cause
substantial competitive harm. You may
wish to request that we not disclose
what you regard as confidential
commercial information.
To assist us in making a
determination on your request, we
encourage you to identify any specific
information that you consider
confidential commercial information.
Please list the information by page and
paragraph numbers.
This Request for Information (RFI) is
issued solely for information and
planning purposes and is not a request
for proposals (RFP), a promise to issue
an RFP, or a notice inviting applications
(NIA), nor does it serve as a
modification to the current NCELA
contract. This RFI does not commit the
Department to contract for any supply
or service whatsoever. Further, the
Department is not now seeking
proposals and will not accept
unsolicited proposals. The Department
will not pay for any information or
administrative costs that you may incur
in responding to this RFI.
If you do not respond to this RFI, you
may still apply for future contracts and
grants. The Department posts RFPs on
the Federal Business Opportunities Web
site (www.fbo.gov). The Department
announces grant competitions in the
Federal Register (www.gpo.gov/fdsys). It
is your responsibility to monitor these
sites to determine whether the
Department issues an RFP or NIA after
considering the information received in
response to this RFI.
The documents and information
submitted in response to this RFI
become the property of the U.S.
Government and will not be returned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Escalante, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 5C148, Washington, DC 20202–
6132 by phone at 202–401–1407.

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If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1 (800) 877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 5, 2013, we published
an RFI in the Federal Register (78 FR
54638) to collect information in two
intertwining areas in support of the
English learner community. First, the
Department seeks information on the
technical assistance needs of State
educational agencies (SEAs), local
educational agencies (LEAs),
administrators, and teachers who
provide services to English learners
(ELs). Second, the Department seeks
information on how we can best
disseminate technical assistance,
including materials through the
National Clearinghouse for English
Language Acquisition and Language
Instruction Educational programs
(NCELA) in support of the EL
community and those who provide
services to ELs. The September fifth
publication provided some helpful
questions that could assist commenters
in preparing their comments. See 78 FR
54638. The deadline for written
submissions during the initial comment
period was September 25, 2013. We are
reopening the comment period for
written submissions in response to the
RFI notice through November 12, 2013.
We are reopening the comment period
to maximize opportunities for the public
to provide input on the National
Clearinghouse and our technical
assistance agenda for English learners
and those who support them.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site.
You may also access documents of the
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