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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2013 / Notices

Dated: December 17, 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 EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0157]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; The
Impact of Professional Development in
Fractions for Fourth Grade
Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act 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 February
21, 2014.
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–0157
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
2E105, 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. We will only
accept comments in this mailbox when
the regulations.gov site is not available
to the public for any reason.
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

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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: The Impact of
Professional Development in Fractions
for Fourth Grade.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,024.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,512.
Abstract: OMB clearance is requested
for a randomized control trial study of
the impact of professional development
in fractions for fourth grade teachers on
student achievement and teacher
knowledge in 84 elementary schools
from Georgia and South Carolina for one
academic year. Schools below the state
median on the respective state
assessment will be recruited. Random
assignment will be conducted at the
school-level. Teachers in the treatment
schools will participate in 8 three-hour
training sessions during the Fall
semester with additional homework
lessons. Teachers in control schools will
receive business-as-usual professional
development. Teachers will participate
in the following data collection
activities: consent and demographic
form, teacher knowledge measure of
fractions (pre- and post-test), and 9
monthly professional development
surveys. Grade 4 students will be
assessed with a fractions measure. REL
Southeast will conduct the study. This
OMB clearance request is to collect data
from approximately 252 teachers.

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Dated: December 17, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

This notice announces an
open meeting of the Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (SEAB) FracFocus Task
Force. SEAB was reestablished pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act).
This notice is provided in accordance
with the Act.
DATES: Monday, January 6, 2014, 9:45
a.m.–3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Bodette, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; telephone (202)
586–0383 or facsimile (202) 586–1441;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Board was
established to provide advice and
recommendations to the Secretary on
the Department’s basic and applied
research, economic and national
security policy, educational issues,
operational issues and other activities as
directed by the Secretary. The
FracFocus Task Force is charged with
reviewing how FracFocus 2.0 houses the
information Federal and State regulatory
agencies require as part of their
regulatory functions with regard to
disclosure of the composition and
quantities of fracturing fluids injected
into unconventional oil and gas wells.
Purpose of the Meeting: The meeting
will be an opportunity to hear updates
on the work of FracFocus 2.0.
Tentative Agenda: The meeting will
start at 9:45 a.m. on January 6, 2014 and
will conclude at 3:00 p.m. The tentative
agenda is as follows:
9:45 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Task Force Chair
John Deutch Opens Meeting
10:00 a.m.–10:45 p.m. DOE
presentation on FracFocus 2.0
10:45 a.m.–11:45 p.m. FracFocus
Presentation
11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Break
SUMMARY:

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