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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 210 / Wednesday, October 30, 2013 / Notices
Title of Collection: Survey of
Principals of Rural Schools Receiving
School Improvement Grants and Using
the Transformation.
OMB Control Number: 1850-New.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 221.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 58.
Abstract: This study collects survey
data from principals of schools that
received federal School Improvement
Grants (SIGs) in cohort 1 and
implemented the school transformation
model. Rural schools and districts often
face steep challenges when trying to
implement the kinds of staff
replacement and on-site professional
development practices required in the
transformation model. By examining the
implementation of the SIG
transformation model in challenging
rural settings, the study will produce
findings that can help policymakers,
rural schools, and their partners plan for
school improvement. Our study will do
this in two ways: (1) By asking
principals to specify the extent to which
the transformation activities were
implemented and the challenges to
implementation, and (2) by identifying
which activities were supported by
technical assistance providers and how
sufficient principals found this support.
Dated: October 25, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–25784 Filed 10–29–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0137]

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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Agency Information
Collection Activities; Submission to
the Office of Management and Budget
for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; 2012/14 Beginning
Postsecondary Students Longitudinal
Study: (BPS:12/14)
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), National Center for Education
Statistics; 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

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proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 29, 2013.

DATES:

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–0137
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 Acting
Director of the Information Collection
Clearance Division, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
LBJ, Room 2E105, Washington, DC
20202–4537.

ADDRESSES:

For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kathy Axt at 540–
776–7742 or electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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.

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Title of Collection: 2012/14 Beginning
Postsecondary Students Longitudinal
Study: (BPS:12/14).
OMB Control Number: 1850–0631.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 29,355.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 12,532.
Abstract: The 2012/14 Beginning
Postsecondary Students Longitudinal
Study (BPS:12/14), conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), is designed to follow a cohort
of students who enroll in postsecondary
education for the first time during the
2011–2012 academic year, irrespective
of date of high school completion. The
study collects data on student
persistence in, and completion of,
postsecondary education programs;
their transition to employment;
demographic characteristics; and
changes over time in their goals, marital
status, income, and debt, among other
measures. Data from BPS are used to
help researchers and policymakers
better understand how financial aid
influences persistence and completion,
what percentages of students complete
various degree programs, what early
employment and wage outcomes are for
certificate and degree attainers, and why
students leave school. This request is to
conduct the BPS:12/14 first follow-up,
including panel maintenance, student
interviews, and administrative record
matching. NCES conducted the BPS:12/
14 field test data collection in spring
2013, and this submission is for the full
scale data collection.
Dated: October 25, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2013–25786 Filed 10–29–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2013–ICCD–0135]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; High
School Equivalency Program (HEP)
Annual Performance Report
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE), ED.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is

SUMMARY:

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