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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: Application for
Grants under the Credit Enhancement
for Charter School Facilities Program.
OMB Control Number: 1855–0007.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of an existing collection of
information.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector: Not-for-Profit Institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1600.
Abstract: ED will use the application
to award grants under the Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program (formerly known as
the Charter School Facilities Financing
Demonstration Program) grants. These
grants are made to private, non-profits;
public entities; governmental entities;
and consortia of these organizations.
The funds are to be deposited into a
reserve account that will be used to
leverage private funds on behalf of
charter schools to acquire, construct,
and renovate school facilities.
Dated: November 14, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0142]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Implementation Study of the Ramp Up
to Readiness Program
Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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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 January
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–0142
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
2E107, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Katrina Ingalls,
703–620–3655 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)), 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: Implementation
Study of the Ramp Up to Readiness
Program
OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,534
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,338
Abstract: This study will examine the
implementation of Ramp-Up to
Readiness, a school wide guidance
intervention aimed at increasing the
college readiness of students. The
intervention is at present being
implemented in 34 high schools in
Minnesota, and the developers intend to
make the intervention available to a
much larger set of Minnesota schools.
No independently gathered high-quality
evidence exists, however, on whether
schools are able to implement this
comprehensive intervention as intended
or how its core components compare to
the college-readiness supports in other
high schools. The project for which
OMB clearance is requested will attempt
to gather such evidence from 22 public
Minnesota high schools through the
least burdensome means. The schoollevel implementation study will focus
on assessing whether Ramp-Up school
staff implement the program as
intended, on identifying the extent to
which the Ramp-Up program differs
from the college-readiness supports
offered in schools without Ramp-Up,
and on the validity of a measure of
personal college readiness, which the
developers hypothesize is a key
mechanism through which the program
impacts later outcomes. The study will
collect data from school staff in the
following activities: Administrative data
collection, focus groups in January and
June, extant document collection,
instructional logs, student and staff
surveys, and student personal readiness
assessment. The findings produced
through analysis of these data will help
(1) State education agencies seeking
strategies and programs to endorse as a
potential means of improving students
college readiness and college
enrollment, (2) local education agencies
that are considering the challenges of
implementing Ramp-Up, (3) the
developer of this intervention (the
College Readiness Consortium at the
University of Minnesota) and
developers of other college readiness
interventions who continually seek to
improve their programs by using
information from studies like this, and
(4) a group of education stakeholders in
the Midwest interested in considering

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whether to conduct a study of the
impacts of the Ramp-Up intervention on
student outcomes.
Dated: November 14, 2013.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; National
Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research—Disability
and Rehabilitation Research Projects
and Centers Program—MinorityServing Institution Field-Initiated
Projects Program
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Overview Information:
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)—
Disability and Rehabilitation Research
Projects and Centers Program—
Minority-Serving Institution (MSI)
Field-Initiated Projects Program.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Numbers: 84.133G–4 (Research) and
84.133G–5 (Development).

DATES:
Applications Available: November 19,
2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting:
December 10, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: February 18, 2014.
Full Text of Announcement

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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Field-Initiated (FI) Projects program
is to develop methods, procedures, and
rehabilitation technology that maximize
the full inclusion and integration into
society, employment, independent
living, family support, and economic
and social self-sufficiency of individuals
with disabilities, especially individuals
with the most severe disabilities.
Another purpose of the FI Projects
program is to improve the effectiveness
of services authorized under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
(Act).
The purpose of this competition is to
improve the capacity of minority
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disability and rehabilitation research by
limiting eligibility for FI Projects grants
to minority entities and Indian tribes.
Section 21(b)(2)(A) of the Act authorizes
NIDRR to make awards to minority
entities and Indian tribes to carry out
activities authorized under Title II of the
Act.
NIDRR makes two types of awards
under the FI Projects program: Research
grants and development grants. The MSI
FI Projects research grants will be
awarded under CFDA 84.133G–4, and
the development grants will be awarded
under CFDA 84.133G–5.
Note: Different selection criteria are used
for FI Projects research grants and
development grants. An applicant must
clearly indicate in the application whether it
is applying for a research grant (84.133G–4)
or a development grant (84.133G–5) and must
address the selection criteria relevant for its
grant type. Without exception, NIDRR will
review each application based on the grant
designation made by the applicant.
Applications will be determined ineligible
and will not be reviewed if they do not
include a clear designation as a research
grant or a development grant.

In carrying out a research activity
under an FI Projects research grant, a
grantee must identify one or more
hypotheses or research questions and,
based on the hypotheses or research
questions identified, perform an
intensive, systematic study directed
toward producing (1) new or full
scientific knowledge, or (2) better
understanding of the subject, problem
studied, or body of knowledge.
In carrying out a development activity
under an FI Projects development grant,
a grantee must use knowledge and
understanding gained from research to
create materials, devices, systems, or
methods beneficial to the target
population, including design and
development of prototypes and
processes. ‘‘Target population’’ means
the group of individuals, organizations,
or other entities expected to be affected
by the project. More than one group may
be involved since a project may affect
those who receive services, provide
services, or administer services.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 764 and 29
U.S.C. 718.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR
parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, and
97. (b) The Education Department
debarment and suspension regulations
in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR part 350.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
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II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$110,000,000 for the NIDRR program for
FY 2014, of which we intend to use an
estimated $200,000 for the MSI FI
Projects competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
2014 or subsequent years from the list
of unfunded applicants from this
competition.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $200,000 for a single budget
period of 12 months. The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the
maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Note: The maximum amount includes
direct and indirect costs.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 36 months. We
will reject any application that proposes
a project period exceeding 36 months.
The Assistant Secretary for Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services
may change the project period through
a notice published in the Federal
Register.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible
to apply for MSI FI Projects grants are
limited to minority entities and Indian
tribes as authorized by section
21(b)(2)(A) of the Act. A minority entity
is defined as a historically black college
or university (a part B institution, as
defined in section 322(2) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended), a
Hispanic-serving institution of higher
education, an American Indian tribal
college or university, or another IHE
whose minority student enrollment is at
least 50 percent.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost
sharing is required by 34 CFR 350.62
and will be negotiated at the time of the
grant award.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: You can obtain an application
package via the Internet or from the

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