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subcommittee’s mission and functions,
should submit a written statement in
accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.105(j)
and 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) and section
10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and the procedures
described in this paragraph. Written
statements can be submitted to the
Subcommittee Alternate Designated
Federal Officer at the address listed (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Statements being submitted in response
to the stated agenda mentioned in this
notice must be received at least ten
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which is the subject of this notice.
Written statements received after this
date may not be provided to or
considered by the Advisory Committee
until its next meeting. The
Subcommittee Alternate Designated
Federal Officer will review all timely
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Chairperson and ensure they are
provided to members of the
Subcommittee before the meeting that is
the subject of this notice. No member of
the public attending open meetings will
be allowed to present questions from the
floor or speak to any issue under
consideration by the Board.
Brenda S. Bowen,
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0087]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Trends
in International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS): 2015
Recruitment and Field Test
National Center for Education
Statistics, Institute of Education
Sciences, 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 reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
27, 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–0087
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,

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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:
Electronically mail
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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.
Title of Collection: Trends in
International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS): 2015 Recruitment and
Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0695.
Type of Review: a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 14,537.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 34,021.
Abstract: The Trends in Mathematics
and Science Study (TIMSS) is an
international assessment of fourth and

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eighth grade students’ achievement in
mathematics and science. Since its
inception in 1995, TIMSS has continued
to assess students every 4 years (1995,
1999, 2003, 2007, 2011). Participation in
this study provides data on current and
past education policies and a
comparison of U.S. education policies
with its international counterparts.
Periodically, TIMSS has also conducted
an assessment of advanced mathematics
and physics of students at the end of
secondary school (1995 and 2008). The
United States participated in TIMSS
Advanced in 1995, but not in 2008.
Because of the current strong policy
interest in preparedness for college and
for careers in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
fields, the U.S. plans to participate in
TIMSS Advanced in 2015. This
submission describes the overarching
plan for all phases of the data collection,
including the field test that will take
place in March-April, 2014, and the
main study that will take place in AprilMay, 2015. The purpose of the TIMSS
field test is to evaluate new assessment
items and background questions
(including the new parent
questionnaire), to ensure practices that
promote low exclusion rates, and to
ensure that classroom and student
sampling procedures proposed for the
main study are successful. This
submission requests approval for
recruitment for the 2014 field test and
the 2015 main study; the 2014 field test
data collection for TIMSS at grades 4
and 8 and TIMSS Advanced in grade 12;
and a description of the overarching
plan for all of the phases of the data
collection, including data collection in
the 2015 main study.
Dated: June 24, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0085]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Race to
the Top—Early Learning Challenge
Annual Performance Report
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

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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 August
27, 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–0085
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:
Electronically mail
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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.
Title of Collection: Race to the Top—
Early Learning Challenge Annual
Performance Report.
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Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 21.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,520.
Abstract: The Race to the Top—Early
Learning Challenge program is
authorized by Sections 14005 and
14006, Division A, of the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
as amended by section 1832(b) of
Division B of Public Law 112–10, the
Department of Defense and Full-Year
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011,
and the Department of Education
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Title III of
Division F of Public Law 112–74, the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012).
This program is jointly managed by the
U.S. Department of Education and the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services.
The purpose of the Race to the Top—
Early Learning Challenge program is to
focus on improving early learning and
development programs for young
children by supporting States’ efforts to:
(1) Increase the number and percentage
of low-income and disadvantaged
children in each age group of infants,
toddlers, and preschoolers who are
enrolled in high-quality early learning
programs; (2) design and implement an
integrated system of high-quality early
learning programs and services; and (3)
ensure that any use of assessments
conforms with the recommendations of
the National Research Council’s reports
on early childhood. Five key program
reform areas representing the
foundation of an effective early learning
and development reform agenda focused
on school readiness and ongoing
educational success. These five key
reform areas are: (A) Successful State
Systems; (B) High-Quality, Accountable
Programs; (C) Promoting Early Learning
and Development Outcomes for
Children; (D) A Great Early Childhood
Education Workforce; and (E) Measuring
Outcomes and Progress. The first two
reform areas, (A) and (B) are ‘‘Core
Areas of Focus’’ for this program and all
applicants addressed selection criteria
based on these core areas. Reform areas
(C), (D), and (E) are ‘‘Focused
Investment Areas’’ where State’s choose
which specific areas to target based on
their State’s early childhood reform
areas and policies. Research
demonstrates that high-quality early
learning and development programs and
services can improve young children’s
health, social-emotional, and cognitive
outcomes; enhance school readiness;
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that exists between children with High
Needs and their more abled peers at the
time they enter kindergarten.
The Annual Performance Report for
this program will collect data on the
performance measures and the selection
criteria described in the application
(note OMB approval in 2011). Program
staff have reviewed this report carefully
to minimize burden. The APR will be
collected electronically which will
enable program staff to pre-populate
information on baseline data, approved
performance targets, and approved
annual budgets. This report will be used
to provide necessary information to
program staff and to the public on the
implementation of these grants.
Dated: June 24, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
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—
Rehabilitation Research and Training
Centers
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Overview Information
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)—
Projects and Centers Program—
Rehabilitation Research and Training
Centers (RRTCs)—Disability in Rural
Areas.
Notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.133B–8.
DATES:

Applications Available: June 28, 2013.
Date of Pre-Application Meeting: July
19, 2013.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: August 19, 2013.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Disability and Rehabilitation
Research Projects and Centers Program
is to plan and conduct research,
demonstration projects, training, and
related activities, including

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