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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: Principal FollowUp Survey (PFS 2016–17) to the
National Teacher and Principal Survey
(NTPS 2015–16).
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 7,240.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 603.
Abstract: This request is to conduct
data collection for the 2016–17
Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a
one-year follow up of principals who
responded to the 2015–16 National
Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS).
PFS is conducted by the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES), of the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES),
within the U.S. Department of
Education (ED). The PFS has been
conducted two times previously:
Beginning in 2008–09 as a follow up to
the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
in 2007–08 (OMB# 1850–0598 v.5) and,
subsequently, as a follow-up to SASS in
2012–2013 (OMB# 1850–0598 v.9).
During the 2015–16 school year, NCES
conducted the first NTPS (OMB #1850–
0598 v.11), a redesign of SASS to
improve the flexibility, efficiency, and
timeliness of NCES data on the nation’s
K–12 schools, principals, and teachers.
The 2016–17 PFS will be the first to
launch from the redesigned NTPS. The
PFS survey design and content remain
highly consistent with earlier
administrations. The 2016–17 PFS, like
earlier PFS collections, will measure the
one-year attrition rates of principals
who leave the profession and will
permit comparisons of stayers, movers,
and leavers. ‘‘Stayers’’ are principals
who remain in the same school between
the NTPS year of data collection and the
follow-up year; ‘‘movers’’ are principals
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follow-up year; and ‘‘leavers’’ are NTPS
respondents who leave the principal
profession between the NTPS year and
the follow-up year. The data collected in
the 2016–17 PFS will be combined with
data collected in the 2015–16 NTPS on
principal characteristics, qualifications,
and perceptions of the school
environment. Together, NTPS and PFS
provide national data on turnover in the
principal workforce, including rates of
entry and attrition from principalship,
sources and characteristics of newly
hired principals, and characteristics and
destinations of leavers. The crosssectional repeated design of PFS allows
for analyses of trends related to these
topics.
Dated: January 11, 2017
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0118]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
GEPA Section 427 Guidance for All
Grant Applications
Office of the Secretary (OS),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0118. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number 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
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Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
224–82, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Alfreida
Pettiford, 202–245–6110.
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: GEPA Section 427
Guidance for All Grant Applications.
OMB Control Number: 1894–0005.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 12,396.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 18,594.
Abstract: On October 20, 1994, the
Improving America’s Schools Act,
Public Law 103–382(The Act), became
law. The Act added a provision to the
General Education Provisions Act
(GEPA). Section 427 of GEPA requires
an applicant for assistance under
Department programs to develop and
describe in the grant application the
steps it proposes to take to ensure
equitable access to, and equitable
participation in, its proposed project for
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current GEPA Section 427 guidance for
discretionary grant applications and
formula grant applications has approval
through March 31, 2014 the Department
is requesting an extension of this
approval.
Dated: January 12, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017–01029 Filed 1–17–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0119]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Evaluation of the Comprehensive
Technical Assistance Centers
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0119. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number 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
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Amy Johnson,
202–208–7849.
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

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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: Evaluation of the
Comprehensive Technical Assistance
Centers.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW
(previously 1850–0914).
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 649.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 236.
Abstract: The National Evaluation of
the Comprehensive Technical
Assistance Centers will examine and
document how the Comprehensive
Center program and its individual
centers intend to build SEA capacity
and what types of activities they
actually conduct to build capacity. The
study will use surveys and interviews of
center staff and technical assistance
recipients, as well as technical
assistance event observations, to collect
information about how the
Comprehensive Centers design their
work, how they operate, and the results
of their work.
The 60 day Federal Register notice for
this collection (Vol. 81 FR 75388 on 10/
31/2016) was issued under OMB #1850–
0914. The Department of Education is
requesting a new OMB number for this
collection since the current collection
was incorrectly issued as a common
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discontinued.
Dated: January 12, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0127]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS) 2017–18 Through
2019–20
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0127. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number 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
224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact NCES
Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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
SUMMARY:

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