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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: Federal Family
Educational Loan Program (FFEL)—
Administrative Requirements for States,
Not-For-Profit Lenders, and Eligible
Lenders Trustees.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0085.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 61.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 61.
Abstract: The regulations in 34 CFR
682.302(f) assure the Secretary that the
integrity of the program is protected
from fraud and misuse of funds. These
regulations require a State, not-profit
entity, or eligible lender trustee to
provide to the Secretary a certification
on the State or non-profit entity’s
letterhead, signed by the State or nonprofit’s Chief Executive Officer, which
states the basis upon which the entity
meets the regulations. The submission
must include the name and lender
identification number(s) for which the
eligible designation is being certified.
Once an entity is approved it must
provide an annual recertification notice
identifying the name and lender
identification number(s) for which
designation is being requested.
Dated: October 31, 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–2017–ICCD–0134]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; National
Evaluation of the Investing in
Innovation (i3) Program
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), 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 January
5, 2018.
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–
2017–ICCD–0134. 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
216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Tracy
Rimdzius, 202–245–7283.
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
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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: National
Evaluation of the Investing in
Innovation (i3) Program.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0913.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 23.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 343.
Abstract: This submission requests
approval to collect data in support of
the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program
Technical Assistance and Evaluation
Project. The i3 Program is designed to
support school districts and nonprofit
organizations in expanding, developing,
and evaluating evidence-based practices
and promising efforts to improve
outcomes for the nations’ students,
teachers, and schools. Each i3 grantee is
required to fund an independent
evaluation. The Technical Assistance
and Evaluation Project requires data
collection to assess the strength of the
evidence produced under the grantees
independent evaluations as well as
provide a cross-site summary of the
findings. Specifically, the data collected
will be used to support reviews and
reports to ED that: Describe the
intervention implemented by each i3
grantee; assess the strength of the
evidence produced by each i3
evaluation; present the evidence
produced by each i3 evaluation; identify
effective and promising interventions;
and, assess the results of the i3 Program.
We will collect data from the universe
of all 172 i3 projects funded under the
i3 Program.
Dated: November 1, 2017.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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