80 FR 10463 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016-2017 (MGLS:2017) Recruitment for Item Validation and Operational Field Tests

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

Page Range		10463-10463
FR Document		2015-04038

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0018]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Middle 
Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016-2017 (MGLS:2017) Recruitment for Item 
Validation and Operational Field Tests

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 27, 2015.

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-2015-ICCD-
0018 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela 202-502-7411.

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: Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016-2017 
(MGLS:2017) Recruitment for Item Validation and Operational Field 
Tests.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0911.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,128.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,794.
    Abstract: The Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016-2017 
(MGLS:2017) is the first study sponsored by the National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences 
(IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), to follow a nationally-
representative sample of students as they enter and move through the 
middle grades (grades 6-8). The data collected through repeated 
measures of key constructs will provide a rich descriptive picture of 
the academic experiences and development of students during these 
critical years and will allow researchers to examine associations 
between contextual factors and student outcomes. The study will focus 
on student achievement in mathematics and literacy along with measures 
of student socioemotional wellbeing and other outcomes. The study will 
also include a special sample of students with different types of 
disabilities that will provide descriptive information on their 
outcomes, educational experiences, and special education services. 
Baseline data for the MGLS: 2017 will be collected from a nationally-
representative sample of 6th grade students in winter of 2017 with 
annual follow-ups in winter 2018 and winter 2019 when most of the 
students in the sample will be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. This 
request is to contact and recruit public school districts and public 
and private schools to participate in the winter 2016 concurrent item 
validation and operational field tests for the MGLS:2017. The primary 
purpose of the Item Validation Field Test is to determine the 
psychometric properties of items and the predictive potential of 
assessment and survey items so that valid, reliable, and useful 
assessment and survey instruments can be composed for the main study. 
The primary purposes of the Operational Field Test are to obtain 
information on recruiting, particularly for the targeted disability 
groups; on obtaining a tracking sample that can be used to study 
mobility patterns in subsequent years; and on administrative 
procedures.

    Dated: February 23, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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Control in the Pulp and Paper Industry, information or comments submitted by the U.S. Department of Education (ED),
in any right, title and interest the United postal mail or delivery should be to follow a nationally-representative
States Air Force has in: In U.S. Patent addressed to the Director of the sample of students as they enter and
No. 8,732,100 entitled ‘‘Method and Information Collection Clearance move through the middle grades (grades
Apparatus for Event Detection Division, U.S. Department of Education, 6–8). The data collected through
Permitting Per Event Adjustment of 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, repeated measures of key constructs will
False Alarm Rate’’, issued on May 20th, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E105, provide a rich descriptive picture of the
2014. Washington, DC 20202. academic experiences and development
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For of students during these critical years
exclusive license for this patent will be specific questions related to collection and will allow researchers to examine
granted unless a written objection is activities, please contact Kashka associations between contextual factors
received within fifteen (15) days from Kubzdela 202–502–7411. and student outcomes. The study will
the date of publication of this Notice. focus on student achievement in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Written objections should be sent to: Air mathematics and literacy along with
Department of Education (ED), in
Force Research Laboratory, Office of the measures of student socioemotional
accordance with the Paperwork
Staff Judge Advocate, AFRL/RIJ, 26 wellbeing and other outcomes. The
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
Electronic Parkway, Rome, New York study will also include a special sample
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
13441–4514. Telephone: (315) 330– of students with different types of
public and Federal agencies with an
2087; Facsimile (315) 330–7583. disabilities that will provide descriptive
opportunity to comment on proposed,
information on their outcomes,
Henry Williams, revised, and continuing collections of
educational experiences, and special
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison
information. This helps the Department education services. Baseline data for the
Officer. assess the impact of its information MGLS: 2017 will be collected from a
[FR Doc. 2015–04027 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am]
collection requirements and minimize nationally-representative sample of 6th
the public’s reporting burden. It also grade students in winter of 2017 with
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helps the public understand the annual follow-ups in winter 2018 and
Department’s information collection winter 2019 when most of the students
requirements and provide the requested in the sample will be in grades 7 and 8,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is respectively. This request is to contact
[Docket No. ED–2015–ICCD–0018] soliciting comments on the proposed and recruit public school districts and
information collection request (ICR) that public and private schools to participate
Agency Information Collection is described below. The Department of
Activities; Comment Request; Middle in the winter 2016 concurrent item
Education is especially interested in validation and operational field tests for
Grades Longitudinal Study of 2016– public comment addressing the
2017 (MGLS:2017) Recruitment for Item the MGLS:2017. The primary purpose of
following issues: (1) Is this collection the Item Validation Field Test is to
Validation and Operational Field Tests necessary to the proper functions of the determine the psychometric properties
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/ Department; (2) will this information be of items and the predictive potential of
National Center for Education Statistics processed and used in a timely manner; assessment and survey items so that
(IES), Department of Education (ED). (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; valid, reliable, and useful assessment
(4) how might the Department enhance and survey instruments can be
ACTION: Notice.
the quality, utility, and clarity of the composed for the main study. The
SUMMARY: In accordance with the information to be collected; and (5) how primary purposes of the Operational
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 might the Department minimize the Field Test are to obtain information on
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is burden of this collection on the recruiting, particularly for the targeted
proposing a reinstatement of a respondents, including through the use disability groups; on obtaining a
previously approved information of information technology. Please note tracking sample that can be used to
collection. that written comments received in study mobility patterns in subsequent
response to this notice will be years; and on administrative
DATES: Interested persons are invited to considered public records.
submit comments on or before April 27, procedures.
Title of Collection: Middle Grades
2015. Longitudinal Study of 2016–2017 Dated: February 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in (MGLS:2017) Recruitment for Item Stephanie Valentine,
response to this notice should be Validation and Operational Field Tests. Acting Director, Information Collection
submitted electronically through the OMB Control Number: 1850–0911. Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Type of Review: A reinstatement of a Records Management Services, Office of
www.regulations.gov by selecting previously approved information Management.
Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0018 collection. [FR Doc. 2015–04038 Filed 2–25–15; 8:45 am]
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, Respondents/Affected Public: BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov Individuals.
site is not available to the public for any Total Estimated Number of Annual
reason, ED will temporarily accept Responses: 8,128. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Total Estimated Number of Annual
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fax or email and those submitted after Abstract: The Middle Grades
Information, Total Estimated Number
the comment period will not be Longitudinal Study of 2016–2017
of Annual Responses, Total Estimated
accepted; ED will ONLY accept (MGLS:2017) is the first study
Number of Annual Burden Hours and
comments during the comment period sponsored by the National Center for
the Abstract; Correction
in this mailbox when the regulations.gov Education Statistics (NCES), within the
site is not available. Written requests for Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of AGENCY: Department of Education.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 27, 2015.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela 202-502-7411.
FR Citation		80 FR 10463