80 FR 20209 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Household Education Survey 2016 (NHES:2016) Full-Scale Data Collection

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 72 (April 15, 2015)

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

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20209-20210]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08634]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Household Education Survey 2016 (NHES:2016) Full-Scale Data 
Collection

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES)/National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES), 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 
June 15, 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-
0043 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 2E103, 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

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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 Household Education Survey 2016 
(NHES:2016) Full-scale Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0768.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 187,536.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,373.
    Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) 
is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES). 
NHES is NCES's principal mechanism for addressing education topics 
appropriate for households rather than establishments. Such topics 
cover a wide range of issues, including early childhood care and 
education, children's readiness for school, parent perceptions of 
school safety and discipline, before- and after-school activities of 
school-age children, participation in adult education and training, 
parent involvement in education, school choice, homeschooling, and 
civic involvement. The NHES consists of a series of rotating surveys 
using a two-stage design in which a household screener collects 
household membership and key characteristics for sampling and then 
appropriate topical survey(s) are mailed to sample members. Data from 
the NHES are used to provide national cross-sectional estimates on 
populations of special interest to education researchers and 
policymakers. NHES surveys were conducted approximately every other 
year from 1991 through 2007 using random digit dial (RDD) methodology; 
beginning in 2012 NHES began collecting data by mail to improve 
response rates. This submission seeks clearance to conduct NHES:2016, 
which will repeat the child topical surveys conducted in 2012: the 
Parent and Family Involvement in Education (PFI) and the Early 
Childhood Program Participation (ECPP), and will include the first 
adult topical survey in NHES since 2005, the Adult Training and 
Education Survey (ATES). The adult survey was developed in conjunction 
with the Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment 
and Attainment (GEMEnA) and was pilot tested in the 2014 NHES 
Feasibility Study.

    Dated: April 10, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-08634 Filed 4-14-15; 8:45 am]
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