80 FR 27298 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment and Earning Survey Pilot Test

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 92 (May 13, 2015)

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27298-27299]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11665]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0063]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment and Earning Survey Pilot 
Test

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 13, 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-
0063 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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.

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

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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: Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment 
and Earning Survey Pilot Test.
    OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,040.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 170.
    Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of 
the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is required by regulation to 
develop an earnings survey to support gainful employment program 
evaluations (see 34 CFR 668.406 as specified in final regulations 
published in the Federal Register in October 2014). NCES is responsible 
for developing the survey and the technical standards to which programs 
must adhere in its administration. The regulations specify that the 
Secretary of Education will publish in the Federal Register a pilot-
tested earnings survey and the standards required for its 
administration. The draft standards are being published for public 
comment in a separate announcement. This request is to conduct a pilot 
test of the Recent Graduates Employment and Earnings Survey (RGEES). 
The RGEES pilot test will measure unit response rates and enable 
comparisons to earnings data collected through other surveys and in 
administrative records. The pilot study results will be used to compare 
median earnings collected through the survey to median earnings for 
graduates from comparable programs based on a match to the Social 
Security Administration as part of the 2012 gainful employment 
informational rates.

    Dated: May 11, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-11665 Filed 5-11-15; 4:15 pm]
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