81 FR 59202 - Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 167 (August 29, 2016)

Page Range		59202-59203
FR Document		2016-20720

The Secretary of Education (1) invites publishers to submit tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS); and (2) announces the date by which publishers must submit these tests.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59202-59203]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20720]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of 
Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult 
Education

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (1) invites publishers to submit 
tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System 
for Adult Education (NRS); and (2) announces the date by which 
publishers must submit these tests.

DATES: Deadlines for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2016 and 
April 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your application by mail (through the U.S. Postal 
Service or a commercial carrier) or deliver your application by hand or 
by courier service to: NRS Assessment Review, c/o American Institutes 
for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-7240. Telephone: (202) 245-6218 or by email: 
[email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Department's regulations for Measuring Educational Gain in the 
National Reporting System for Adult Education, 34 CFR part 462 (NRS 
regulations), include the procedures for determining the suitability of 
tests for use in the NRS.
    Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order for the Secretary to consider 
a test suitable for use in the NRS, the test must meet the criteria and 
requirements established in 34 CFR 462.13.

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    Submission Requirements:
    (a) In preparing your application, you must comply with the 
requirements in 34 CFR 462.11.
    (b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, the deadlines for transmittal 
of applications in this fiscal year are October 1, 2016, and April 1, 
2017.
    (c) Whether you submit your application by mail (through the U.S. 
Postal Service or a commercial carrier) or deliver your application by 
hand or by courier service, you must mail or deliver four copies of 
your application, on or before the deadline date, to the following 
address: NRS Assessment Review, c/o American Institutes for Research, 
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.
    (d) If you submit your application by mail or commercial carrier, 
you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of 
Education.
    (e) If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, 
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
    (f) We do not consider applications postmarked after the 
application deadline date. If an application is postmarked after the 
October 1, 2016 deadline date but before the April 1, 2017 date, the 
application will be considered timely for the April 1 deadline date.
    Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your 
local post office.
    (g) If you submit your application by hand delivery, you (or a 
courier service) must deliver four copies of the application by hand, 
on or before 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application 
deadline date.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed in 
this notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Authority:  29 U.S.C. 3292.

    Dated: August 24, 2016.
Johan E. Uvin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary Delegated the Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
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information to recognize and protect that requires access to a third parties Collections Program, WHS/ESD
contractor rights in technical data and data or software for the performance of Information Management Division, 4800
computer software that are associated a Government contract that contains the Mark Center Drive, 2nd Floor, East
with privately funded developments; clause at 252.227–7025, Limitations on Tower, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA
and to ensure that technical data Use or Disclosure of Government- 22350–3100.
delivered under a contract are complete Furnished Information Marked with
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and accurate and satisfy contract Restrictive Legends.
requirements. e. Limitations on use or disclosure. Editor, Defense Acquisition Regulations
Respondent’s Obligation: DFARS 252.227–7025, Limitations on System.
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release, or disclosure restrictions prior Furnished Information Marked with BILLING CODE 5001–06–P
to delivery. DFARS provision 252.227– Restrictive Legends, requires contractors
7017, Identification and Assertion of and subcontractors at any tier that
Use, Release, or Disclosure Restrictions, obtain data from the Government to DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
is used in all noncommercial which the Government has only limited
solicitations that include either DFARS rights, restricted rights, or SBIR rights Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit
clauses 252.227–7013, Rights in legends to submit a ‘‘Use and Tests for a Determination of Suitability
Technical Data—Noncommercial Items; Disclosure’’ agreement. for Use in the National Reporting
252.227–7014, Rights in Noncommercial f. Identification of previously System for Adult Education
Computer Software and Noncommercial delivered technical data or computer
Computer Software Documentation; and AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and
software. DFARS 252.227–7028,
252.227–7018, Rights in Noncommercial Adult Education, Department of
Technical Data or Computer Software
Technical Data and Computer Education.
Previously Delivered to the
Software—Small Business Innovation Government, requires offerors to ACTION: Notice.
Research (SBIR) Program, to require identify any technical data or computer
offerors to identify and assert, in their SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (1)
software that it intends to deliver that invites publishers to submit tests for
offer, technical data or computer are identical or substantially similar to
software to be delivered with other than review and approval for use in the
technical data or computer software that National Reporting System for Adult
unlimited rights in their offer. the offeror has produced for, delivered
b. Post-award notices of use, release, Education (NRS); and (2) announces the
to or is obligated to deliver to the date by which publishers must submit
or disclosure restriction and marking. Government.
DFARS clauses 252.227–7013, Rights in these tests.
OMB Desk Officer: Ms. Jasmeet
Technical Data—Noncommercial Items; Seehra. DATES: Deadlines for transmittal of
252.227–7014, Rights in Noncommercial Written comments and applications: October 1, 2016 and April
Computer Software and Noncommercial recommendations on the proposed 1, 2017.
Computer Software Documentation; and information collection should be sent to ADDRESSES: Submit your application by
252.227–7018, Rights in Noncommercial Ms. Seehra at the Office of Management mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or
Technical Data and Computer and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room a commercial carrier) or deliver your
Software—Small Business Innovation 10236, New Executive Office Building, application by hand or by courier
Research (SBIR) Program, require Washington, DC 20503. service to: NRS Assessment Review,
contractors to both identify and mark You may also submit comments, c/o American Institutes for Research,
technical data or software that must be identified by docket number and title, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW.,
protected from unauthorized release or by the following method: Washington, DC 20007.
disclosure. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
c. Justification for any asserted www.regulations.gov. Follow the LeMaster, U.S. Department of
restriction. DFARS 252.227–7019, instructions for submitting comments. Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Validation of Asserted Restrictions— Instructions: All submissions received Room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza,
Computer Software, and 252.227–7037, must include the agency name, docket Washington, DC 20202–7240.
Validation of Restrictive Markings on number, and title for the Federal Telephone: (202) 245–6218 or by email:
Technical Data, require contractors and Register document. The general policy John.LeMaster@ed.gov.
subcontractors to maintain adequate for comments and other public If you use a telecommunications
records to justify the validity of any submissions from members of the public device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
markings that assert restrictions on the is to make these submissions available telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Government’s rights to use, modify, for public viewing on the internet at Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
reproduce, perform, display, release or http://www.regulations.gov as they are 8339.
disclose delivered or required to be received without change, including any
delivered. personal identifiers or contact SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
d. Use and non-disclosure agreement. information provided. To confirm The Department’s regulations for
DFARS 227.7103–7, Use and non- receipt of your comment(s), please Measuring Educational Gain in the
disclosure agreement, requires intended check http://www.regulations.gov National Reporting System for Adult
recipients of technical data or computer approximately two to three days after Education, 34 CFR part 462 (NRS
software delivered to the Government regulations), include the procedures for
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submission to verify posting (except
with restrictions on use, modification, allow 30 days for posting of comments determining the suitability of tests for
reproduction, release, performance, submitted by mail). use in the NRS.
display, or disclosure, to sign the use DoD Clearance Officer: Mr. Frederick Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order
and non-disclosure agreement at C. Licari. for the Secretary to consider a test
227.7103–7(c) prior to release or Written requests for copies of the suitable for use in the NRS, the test
disclosure of the data, unless the information collection proposal should must meet the criteria and requirements
recipient is a Government contractor be sent to Mr. Licari at: Publication established in 34 CFR 462.13.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Deadlines for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2016 and April 1, 2017.
Contact		John LeMaster, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-7240. Telephone: (202) 245-6218 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 59202