81 FR 80050 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS 2016-17) to the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2015-16)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 220 (November 15, 2016)

Page Range		80050-80050
FR Document		2016-27393

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 220 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0126]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS 2016-17) to the National Teacher and 
Principal Survey (NTPS 2015-16)

AGENCY: 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, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 17, 2017.

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-2016-ICCD-
0126. 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 2E-347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at 
[email protected].

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: Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS 2016-17) to 
the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2015-16).
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 7,240.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 603.
    Abstract: This request is to conduct data collection for the 2016-
17 Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a one-year follow up of principals 
who responded to the 2015-16 National Teacher and Principal Survey 
(NTPS). PFS is conducted by the National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES), of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within 
the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The PFS has been conducted two 
times previously: beginning in 2008-09 as a follow up to the Schools 
and Staffing Survey (SASS) in 2007-08 (OMB #1850-0598 v.5) and, 
subsequently, as a follow-up to SASS in 2012-2013 (OMB #1850-0598 v.9). 
During the 2015-16 school year, NCES conducted the first NTPS (OMB 
#1850-0598 v.11), a redesign of SASS to improve the flexibility, 
efficiency, and timeliness of NCES data on the nation's K-12 schools, 
principals, and teachers. The 2016-17 PFS will be the first to launch 
from the redesigned NTPS. The PFS survey design and content remain 
highly consistent with earlier administrations. The 2016-17 PFS, like 
earlier PFS collections, will measure the one-year attrition rates of 
principals who leave the profession and will permit comparisons of 
stayers, movers, and leavers. ``Stayers'' are principals who remain in 
the same school between the NTPS year of data collection and the 
follow-up year; ``movers'' are principals who stay in the profession 
but change schools between the NTPS year and the follow-up year; and 
``leavers'' are NTPS respondents who leave the principal profession 
between the NTPS year and the follow-up year. The data collected in the 
2016-17 PFS will be combined with data collected in the 2015-16 NTPS on 
principal characteristics, qualifications, and perceptions of the 
school environment. Together, NTPS and PFS provide national data on 
turnover in the principal workforce, including rates of entry and 
attrition from principalship, sources and characteristics of newly 
hired principals, and characteristics and destinations of leavers. The 
cross-sectional repeated design of PFS allows for analyses of trends 
related to these topics.

    Dated: November 9, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the profession between the NTPS year and
following issues: (1) Is this collection the follow-up year. The data collected in
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0126]
necessary to the proper functions of the the 2016–17 PFS will be combined with
Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be data collected in the 2015–16 NTPS on
Activities; Comment Request; processed and used in a timely manner; principal characteristics, qualifications,
Principal Follow-Up Survey (PFS 2016– (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; and perceptions of the school
17) to the National Teacher and (4) how might the Department enhance environment. Together, NTPS and PFS
Principal Survey (NTPS 2015–16) the quality, utility, and clarity of the provide national data on turnover in the
information to be collected; and (5) how principal workforce, including rates of
AGENCY: National Center for Education might the Department minimize the entry and attrition from principalship,
Statistics (NCES), Department of burden of this collection on the sources and characteristics of newly
Education (ED). respondents, including through the use hired principals, and characteristics and
ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note destinations of leavers. The cross-
that written comments received in sectional repeated design of PFS allows
SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be for analyses of trends related to these
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records. topics.
proposing a new information collection. Title of Collection: Principal Follow-
Dated: November 9, 2016.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to Up Survey (PFS 2016–17) to the
submit comments on or before January National Teacher and Principal Survey Kate Mullan,
17, 2017. (NTPS 2015–16). Acting Director, Information Collection
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW. Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Type of Review: A new information Officer, Office of Management.
documents related to the information
collection. [FR Doc. 2016–27393 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am]
collection listed in this notice, please
use http://www.regulations.gov by Respondents/Affected Public: BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

searching the Docket ID number ED– Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
2016–ICCD–0126. Comments submitted
Responses: 7,240.
in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 603.
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical
Abstract: This request is to conduct
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Advisory Committee (HTAC)
data collection for the 2016–17
Docket ID number or via postal mail, Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS), a AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. one-year follow up of principals who Renewable Energy, Department of
Please note that comments submitted by responded to the 2015–16 National Energy.
fax or email and those submitted after Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS). ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
the comment period will not be PFS is conducted by the National Center
accepted. Written requests for for Education Statistics (NCES), of the SUMMARY: This notice announces an
information or comments submitted by Institute of Education Sciences (IES), open meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel
postal mail or delivery should be within the U.S. Department of Cell Technical Advisory Committee
addressed to the Director of the Education (ED). The PFS has been (HTAC). The Federal Advisory
Information Collection Clearance conducted two times previously: Committee Act requires notice of the
Division, U.S. Department of Education, beginning in 2008–09 as a follow up to meeting be announced in the Federal
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Register.
2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. in 2007–08 (OMB #1850–0598 v.5) and, DATES: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 9:00
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For subsequently, as a follow-up to SASS in a.m.–5:45 p.m.
specific questions related to collection 2012–2013 (OMB #1850–0598 v.9). Wednesday, December 7, 2016 9:00
activities, please contact NCES During the 2015–16 school year, NCES a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Information Collections at conducted the first NTPS (OMB #1850–
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. ADDRESSES: National Renewable Energy
0598 v.11), a redesign of SASS to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The improve the flexibility, efficiency, and Laboratory, 901 D St SW., Suite 930,
Department of Education (ED), in timeliness of NCES data on the nation’s Washington, DC 20024.
accordance with the Paperwork K–12 schools, principals, and teachers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. The 2016–17 PFS will be the first to Email: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the mailing
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general launch from the redesigned NTPS. The address: Erika Gupta, Designated
public and Federal agencies with an PFS survey design and content remain Federal Officer, U.S. Department of
opportunity to comment on proposed, highly consistent with earlier Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
revised, and continuing collections of administrations. The 2016–17 PFS, like Renewable Energy, 15013 Denver West
information. This helps the Department earlier PFS collections, will measure the Parkway, Golden, CO 80401.
assess the impact of its information one-year attrition rates of principals SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection requirements and minimize who leave the profession and will Purpose of the Committee: The
the public’s reporting burden. It also permit comparisons of stayers, movers, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical
helps the public understand the and leavers. ‘‘Stayers’’ are principals Advisory Committee (HTAC) was
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Department’s information collection who remain in the same school between established under section 807 of the
requirements and provide the requested the NTPS year of data collection and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT),
data in the desired format. ED is follow-up year; ‘‘movers’’ are principals Pub. L. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849.
soliciting comments on the proposed who stay in the profession but change Purpose of the Meeting: To provide
information collection request (ICR) that schools between the NTPS year and the advice and recommendations to the
is described below. The Department of follow-up year; and ‘‘leavers’’ are NTPS Secretary of Energy on the program
Education is especially interested in respondents who leave the principal authorized by Title VIII of EPACT.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 17, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 80050