82 FR 9205 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2017-18 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2017-18)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 22 (February 3, 2017)

Page Range		9205-9205
FR Document		2017-02279

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 22 (Friday, February 3, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0007]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2017-
18 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2017-18)

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 revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 4, 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-2017-ICCD-
0007. 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 224-84, 
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: 2017-18 National Teacher and Principal Survey 
(NTPS 2017-18).
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0598.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 101,383.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 46,749.
    Abstract: The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), 
conducted biennially by the National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES), is a system of related questionnaires that provides descriptive 
data on the context of elementary and secondary education. Redesigned 
from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on 
flexibility, timeliness, and integration with other ED data, the NTPS 
system allows for school, principal, and teacher characteristics to be 
analyzed in relation to one another. NTPS is an in-depth, nationally 
representative survey of first through twelfth grade public school 
teachers, principals, and schools. Kindergarten teachers in schools 
with at least a first grade are also surveyed. NTPS utilizes core 
content and a series of rotating modules to allow timely collection of 
important education trends as well as trend analysis. Topics covered 
include characteristics of teachers, principals, schools, teacher 
training opportunities, retention, retirement, hiring, and shortages. 
Preliminary activities for NTPS 2017-18, namely: (a) Contacting and 
seeking research approvals from public school districts with an 
established research approval process (``special contact districts''), 
(b) notifying districts that their school(s) have been selected for 
NTPS 2017-18, and (c) notifying sampled schools of their selection for 
the survey and verifying their mailing addresses, were approved in 
November 2016 (OMB #1850-0598 v.16). This request is to conduct NTPS 
2017-18, including all of its recruitment and data collection 
activities. Because of the overlap in time, this request also carries 
over the burden and materials for the approved preliminary activities.

    Dated: January 31, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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for licensing by the Department of the SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
Navy (DoN). The following patent Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is response to this notice will be
application is available for licensing: proposing a revision of an existing considered public records.
U.S. Patent Application No. 14/978,040 information collection. Title of Collection: 2017–18 National
entitled ‘‘Mixed Odor Delivery Device DATES: Interested persons are invited to Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS
(MODD)’’, Navy Case No. 103,340 and submit comments on or before April 4, 2017–18).
any continuations, divisionals or re- 2017. OMB Control Number: 1850–0598.
issues thereof. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A revision of an
ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the documents related to the information existing information collection.
invention cited should be directed to collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public:
the Naval Research Laboratory, Code use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals or Households.
1004, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW., searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
Washington, DC 20375–5320 and must 2017–ICCD–0007. Comments submitted Responses: 101,383.
include the Navy Case number. in response to this notice should be
Total Estimated Number of Annual
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. submitted electronically through the
Burden Hours: 46,749.
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Abstract: The National Teacher and
Technology Transfer Office, 4555 Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted
Overlook Avenue SW., Washington, DC Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. biennially by the National Center for
20375–5320, telephone 202–767–3083 Education Statistics (NCES), is a system
or email: techtran@research.nrl.navy.mil Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after of related questionnaires that provides
or use courier delivery to expedite descriptive data on the context of
response. the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for elementary and secondary education.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DoN information or comments submitted by Redesigned from the Schools and
intends to move expeditiously to license postal mail or delivery should be Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on
this invention. Potential licensees are addressed to the Director of the flexibility, timeliness, and integration
required to submit a license application Information Collection Clearance with other ED data, the NTPS system
and commercialization plan. The Division, U.S. Department of Education, allows for school, principal, and teacher
license application is available online 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room characteristics to be analyzed in relation
at: https://www.nrl.navy.mil/ 224–84, Washington, DC 20202–4537. to one another. NTPS is an in-depth,
techtransfer/for-inventors-and-industry/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
nationally representative survey of first
license-agreements. Commercialization specific questions related to collection through twelfth grade public school
plans and completed applications must activities, please contact NCES teachers, principals, and schools.
be submitted to NRL for evaluation by Information Collections at Kindergarten teachers in schools with at
March 15, 2017, with final negotiations NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. least a first grade are also surveyed.
and awards occurring during the NTPS utilizes core content and a series
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
months of March–May, 2017. The DoN, of rotating modules to allow timely
Department of Education (ED), in
in its decisions concerning the granting collection of important education trends
accordance with the Paperwork
of licenses, will give special as well as trend analysis. Topics
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
consideration to small business firms covered include characteristics of
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
and consortia involving small business teachers, principals, schools, teacher
public and Federal agencies with an
firms. The DoN intends to ensure that training opportunities, retention,
opportunity to comment on proposed,
its licensed invention is commercialized retirement, hiring, and shortages.
revised, and continuing collections of
throughout the United States. Preliminary activities for NTPS 2017–
information. This helps the Department
(Authority: 35 U.S.C. 207, 37 CFR Part 404.)
18, namely: (a) Contacting and seeking
assess the impact of its information
research approvals from public school
Dated: January 30, 2017. collection requirements and minimize
districts with an established research
A.M. Nichols, the public’s reporting burden. It also
approval process (‘‘special contact
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate
helps the public understand the
districts’’), (b) notifying districts that
General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Department’s information collection
their school(s) have been selected for
Liaison Officer. requirements and provide the requested
NTPS 2017–18, and (c) notifying
[FR Doc. 2017–02295 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is
sampled schools of their selection for
soliciting comments on the proposed
BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P the survey and verifying their mailing
information collection request (ICR) that
addresses, were approved in November
is described below. The Department of
2016 (OMB #1850–0598 v.16). This
Education is especially interested in
request is to conduct NTPS 2017–18,
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the
including all of its recruitment and data
following issues: (1) Is this collection
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necessary to the proper functions of the
overlap in time, this request also carries
Department; (2) will this information be
Agency Information Collection over the burden and materials for the
processed and used in a timely manner;
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Activities; Comment Request; 2017–18 approved preliminary activities.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
National Teacher and Principal Survey (4) how might the Department enhance Dated: January 31, 2017.
(NTPS 2017–18) the quality, utility, and clarity of the Kate Mullan,
AGENCY: National Center for Education information to be collected; and (5) how Acting Director, Information Collection
Statistics (NCES), Department of might the Department minimize the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
burden of this collection on the Officer, Office of Management.
Education (ED).
respondents, including through the use [FR Doc. 2017–02279 Filed 2–2–17; 8:45 am]
ACTION: Notice.
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Collection		Federal Register
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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 April 4, 2017.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 9205