83 FR 44265 - 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS: 20) Field Test Institution Contacting and Enrollment List Collection; Cancellation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 169 (August 30, 2018)

Page Range		44265-44265
FR Document		2018-18840

On July 3, 2018, the Department of Education (ED) published a 60 day comment period notice in the Federal Register with FR DOC #2018- 14441 (Page 31383, Column 2 and 3; Page 31384, Column 1 and 2) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, ``2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) Field Test Institution Contacting and Enrollment List Collection'' conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Department of Education would like to cancel that public comment period notice. NCES intends to conduct the NPSAS:20 full-scale study as planned from October 2019 to November 2020. In March 2019, NCES will publish a notice in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period followed by a 30-day comment period for NPSAS:20 Full-Scale Institution Contacting and Enrollment List Collection clearance request. The NPSAS:20 full-scale study will use methods and survey items that have already been used in previous cycles of NPSAS. In addition, NCES is developing a cognitive testing plan that will allow pre-testing of a subset of questions from the planned NPSAS:20 student interview. NCES expects to submit a clearance request for these cognitive testing activities by July 2019. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management, hereby issues a cancellation notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0072]


2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS: 20) 
Field Test Institution Contacting and Enrollment List Collection; 
Cancellation

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice of cancellation.

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SUMMARY: On July 3, 2018, the Department of Education (ED) published a 
60 day comment period notice in the Federal Register with FR DOC #2018-
14441 (Page 31383, Column 2 and 3; Page 31384, Column 1 and 2) seeking 
public comment for an information collection entitled, ``2019-20 
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) Field Test 
Institution Contacting and Enrollment List Collection'' conducted by 
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Department of 
Education would like to cancel that public comment period notice. NCES 
intends to conduct the NPSAS:20 full-scale study as planned from 
October 2019 to November 2020. In March 2019, NCES will publish a 
notice in the Federal Register for a 60-day public comment period 
followed by a 30-day comment period for NPSAS:20 Full-Scale Institution 
Contacting and Enrollment List Collection clearance request.
    The NPSAS:20 full-scale study will use methods and survey items 
that have already been used in previous cycles of NPSAS. In addition, 
NCES is developing a cognitive testing plan that will allow pre-testing 
of a subset of questions from the planned NPSAS:20 student interview. 
NCES expects to submit a clearance request for these cognitive testing 
activities by July 2019.
    The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management, hereby 
issues a cancellation notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995.

    Dated: August 27, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-18840 Filed 8-29-18; 8:45 am]
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not filed by electronic means as Priority Mail Express® service of the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
prescribed by the Director of the U.S. Postal Service in accordance with
USPTO. An application filed by the 37 CFR 1.10, the filing date of the [Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0072]
alternative electronic filing means application will be the date on which
prescribed by this notice during a the application is received at the 2019–20 National Postsecondary
designated significant unplanned USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Student Aid Study (NPSAS: 20) Field
electronic business system outage will Virginia. See 37 CFR 1.6. In addition, a Test Institution Contacting and
be treated as an application filed by copy of the application must be filed via Enrollment List Collection;
electronic means for purposes of section EFS-Web (or Patent Center 4) no later Cancellation
10(h) of the Leahy-Smith America than: (1) One month from the date a
Invents Act (and by the USPTO’s AGENCY: National Center for Education
filing receipt 5 is first issued for the
electronic filing system for purposes of Statistics (NCES), Department of
application, and be accompanied by a
37 CFR 1.16(t) and 1.445(a)(1)(ii)). Thus,
request for refund, if the non-electronic Education (ED).
the non-electronic filing fee set forth in
37 CFR 1.16(t) and 1.445(a)(1)(ii) is not filing fee has been paid; or (2) the ACTION: Notice of cancellation.
required for an application filed by the expiration of the period for reply to a
alternative electronic filing means notice requiring payment of the non- SUMMARY: On July 3, 2018, the
prescribed by this notice during a electronic filing fee (e.g., a notice to file Department of Education (ED) published
designated significant unplanned missing parts under 37 CFR 1.53(f)) if a 60 day comment period notice in the
electronic business system outage. The the non-electronic filing fee has not Federal Register with FR DOC #2018–
application will also be treated as being been paid. 14441 (Page 31383, Column 2 and 3;
filed by the USPTO’s electronic filing The copy of the application filed via Page 31384, Column 1 and 2) seeking
system for purposes of calculation of the EFS-Web (or Patent Center) must be public comment for an information
application size fee set forth in 37 CFR accompanied by a statement that it is a collection entitled, ‘‘2019–20 National
1.52(f)(2) and the reduced basic filing true copy of the original application as Postsecondary Student Aid Study
fee for small entities who file in filed by the alternative filing method (NPSAS:20) Field Test Institution
compliance with the USPTO’s during the designated significant Contacting and Enrollment List
electronic filing system (37 CFR 1.16(a)). unplanned electronic business system Collection’’ conducted by the National
The application, however, will not be outage. The copy of the application also
treated as being filed by the USPTO’s Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
must be filed via EFS-Web (or Patent The Department of Education would
electronic filing system for purposes of
Center) as a follow-on paper in the like to cancel that public comment
the electronic filing discount in the
international filing fee (PCT Rule 15 and application, and not as a new period notice. NCES intends to conduct
37 CFR 1.445(b)).1 application. If the copy of the the NPSAS:20 full-scale study as
The alternative electronic filing application is filed via EFS-Web (or planned from October 2019 to
means during designated significant Patent Center) as a new application, the November 2020. In March 2019, NCES
unplanned electronic business system copy will be treated as a new will publish a notice in the Federal
outages is as follows: The applicant application, and the application filed by Register for a 60-day public comment
must file the patent application during an alternative filing method will not be period followed by a 30-day comment
a designated significant unplanned treated as an application filed by the period for NPSAS:20 Full-Scale
electronic business system outage by an prescribed alternative electronic filing Institution Contacting and Enrollment
alternative filing method permitted by means. The copy of the application List Collection clearance request.
37 CFR 1.6, such as by the Priority Mail should not be filed until applicant has The NPSAS:20 full-scale study will
Express® service of the U.S. Postal received either a filing receipt or other use methods and survey items that have
Service under 37 CFR 1.10 or hand USPTO notice identifying the already been used in previous cycles of
delivery 2 to the USPTO. See MPEP application number assigned to the
§ 502.05; see also Legal Framework for NPSAS. In addition, NCES is
application. developing a cognitive testing plan that
Electronic Filing System—Web (EFS-
Dated: August 27, 2018. will allow pre-testing of a subset of
Web), 74 FR 55200, 55204 (Oct. 27,
2009).3 Applicants are reminded that Andrei Iancu, questions from the planned NPSAS:20
unless an application is filed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual student interview. NCES expects to
Property and Director of the United States submit a clearance request for these
1 The USPTO has no authority to treat an Patent and Trademark Office. cognitive testing activities by July 2019.
international application filed by the alternative [FR Doc. 2018–18897 Filed 8–29–18; 8:45 am]
electronic filing means prescribed by this notice as
The Acting Director, Information
having been filed in the electronic format BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Collection Clearance Division, Office of
prescribed by the Administrative Instructions under the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of
the PCT for the electronic filing discount in the Management, hereby issues a
international filing fee or to waive the international
filing fee. 4 Patent Center is a new patent electronic filing cancellation notice as required by the
2 New patent applications hand carried to the and management system that is in development, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
USPTO must be delivered to the Customer Service and which will replace EFS-Web and the Patent
Window in the Randolph Building, 401 Dulany Dated: August 27, 2018.
Application Information and Retrieval (PAIR)
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1

Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (MPEP section system. Further information concerning Patent Kate Mullan,
501). Center is available on the USPTO’s internet website
3 Applicants are reminded that applications filed
Acting Director, Information Collection
at https://www.uspto.gov/patent/initiatives/about- Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
under 37 CFR 1.53 (except a design continued
patent-center. Officer, Office of Management.
prosecution application (CPA) under 37 CFR
5 The term ‘‘filing receipt’’ as used in this notice
1.53(d)), PCT international applications, and [FR Doc. 2018–18840 Filed 8–29–18; 8:45 am]
international design applications cannot be also includes a Notification of the International
Application Number and of the International Filing BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
submitted by facsimile transmission. See 37 CFR
1.6(d). Date (PCT/RO/105) in a PCT application.

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FR Citation		83 FR 44265