83 FR 47143 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High School and Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20) Base-Year Field Test Sampling and Recruitment

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-20216

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

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0096]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High 
School and Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20) Base-Year Field Test Sampling and 
Recruitment

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 
November 19, 2018.

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-2018-ICCD-
0096. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, 
Washington, DC 20202-0023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or 
email [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: High School and Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20) Base-
Year Field Test Sampling and Recruitment.
    OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,836.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,721.
    Abstract: The High School and Beyond 2020 study (HS&B:20) will be 
the sixth in a series of longitudinal studies at the high school level 
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 
within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department 
of Education. HS&B:20 will follow a nationally-representative sample of 
ninth grade students from the start of high school in the fall of 2020 
to the spring of 2024 when most will be in twelfth grade. The study 
sample will be freshened in 2024 to create a nationally representative 
sample of twelfth-graders. A high school transcript collection and 
additional follow-up data collections beyond high school are also 
planned. The NCES secondary longitudinal studies examine issues such as 
students' readiness for high school; the risk factors associated with 
dropping out of high school; high school completion; the transition 
into postsecondary education and access/choice of institution; the 
shift from school to work; and the pipeline into science, technology, 
engineering, and mathematics (STEM). They inform education policy by 
tracking long-term trends and elucidating relationships among student, 
family, and school characteristics and experiences. HS&B:20 will follow 
the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017/18 (MGLS:2017) which 
followed the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort of 
2011 (ECLS-K:2011), thereby allowing for the study of all transitions 
from elementary school through high school and into higher education 
and/or the workforce. HS&B:20 will include surveys of students, 
parents, students' math teachers, counselors, and administrators. 
Students will also receive assessments in mathematics and reading, and 
be given a 2-minute vision test and a 10-minute hearing test. This 
request is to conduct, beginning in January 2019, state, school 
district, school, and parent recruitment activities, including 
collection of student rosters and selection of the base-year field test 
sample in preparation for the HS&B:20 base-year field test, scheduled 
to take place in the fall of 2019. Approval for the base-year field 
test data collection and base-year full-scale sampling and recruitment 
activities will be requested in a separate submission in early 2019.

    Dated: September 13, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Randy Silvis—Assistant Inspector postal mail or delivery should be representative sample of ninth grade
General for Investigations (Field addressed to the Director of the students from the start of high school in
Divisions). Information Collection Clearance the fall of 2020 to the spring of 2024
George Jakabcin—Chief Information Division, U.S. Department of Education, when most will be in twelfth grade. The
Officer. 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, study sample will be freshened in 2024
Danny Verneuille—Assistant Washington, DC 20202–0023. to create a nationally representative
Inspector General for Audit (Security FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For sample of twelfth-graders. A high school
and Information Technology Services). specific questions related to collection transcript collection and additional
Matthew Weir—Assistant Inspector activities, please contact Kashka follow-up data collections beyond high
General for Audit (Compliance and Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 or email school are also planned. The NCES
Enforcement Operations). NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. secondary longitudinal studies examine
Department of Veterans Affairs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The issues such as students’ readiness for
Department of Education (ED), in high school; the risk factors associated
Phone Number: (202) 461–4720
accordance with the Paperwork with dropping out of high school; high
CIGIE Liaison—Jennifer Geldhof (202) Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. school completion; the transition into
461–4677 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general postsecondary education and access/
Roy Fredrikson—Deputy Counselor to public and Federal agencies with an choice of institution; the shift from
the Inspector General. opportunity to comment on proposed, school to work; and the pipeline into
Brent Arronte—Deputy Assistant revised, and continuing collections of science, technology, engineering, and
Inspector General for Audits and information. This helps the Department mathematics (STEM). They inform
Evaluations. assess the impact of its information
education policy by tracking long-term
John D. Daigh—Assistant Inspector collection requirements and minimize
trends and elucidating relationships
General for Healthcare Inspections. the public’s reporting burden. It also
among student, family, and school
helps the public understand the
Dated: September 12, 2018. characteristics and experiences.
Department’s information collection
Mark D. Jones, HS&B:20 will follow the Middle Grades
requirements and provide the requested
Executive Director. data in the desired format. ED is Longitudinal Study of 2017/18
[FR Doc. 2018–20243 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] soliciting comments on the proposed (MGLS:2017) which followed the Early
BILLING CODE 6820–C9–P information collection request (ICR) that Childhood Longitudinal Study,
is described below. The Department of Kindergarten Cohort of 2011 (ECLS–
Education is especially interested in K:2011), thereby allowing for the study
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION public comment addressing the of all transitions from elementary school
following issues: (1) Is this collection through high school and into higher
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necessary to the proper functions of the education and/or the workforce.
Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be HS&B:20 will include surveys of
Activities; Comment Request; High processed and used in a timely manner; students, parents, students’ math
School and Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20) (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; teachers, counselors, and
Base-Year Field Test Sampling and (4) how might the Department enhance administrators. Students will also
Recruitment the quality, utility, and clarity of the receive assessments in mathematics and
information to be collected; and (5) how reading, and be given a 2-minute vision
AGENCY: National Center for Education might the Department minimize the test and a 10-minute hearing test. This
Statistics (NCES), Department of burden of this collection on the request is to conduct, beginning in
Education (ED). respondents, including through the use January 2019, state, school district,
ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note school, and parent recruitment
that written comments received in activities, including collection of
SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is student rosters and selection of the base-
considered public records.
proposing a new information collection. year field test sample in preparation for
Title of Collection: High School and
DATES: Interested persons are invited to the HS&B:20 base-year field test,
Beyond 2020 (HS&B:20) Base-Year Field
submit comments on or before Test Sampling and Recruitment. scheduled to take place in the fall of
November 19, 2018. OMB Control Number: 1850—NEW. 2019. Approval for the base-year field
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A new information test data collection and base-year full-
documents related to the information collection. scale sampling and recruitment
collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: activities will be requested in a separate
use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals or Households. submission in early 2019.
searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual Dated: September 13, 2018.
2018–ICCD–0096. Comments submitted Responses: 4,836. Kate Mullan,
in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual
submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 2,721. Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The High School and
Officer, Office of Management.
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Beyond 2020 study (HS&B:20) will be
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[FR Doc. 2018–20216 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
Docket ID number or via postal mail, the sixth in a series of longitudinal
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Please note that comments submitted by conducted by the National Center for
fax or email and those submitted after Education Statistics (NCES), within the
the comment period will not be Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of
accepted. Written requests for the U.S. Department of Education.
information or comments submitted by HS&B:20 will follow a nationally-

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
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Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or email [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 47143