83 FR 5087 - Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 24 (February 5, 2018)

The Secretary announces tests, test forms, and delivery formats that the Secretary determines to be suitable for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS).

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 5087]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02237]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Tests Determined To Be Suitable 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 announces tests, test forms, and delivery 
formats that the Secretary determines to be suitable for use in the 
National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay LeMaster, Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 11-152, 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: On January 14, 2008, we published in the 
Federal Register final regulations for 34 CFR part 462, Measuring 
Educational Gain in the National Reporting System for Adult Education 
(NRS regulations) (73 FR 2306). The NRS regulations established the 
process the Secretary uses to determine the suitability of tests for 
use in the NRS by States and local eligible providers. We annually 
publish in the Federal Register and post on the internet at 
www.nrsweb.org a list of the names of tests and the educational 
functioning levels the tests are suitable to measure in the NRS as 
required by Sec.  462.12(c)(2).
    On December 13, 2016, the Secretary published in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 89920) an annual notice of tests determined to be 
suitable for use in the NRS (December 2016 notice). In the December 
2016 notice, the Secretary extended the approved periods for all 12 of 
the tests listed in the notice through February 2, 2019.
    On September 7, 2017, the Secretary published in the Federal 
Register (82 FR 42339) an annual notice of tests determined to be 
suitable for use in the NRS (September 2017 notice). In the September 
2017 notice, the Secretary announced a new test and test forms that 
were determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with 
Sec.  462.13.
    In addition to the tests identified in the December 2016 and 
September 2017 notices as determined to be suitable for use in the NRS 
through February 2, 2019, and September 7, 2024, respectively, the 
Secretary now announces another test and test forms that have been 
determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with Sec.  
462.13. This test measures the NRS educational functioning levels for 
Literacy/English Language Arts at all Adult Basic Education (ABE) 
levels, as described in Appendix A of Measures and Methods for the 
National Reporting System for Adult Education (OMB Control Number: 
1830-0027).

Approved Tests, Forms, and Approved Periods

    Adult education programs must use only the approved forms and 
computer-based delivery formats for the tests published in this 
document. If a particular test form or computer delivery format is not 
explicitly specified for a test in the December 2016 notice, the 
September 2017 notice, or in this notice, it is not approved for use in 
the NRS.

Test Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the NRS for a Seven-Year 
Period From the Date of Publication of This Notice

    The Secretary has determined that the following test is suitable 
for use in Literacy/English Language Arts at all ABE levels of the NRS 
for a period of seven years from the date of publication of this 
notice:
    Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Reading GOALS 
Series. Forms 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, and 908 are approved 
for use on paper and through a computer-based delivery format. 
Publisher: CASAS, 5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 
92123-4339. Telephone: (800) 255-1036. Internet: www.casas.org/.

Revocation of Tests

    Under certain circumstances, the Secretary may revoke the 
determination that a test is suitable (see Sec.  462.12(e)). If the 
Secretary revokes the determination of suitability, the Secretary 
announces through the Federal Register and posts on the internet at 
www.nrsweb.org a notice of that revocation, along with the date by 
which States and local eligible providers must stop using the revoked 
test.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (such as braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.

    Dated: January 31, 2018.
Michael E. Wooten,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-02237 Filed 2-2-18; 8:45 am]
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