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Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), the Department of
Education (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records
entitled ‘‘National Longitudinal
Transitions Study—2012’’ (18–13–27).
The National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance at
the Department’s Institute of Education
Sciences (IES) commissioned this study
as part of the congressionally mandated
national assessment of Individuals with
Disability Education Act (IDEA). It will
be conducted under a contract that IES
awarded in September 2010.
The central research questions that
the study will address are: How do the
characteristics, courses of study, receipt
of services and accommodations, school
experiences, and key outcomes for
transition-age students with an
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
differ from transition-age students with
a plan that provides accommodations
under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973 (Section 504 Plan) and from
transition-age students without a
Section 504 Plan or an IEP? How have
these facets changed over time for
students with IEPs?
The system will contain records from
500 school districts on approximately
15,000 students and their parents,
15,000 teachers, and 2,000 principals.
DATES: The Department seeks comment
on the new system of records described
in this notice, in accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act. We
must receive your comments on the
proposed routine uses for the system of
records referenced in this notice on or
before May 29, 2012.
The Department filed a report
describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and
the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on April 24, 2012. This system
of records will become effective at the
later date of—(1) The expiration of the
40-day period for OMB review on June
4, 2012, unless OMB waives 10 days of
SUMMARY:
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the 40-day review period for compelling
reasons shown by the Department, or
(2) May 29, 2012, unless the system of
records needs to be changed as a result
of public comment or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
this new system of records to Dr.
Audrey Pendleton, Associate
Commissioner, Evaluation Division,
National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
Telephone: (202) 208–7078. If you
prefer to send comments through the
Internet, use the following address:
comments@ed.gov.
You must include the term ‘‘National
Longitudinal Transitions Study—2012’’
in the subject line of the electronic
message.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all comments about
this notice at the U.S. Department of
Education in room 502D, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday
through Friday of each week except
Federal holidays.
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Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request we will provide an
appropriate accommodation or auxiliary
aid to an individual with a disability
who needs assistance to review the
comments or other documents in the
public rulemaking record for this notice.
If you want to schedule an appointment
for this type of accommodation or
auxiliary aid, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Audrey Pendleton. Telephone: (202)
208–7078. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request
to the contact person listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
requires the Department to publish in
the Federal Register this notice of a new
system of records maintained by the
Department. The Department’s
regulations implementing the Privacy
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Act are contained in part 5b of title 34
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR).
The Privacy Act applies to any record
about an individual that is maintained
in a system of records from which
individually identifying information is
retrieved by a unique identifier
associated with each individual, such as
a name or Social Security number. The
information about each individual is
called a ‘‘record,’’ and the system,
whether manual or computer-based, is
called a ‘‘system of records.’’
The Privacy Act requires each agency
to publish a notice of a system of
records in the Federal Register and to
prepare and send a report to OMB
whenever the agency publishes a new
system of records or makes a significant
change to an established system of
records. Each agency is also required to
send copies of the report to the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform.
These reports are included to permit an
evaluation of the probable effect of the
proposal on the privacy rights of
individuals.
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Dated: April 24, 2012.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education, publishes a notice of a new
system of records to read as follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18–13–27.
25153
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
(1) Evaluation Division, National
Center for Education Evaluation and
Regional Assistance, Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
(2) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.,
600 Alexander Park, Princeton, NJ
08540–6346 (contractor).
(3) Decision Information Resources,
Inc., 2600 Southwest Freeway, Suite
900, Houston, TX 77098–4610
(subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The system will contain records from
500 districts on approximately 15,000
students and their parents, 15,000
teachers, and 2,000 principals.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records includes
individually identifying information
about the students who agree to
participate. This information includes
name, birth date, and contact
information; demographic information
such as race, ethnicity, gender, age, and
educational background; information on
accommodations and services received;
information on attendance and
disciplinary incidences; information on
employment history and postsecondary
institution attended; and scores on
reading and mathematics achievement
tests. The system of records also
includes students’ school transcripts. It
is also our intention to include in this
system of records students’ Social
Security numbers (SSNs). In order to
ensure that the information on the
students’ employment and earnings can
be obtained, the students’ SSNs are
needed because other methods (i.e., selfreporting) have proven to be infeasible.
This method will place a low burden on
students and be of low cost to the
Federal government. The system of
records will also include individually
identifying information about the
parents and teachers of participating
students, including name and contact
information; demographic information
such as race and ethnicity; and teaching
experience. The system of records will
also include the name and contact
information of principals of
participating students and information
that they provide about the school’s
programs, policies, and environment.
SYSTEM NAME:
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
National Longitudinal Transitions
Study—2012.
The study is authorized under Part D,
Subpart 2, Section 664 of the
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PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the
records maintained in this system will
be used to describe the characteristics
of, receipt of services by, and outcomes
of transition-age students. The study
will address the following research
questions:
Describe Transition-Age Students
With an Individualized Education Plan
(IEP)
What are the personal, family, and
school characteristics of this group?
What are their courses of study,
services and accommodations received
to support learning, and preparation for
transition? What barriers and challenges
do they encounter?
What are the key academic, social,
and economic outcomes in school and
after leaving school for youth with
disabilities?
How do services received, courses of
study, barriers, and outcomes vary for
subgroups defined by the nature of the
student’s disability, age, sex, race/
ethnicity, or characteristics of the
student’s school or community?
How do academic, social, and
economic outcomes for students with
disabilities vary by their course of study
and receipt of services and
accommodations, accounting for
preexisting youth characteristics?
Compare Current Transition-Age
Students With an IEP to Their Peers in
Prior Cohorts
How do the receipt of services and
accommodations and the outcomes of
the current cohort of special education
students differ from those of previous
cohorts of special education students?
Compare Transition-Age Students
With an IEP to Their Peers Who Do Not
Have an IEP
What are the characteristics, school
and transition experiences, and
postsecondary outcomes of students
with a plan that provides
accommodations under Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section
504 Plan)?
How do characteristics, courses of
study, receipt of services and
accommodations, and key outcomes for
transition-age students with an IEP
differ from transition-age students with
a Section 504 Plan and from transitionage students with no Section 504 Plan
and no IEP?
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The Department of Education
(Department) may disclose information
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contained in a record in this system of
records under the routine uses listed in
this system of records without the
consent of the individual if the
disclosure is compatible with the
purposes for which the record was
collected. These disclosures may be
made on a case-by-case basis or, if the
Department has complied with the
computer matching requirements of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), under a computer
matching agreement. Any disclosure of
individually identifiable information
from a record in this system must also
comply with the requirements of section
183 of the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9573)
providing for confidentiality standards
that apply to all collections, reporting,
and publication of data by IES.
(1) Contract Disclosure. If the
Department contracts with an entity for
the purposes of performing any function
that requires disclosure of records in
this system to employees of the
contractor, the Department may disclose
the records to those employees. Before
entering into such a contract, the
Department shall require the contractor
to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as
required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with
respect to the records in the system.
(2) Federal Agency Disclosure. The
Department may disclose records from
this system of records to another Federal
agency for the purposes of allowing that
agency to provide assistance to the
Department with the evaluation of a
federally supported education program.
Under the requirements of the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA), 20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR
part 99, the Department will enter into
an interagency agreement with the other
Federal agency designating that agency
as the Department’s authorized
representative before disclosing any
personally identifiable information from
any students’ education records to that
Federal agency. Under the terms of such
an interagency agreement, the Federal
agency will not be permitted to
redisclose any personally identifiable
information obtained from students’
education records, and will be required
to destroy any personally identifiable
information from students’ education
records when no longer needed for the
purposes of the evaluation as well as to
maintain safeguards to protect the
confidentiality of any personally
identifiable information disclosed.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department maintains records on
CD–ROM, and the contractor
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.) and
sub-contractor (Decision Information
Resources, Inc.) maintain data for this
system on computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed
and retrieved by a number assigned to
each individual that is cross-referenced
by the individual’s name on a separate
list.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the
Department’s site and to the site of the
Department’s contractor and
subcontractor, where this system of
records is maintained, is controlled and
monitored by security personnel. The
computer system employed by the
Department offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and
circumvention. This security system
limits data access to Department and
contract staff on a need-to-know basis,
and controls individual users’ ability to
access and alter records within the
system. The contractor and
subcontractor will establish a similar set
of procedures at its site to ensure
confidentiality of data. The contractor’s
and subcontractor’s systems are
required to ensure that information
identifying individuals is in files
physically separated from other research
data. The contractor and subcontractor
will maintain security of the complete
set of all master data files and
documentation. Access to individually
identifying data will be strictly
controlled. All data will be kept in
locked file cabinets during nonworking
hours, and work on hardcopy data will
take place in a single room, except for
data entry. Physical security of
electronic data will also be maintained.
Security features that protect project
data include: password-protected
accounts that authorize users to use the
contractor’s system but to access only
specific network directories and
network software; user rights and
directory and file attributes that limit
those who can use particular directories
and files and determine how they can
use them; and additional security
features that the network administrators
will establish for projects as needed.
The contractor’s and subcontractor’s
employees who ‘‘maintain’’ (collect,
maintain, use, or disseminate) data in
this system shall comply with the
requirements of the confidentiality
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RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
standards in section 183 of the ESRA
(20 U.S.C. 9573).
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed
of in accordance with the Department’s
Records Disposition Schedules
(ED/RDS, Part 3, Item 2b and Part 3,
Item 5a).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Associate Commissioner, Evaluation
Division, National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
ACTION:
This system contains records on
students, their parents, teachers, and
principals participating in the National
Longitudinal Transitions Study 2012.
Data will be obtained through student
records maintained by the school
districts, assessments administered to
students, and surveys of students, their
parents, teachers, and principals.
Information on principals will be
obtained from publicly available
information and information that they
submit in response to surveys about
their schools’ programs, policies, and
environment
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the systems
manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of regulations at 34 CFR
5b.5, including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to your
record in the system of records, contact
the system manager. Your request must
meet the requirements of regulations at
34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, contact the system manager.
Your request must meet the
requirements of the regulations at 34
CFR 5b.7, including proof of identity.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
FE Docket Nos. 12–16–NG; 12–19–NG; 12–
20–LNG; 12–22–NG; 12–23–NG; 12–31–NG;
12–28–NG]
Atlantic Power Energy Services (US)
LLC; White Eagle Trading, LLC;
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.;
West Texas Gas, Inc.; National Fuel
Resources, Inc.; Iberdrola Canada
Energy Services, Ltd.; Enserco Energy,
LLC; Notice of Orders Granting
Authority To Import and Export Natural
Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas During
March 2012
Notice of orders.
The Office of Fossil Energy
(FE) of the Department of Energy gives
notice that during March 2012, it issued
Orders granting authority to import and
export natural gas and liquefied natural
gas. These Orders are summarized in the
attached appendix and may be found on
the FE Web site at https://
www.fossil.energy.gov/programs/
gasregulation/authorizations/Orders2012.html. They are also available for
inspection and copying in the Office of
Fossil Energy, Office of Natural Gas
Regulatory Activities, Docket Room
3E–033, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9478.
The Docket Room is open between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUMMARY:
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19,
2012.
John A. Anderson,
Manager, Natural Gas Regulatory Activities,
Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and
Supply, Office of Fossil Energy.
Appendix
Office of Fossil Energy,
Department of Energy (DOE).
AGENCY:
DOE/FE ORDERS GRANTING IMPORT/EXPORT AUTHORIZATIONS ISSUED IN MARCH 2012
Date issued
FE Docket No.
Authorization holder
Description of action
03/06/12 .............
12–16–NG .........
03/06/12 .............
03/14/12 .............
12–19–NG .........
12–20–LNG .......
Atlantic Power Energy Services
(US) LLC.
White Eagle Trading, LLC. ...........
Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc
03/14/12 .............
03/14/12 .............
12–22–NG .........
12–23–NG .........
West Texas Gas, Inc. ...................
National Fuel Resources, Inc. ......
03/27/12 .............
12–31–NG .........
03/30/12 .............
12–28–NG .........
Iberdrola Canada Energy Services, Ltd.
Enserco Energy, LLC. ..................
Order granting blanket authority to import/export
Canada and vacating Order No. 2762.
Order granting blanket authority to export natural
Order granting blanket authority to import LNG
national sources by vessel.
Order granting blanket authority to export natural
Order granting blanket authority to import/export
Canada.
Order granting blanket authority to import/export
Canada.
Order granting blanket authority to import/export
Canada/Mexico and vacating Order No. 2773.
gas to Mexico.
from various intergas to Mexico.
natural gas from/to
natural gas from/to
natural gas from/to
Notice of open teleconference.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
ACTION:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
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SUMMARY:
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Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
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teleconference call of the State Energy
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records--National Longitudinal
Transitions Study--2012
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records entitled ``National Longitudinal
Transitions Study--2012'' (18-13-27). The National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance at the Department's Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) commissioned this study as part of the
congressionally mandated national assessment of Individuals with
Disability Education Act (IDEA). It will be conducted under a contract
that IES awarded in September 2010.
The central research questions that the study will address are: How
do the characteristics, courses of study, receipt of services and
accommodations, school experiences, and key outcomes for transition-age
students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) differ from
transition-age students with a plan that provides accommodations under
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504 Plan) and
from transition-age students without a Section 504 Plan or an IEP? How
have these facets changed over time for students with IEPs?
The system will contain records from 500 school districts on
approximately 15,000 students and their parents, 15,000 teachers, and
2,000 principals.
DATES: The Department seeks comment on the new system of records
described in this notice, in accordance with the requirements of the
Privacy Act. We must receive your comments on the proposed routine uses
for the system of records referenced in this notice on or before May
29, 2012.
The Department filed a report describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Chair of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) on April 24, 2012. This system of records will become
effective at the later date of--(1) The expiration of the 40-day period
for OMB review on June 4, 2012, unless OMB waives 10 days of
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the 40-day review period for compelling reasons shown by the
Department, or (2) May 29, 2012, unless the system of records needs to
be changed as a result of public comment or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about this new system of records to Dr.
Audrey Pendleton, Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National
Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., room 502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078.
If you prefer to send comments through the Internet, use the following
address: comments@ed.gov.
You must include the term ``National Longitudinal Transitions
Study--2012'' in the subject line of the electronic message.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all comments
about this notice at the U.S. Department of Education in room 502D, 555
New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week except
Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking
Record
On request we will provide an appropriate accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance
to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking
record for this notice. If you want to schedule an appointment for this
type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Audrey Pendleton. Telephone: (202)
208-7078. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD),
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact
disc) on request to the contact person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires the Department to publish
in the Federal Register this notice of a new system of records
maintained by the Department. The Department's regulations implementing
the Privacy Act are contained in part 5b of title 34 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR).
The Privacy Act applies to any record about an individual that is
maintained in a system of records from which individually identifying
information is retrieved by a unique identifier associated with each
individual, such as a name or Social Security number. The information
about each individual is called a ``record,'' and the system, whether
manual or computer-based, is called a ``system of records.''
The Privacy Act requires each agency to publish a notice of a
system of records in the Federal Register and to prepare and send a
report to OMB whenever the agency publishes a new system of records or
makes a significant change to an established system of records. Each
agency is also required to send copies of the report to the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and
the Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
These reports are included to permit an evaluation of the probable
effect of the proposal on the privacy rights of individuals.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: April 24, 2012.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Director of the
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
publishes a notice of a new system of records to read as follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18-13-27.
SYSTEM NAME:
National Longitudinal Transitions Study--2012.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
(1) Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation
and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208-0001.
(2) Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 600 Alexander Park,
Princeton, NJ 08540-6346 (contractor).
(3) Decision Information Resources, Inc., 2600 Southwest Freeway,
Suite 900, Houston, TX 77098-4610 (subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system will contain records from 500 districts on approximately
15,000 students and their parents, 15,000 teachers, and 2,000
principals.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records includes individually identifying information
about the students who agree to participate. This information includes
name, birth date, and contact information; demographic information such
as race, ethnicity, gender, age, and educational background;
information on accommodations and services received; information on
attendance and disciplinary incidences; information on employment
history and postsecondary institution attended; and scores on reading
and mathematics achievement tests. The system of records also includes
students' school transcripts. It is also our intention to include in
this system of records students' Social Security numbers (SSNs). In
order to ensure that the information on the students' employment and
earnings can be obtained, the students' SSNs are needed because other
methods (i.e., self-reporting) have proven to be infeasible. This
method will place a low burden on students and be of low cost to the
Federal government. The system of records will also include
individually identifying information about the parents and teachers of
participating students, including name and contact information;
demographic information such as race and ethnicity; and teaching
experience. The system of records will also include the name and
contact information of principals of participating students and
information that they provide about the school's programs, policies,
and environment.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under Part D, Subpart 2, Section 664 of the
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Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1464.
PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the records maintained in this system
will be used to describe the characteristics of, receipt of services
by, and outcomes of transition-age students. The study will address the
following research questions:
Describe Transition-Age Students With an Individualized Education
Plan (IEP)
What are the personal, family, and school characteristics of this
group?
What are their courses of study, services and accommodations
received to support learning, and preparation for transition? What
barriers and challenges do they encounter?
What are the key academic, social, and economic outcomes in school
and after leaving school for youth with disabilities?
How do services received, courses of study, barriers, and outcomes
vary for subgroups defined by the nature of the student's disability,
age, sex, race/ethnicity, or characteristics of the student's school or
community?
How do academic, social, and economic outcomes for students with
disabilities vary by their course of study and receipt of services and
accommodations, accounting for preexisting youth characteristics?
Compare Current Transition-Age Students With an IEP to Their Peers
in Prior Cohorts
How do the receipt of services and accommodations and the outcomes
of the current cohort of special education students differ from those
of previous cohorts of special education students?
Compare Transition-Age Students With an IEP to Their Peers Who Do
Not Have an IEP
What are the characteristics, school and transition experiences,
and postsecondary outcomes of students with a plan that provides
accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Section 504 Plan)?
How do characteristics, courses of study, receipt of services and
accommodations, and key outcomes for transition-age students with an
IEP differ from transition-age students with a Section 504 Plan and
from transition-age students with no Section 504 Plan and no IEP?
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The Department of Education (Department) may disclose information
contained in a record in this system of records under the routine uses
listed in this system of records without the consent of the individual
if the disclosure is compatible with the purposes for which the record
was collected. These disclosures may be made on a case-by-case basis
or, if the Department has complied with the computer matching
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act),
under a computer matching agreement. Any disclosure of individually
identifiable information from a record in this system must also comply
with the requirements of section 183 of the Education Sciences Reform
Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9573) providing for confidentiality
standards that apply to all collections, reporting, and publication of
data by IES.
(1) Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity
for the purposes of performing any function that requires disclosure of
records in this system to employees of the contractor, the Department
may disclose the records to those employees. Before entering into such
a contract, the Department shall require the contractor to maintain
Privacy Act safeguards as required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with respect
to the records in the system.
(2) Federal Agency Disclosure. The Department may disclose records
from this system of records to another Federal agency for the purposes
of allowing that agency to provide assistance to the Department with
the evaluation of a federally supported education program. Under the
requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),
20 U.S.C. 1232g and 34 CFR part 99, the Department will enter into an
interagency agreement with the other Federal agency designating that
agency as the Department's authorized representative before disclosing
any personally identifiable information from any students' education
records to that Federal agency. Under the terms of such an interagency
agreement, the Federal agency will not be permitted to redisclose any
personally identifiable information obtained from students' education
records, and will be required to destroy any personally identifiable
information from students' education records when no longer needed for
the purposes of the evaluation as well as to maintain safeguards to
protect the confidentiality of any personally identifiable information
disclosed.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
Not applicable to this system notice.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department maintains records on CD-ROM, and the contractor
(Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.) and sub-contractor (Decision
Information Resources, Inc.) maintain data for this system on computers
and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed and retrieved by a number
assigned to each individual that is cross-referenced by the
individual's name on a separate list.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the Department's site and to the site of the
Department's contractor and subcontractor, where this system of records
is maintained, is controlled and monitored by security personnel. The
computer system employed by the Department offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and circumvention. This security system limits
data access to Department and contract staff on a need-to-know basis,
and controls individual users' ability to access and alter records
within the system. The contractor and subcontractor will establish a
similar set of procedures at its site to ensure confidentiality of
data. The contractor's and subcontractor's systems are required to
ensure that information identifying individuals is in files physically
separated from other research data. The contractor and subcontractor
will maintain security of the complete set of all master data files and
documentation. Access to individually identifying data will be strictly
controlled. All data will be kept in locked file cabinets during
nonworking hours, and work on hardcopy data will take place in a single
room, except for data entry. Physical security of electronic data will
also be maintained. Security features that protect project data
include: password-protected accounts that authorize users to use the
contractor's system but to access only specific network directories and
network software; user rights and directory and file attributes that
limit those who can use particular directories and files and determine
how they can use them; and additional security features that the
network administrators will establish for projects as needed. The
contractor's and subcontractor's employees who ``maintain'' (collect,
maintain, use, or disseminate) data in this system shall comply with
the requirements of the confidentiality
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standards in section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573).
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with the
Department's Records Disposition Schedules (ED/RDS, Part 3, Item 2b and
Part 3, Item 5a).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room
502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a record exists regarding you in
the system of records, contact the systems manager. Your request must
meet the requirements of regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of
identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to your record in the system of records,
contact the system manager. Your request must meet the requirements of
regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system manager. Your request must meet
the requirements of the regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7, including proof of
identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system contains records on students, their parents, teachers,
and principals participating in the National Longitudinal Transitions
Study 2012. Data will be obtained through student records maintained by
the school districts, assessments administered to students, and surveys
of students, their parents, teachers, and principals. Information on
principals will be obtained from publicly available information and
information that they submit in response to surveys about their
schools' programs, policies, and environment
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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