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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0055]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
International Early Learning Study
(IELS) 2018 Field Test Data Collection
and Main Study Recruitment
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 August
17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2017–ICCD–0055. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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
216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact NCES
Information Collections at
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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
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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: International Early
Learning Study (IELS) 2018 Field Test
Data Collection and Main Study
Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0936.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,309.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,563.
Abstract: The International Early
Learning Study (IELS), scheduled to be
conducted in 2018, is a new study
sponsored by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), an
intergovernmental organization of
industrialized countries. In the United
States, the IELS is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES). The IELS focuses on young
children and their cognitive and noncognitive skills and competencies as
they transition to primary school. The
IELS is designed to examine: Children’s
early learning and development in a
broad range of domains, including
social and cognitive skills; the
relationship between children’s early
learning and children’s participation in
early childhood education and care
(ECEC); the role of contextual factors,
including children’s individual
characteristics and their home
backgrounds and experiences, in
promoting young children’s growth and
development; and how early learning
varies across and within countries prior
to beginning, or in the early stages of
primary school. In 2018, in the
participating countries, including the
United States, the IELS will assess
nationally-representative samples of 5year-old children enrolled in public and
private schools that offer kindergarten
in the United States through direct and
indirect measures, and will collect
contextual data about their home
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learning environments, ECEC histories,
and demographic characteristics. The
IELS will measure young children’s
knowledge, skills, and competencies in
both cognitive and non-cognitive
domains, including language and
literacy, mathematics and numeracy,
executive function/self-regulation, and
social emotional skills. This assessment
will take place as children are
transitioning to primary school and will
provide data on how U.S. children
entering kindergarten compare with
their international peers on skills
deemed important for later success. To
prepare for the main study that will take
place in October–November 2018, the
IELS countries will conduct a field test
in the fall of 2017 to evaluate newly
developed assessment instruments and
questionnaires and to test the study
operations. The U.S. IELS field test data
collection will occur from November to
December, 2017, with respondent
recruitment beginning in early
September 2017. Recruitment activities
for the 2017 field test were approved in
April 2017 (OMB 1850–0936 v.1–2).
This request is to conduct 2017 IELS
field test data collection as well as
recruitment for the IELS 2018 main
study.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2017–ICCD–0065]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NCER–NPSAS Grant Study—
Connecting Students With Financial
Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions
on College Outcomes
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 August
17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
SUMMARY:
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collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2017–ICCD–0065. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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: NCER–NPSAS
Grant Study—Connecting Students with
Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on
College Outcomes.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0931.
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Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 52,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,534.
Abstract: In 2010, the National Center
for Education Research (NCER) and the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), both within the U.S.
Department of Education’s Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), began
collaborating on an education grant
opportunity related to the crosssectional National Postsecondary
Student Aid Study (NPSAS). NPSAS is
a large, nationally-representative sample
of postsecondary institutions and
students that contains student-level
records on student demographics and
family background, work experience,
expectations, receipt of financial aid,
and postsecondary enrollment (see
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/
about.asp; (OMB #1850–0666)). Since
1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3
to 4 years, most recently during the
2015–16 academic year. The goal of the
NCER–NPSAS grant opportunity
collaboration is to provide researchers
with the possibility of developing
unique research projects pertaining to
college persistence and completion that
utilize a subset of the NPSAS sample
that is not already set aside for one of
the NPSAS-based longitudinal studies
(BPS or B&B). Under the NCER–NPSAS
grant opportunity, researchers can
submit applications to the
Postsecondary and Adult Education
topic within the Education Research
Grants program (CFDA 84.305A), under
either the Exploration or Efficacy and
Replication research goal. Consistent
with these two goals, NCER supports
research projects using NPSAS to: (1)
Explore relationships between malleable
factors (e.g., information on benefits of
financial aid and FAFSA renewal) and
postsecondary persistence and
completion, as well as the mediators
and moderators of those relationships;
and (2) evaluate the efficacy of
interventions aimed at improving
persistence and completion of
postsecondary education (e.g., financial
aid and FAFSA renewal advice
delivered via text messaging).
Researchers approved for funding
through this program can obtain indirect
access to a subsample of the national
NPSAS sample (after the study’s student
interviews are completed) in order to
conduct unique research projects that
adhere to the guidelines set forth in the
Request for Applications (RFA) for the
Education Research Grants Program, as
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well as guidelines set forth by NCES and
the NPSAS program. The request to
conduct the ‘‘Connecting Students with
Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on
College Outcomes’’ study, funded by the
NCER–NPSAS grant and designed to
measure the effectiveness of an
intervention that will provide financial
aid information and reminders to
college students who were initially
interviewed as part of NPSAS:16 was
approved in January 2017 (OMB #1850–
0931 v.1). Cognitive interviews on the
survey items were conducted in March
2017 to examine whether college
students correctly understand the
question wording and whether their
answers get adequately captured in
multiple-choice questions of the survey
instrument to be administered after the
end of the intervention. The results of
cognitive testing were used to revise the
CSFA survey. This request is for
approval of these revisions for the
survey that will begin in August 2017.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0065]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NCER-NPSAS Grant Study--Connecting Students With Financial Aid
(CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on
College Outcomes
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
August 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information
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collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov
by searching the Docket ID number ED-2017-ICCD-0065. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://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
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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: NCER-NPSAS Grant Study--Connecting Students
with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the Effectiveness of FAFSA
Interventions on College Outcomes.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0931.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 52,300.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,534.
Abstract: In 2010, the National Center for Education Research
(NCER) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), both
within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), began collaborating on an education grant opportunity
related to the cross-sectional National Postsecondary Student Aid Study
(NPSAS). NPSAS is a large, nationally-representative sample of
postsecondary institutions and students that contains student-level
records on student demographics and family background, work experience,
expectations, receipt of financial aid, and postsecondary enrollment
(see https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/about.asp; (OMB #1850-0666)).
Since 1987, NPSAS has been fielded every 3 to 4 years, most recently
during the 2015-16 academic year. The goal of the NCER-NPSAS grant
opportunity collaboration is to provide researchers with the
possibility of developing unique research projects pertaining to
college persistence and completion that utilize a subset of the NPSAS
sample that is not already set aside for one of the NPSAS-based
longitudinal studies (BPS or B&B). Under the NCER-NPSAS grant
opportunity, researchers can submit applications to the Postsecondary
and Adult Education topic within the Education Research Grants program
(CFDA 84.305A), under either the Exploration or Efficacy and
Replication research goal. Consistent with these two goals, NCER
supports research projects using NPSAS to: (1) Explore relationships
between malleable factors (e.g., information on benefits of financial
aid and FAFSA renewal) and postsecondary persistence and completion, as
well as the mediators and moderators of those relationships; and (2)
evaluate the efficacy of interventions aimed at improving persistence
and completion of postsecondary education (e.g., financial aid and
FAFSA renewal advice delivered via text messaging). Researchers
approved for funding through this program can obtain indirect access to
a subsample of the national NPSAS sample (after the study's student
interviews are completed) in order to conduct unique research projects
that adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Request for Applications
(RFA) for the Education Research Grants Program, as well as guidelines
set forth by NCES and the NPSAS program. The request to conduct the
``Connecting Students with Financial Aid (CSFA) 2017: Testing the
Effectiveness of FAFSA Interventions on College Outcomes'' study,
funded by the NCER-NPSAS grant and designed to measure the
effectiveness of an intervention that will provide financial aid
information and reminders to college students who were initially
interviewed as part of NPSAS:16 was approved in January 2017 (OMB
#1850-0931 v.1). Cognitive interviews on the survey items were
conducted in March 2017 to examine whether college students correctly
understand the question wording and whether their answers get
adequately captured in multiple-choice questions of the survey
instrument to be administered after the end of the intervention. The
results of cognitive testing were used to revise the CSFA survey. This
request is for approval of these revisions for the survey that will
begin in August 2017.
Dated: July 13, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-15038 Filed 7-17-17; 8:45 am]
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