Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education, 8322 [2019-04152]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04152]



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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). This notice 
relates to the approved information collections under OMB control 
numbers 1830-0027 and 1830-0567.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 11-152, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-7240. Telephone: (202) 245-6218. Email: 
John.LeMaster@ed.gov.
    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, and as amended on August 19, 2016, 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 2305, Jan. 14, 2008, as 
amended at 81 FR 55552, Aug. 19, 2016). 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 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.
    On February 5, 2018, the Secretary published in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 5087) an annual notice of tests determined to be 
suitable for use in the NRS (February 2018 notice). In the February 
2018 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.
    On September 21, 2018, the Secretary published in the Federal 
Register (83 FR 47910) an annual notice of tests determined to be 
suitable for use in the NRS (September 2018 notice). In the September 
2018 notice, the Secretary announced a list of English as a Second 
Language (ESL) tests and test forms determined to be suitable for use 
in the NRS and approved the tests and test forms for an additional 
period through February 2, 2021. The Secretary also announced a list of 
tests with NRS approvals expiring on February 2, 2019, which States and 
local providers may continue to use during a sunset period ending on 
June 30, 2019.
    In this notice, the Secretary announces a new test and test forms 
that have also been determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in 
accordance with Sec.  [thinsp]462.13. This test measures the NRS 
educational functioning levels for Mathematics 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). This test and its test forms are approved 
for a period of 3 years from the publication date of this notice. A 3-
year approval is issued with a set of conditions that must be met by 
the completion of the 3-year time period. If these conditions are met, 
the test would be approved for continued use in the NRS.
    Adult education programs must use only the forms and computer-based 
delivery formats for the test approved in this document. If a 
particular test form or computer delivery format is not explicitly 
specified for a test in this notice or in the September 2017, February 
2018, or September 2018 notices, it is not approved for use in the NRS.

Test Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the NRS for A 3-Year Period 
From The Publication Date of This Notice

    The Secretary has determined that the following test is suitable 
for use in Mathematics at all ABE levels of the NRS for a period of 3 
years from the publication date of this notice:
    (1) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Math 
GOALS Series. Forms 900, 913, 914, 917, and 918 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.
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under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.

    Dated: March 4, 2019.
Scott Stump,
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2019-04152 Filed 3-6-19; 8:45 am]
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