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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
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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.
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 § 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
§ 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 also determined to be suitable
for use in the NRS, in accordance with
§ 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. The Secretary’s previous approval
of these ESL tests and test forms was set
to expire on February 2, 2019, but the
Secretary approved their use for an
additional period of time through
February 2, 2021. The Secretary also
announced the extended approval of
tests that were originally approved for
States and local providers to use in the
NRS through February 2, 2019. These
tests were approved for use during a
sunset period ending on June 30, 2019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On March 7, 2019, the Secretary
published in the Federal Register (84
FR 8322) an annual notice of tests
determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS (March 2019 notice). In the March
2019 notice, the Secretary announced a
new test and test forms that were also
determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS, in accordance with § 462.13.
On May 2, 2019, the Secretary
published in the Federal Register (84
FR 18830) an annual notice of tests
determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS (May 2019 notice). In the May 2019
notice, the Secretary announced new
tests that were determined to be suitable
for use in the NRS, in accordance with
§ 462.13.
In this notice, the Secretary
consolidates the information from the
September 2017, February 2018,
September 2018, March 2019, and May
2019 notices that announced tests
determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS, in accordance with § 462.13. Also,
in this notice, the Secretary announces
that ESL tests and test forms approved
for an extended period through
February 2, 2021, are approved for an
additional extended period through
February 2, 2023, and that an Adult
Basic Education (ABE) test and test
forms previously approved for a threeyear period through March 7, 2021, are
approved for an extended period
through March 7, 2023.
The Secretary is taking this action
with respect to the previously approved
tests and test forms, due to the
Department’s desire to minimize
disruption for its grantees caused by the
Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19).
Adult education programs must use
only the forms and computer-based
delivery formats for the tests approved
in this notice. If a particular test form or
computer delivery format is not
explicitly specified for a test in this
notice, it is not approved for use in the
NRS.
TESTS DETERMINED TO BE
SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE NRS FOR
A SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD FROM THE
PUBLICATION DATE OF THE
ORIGINAL NOTICE IN WHICH THEY
WERE ANNOUNCED:
The Secretary has determined that the
following test is suitable for use in
Literacy/English Language Arts and
Mathematics at all ABE levels of the
NRS until September 7, 2024:
(1) Tests of Adult Basic Education
(TABE 11/12). Forms 11 and 12 are
approved for use on paper and through
a computer-based delivery format.
Publisher: Data Recognition
Corporation—CTB, 13490 Bass Lake
Road, Maple Grove, MN 55311.
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Telephone: 800–538–9547. Internet:
www.ctb.com/.
The Secretary has determined that the
following test is suitable for use in
Literacy/English Language Arts at all
ABE levels of the NRS until February 5,
2025:
(1) 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/.
The Secretary has determined that the
following tests are suitable for use at
ABE levels 2 through 6 of the NRS until
May 2, 2026:
(1) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency
Test—College and Career Readiness
(MAPT–CCR) for Reading. This test is
approved for use through a computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher:
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
and University of Massachusetts
Amherst, College of Education, N110,
Furcolo Hall, 813 North Pleasant Street,
Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413)
545–0564. Internet: www.doe.mass.edu/
acls/assessment/.
(2) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency
Test—College and Career Readiness
(MAPT–CCR) for Mathematics. This test
is approved for use through a computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher:
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
and University of Massachusetts
Amherst, College of Education, N110,
Furcolo Hall, 813 North Pleasant Street,
Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413)
545–0564. Internet: www.doe.mass.edu/
acls/assessment/.
TEST DETERMINED TO BE
SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE NRS FOR
A THREE-YEAR PERIOD FROM THE
PUBLICATION DATE OF THE
ORIGINAL NOTICE IN WHICH IT WAS
ANNOUNCED AND NOW APPROVED
FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
THROUGH MARCH 7, 2023:
The Secretary has determined that the
following test is suitable for use in
Mathematics at all ABE levels of the
NRS until March 7, 2023:
(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/.
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ESL TESTS PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD THROUGH FEBRUARY 2,
2021, AND NOW APPROVED FOR AN
ADDITIONAL EXTENDED PERIOD
THROUGH FEBRUARY 2, 2023:
The Secretary has determined that the
following tests are suitable for use at all
ESL levels of the NRS until February 2,
2023:
(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST)
Literacy. Forms B, C, and D are
approved for use on paper. Publisher:
Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646
40th Street NW, Washington, DC 20016–
1859. Telephone: (202) 362–0700.
Internet: www.cal.org.
(2) Basic English Skills Test (BEST)
Plus 2.0. Forms D, E, and F are approved
for use on paper and through the
computer-adaptive delivery format.
Publisher: Center for Applied
Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20016–1859.
Telephone: (202) 362–0700. Internet:
www.cal.org.
(3) Comprehensive Adult Student
Assessment Systems (CASAS) Life and
Work Listening Assessments (LW
Listening). Forms 981L, 982L, 983L,
984L, 985L, and 986L are approved for
use on paper and through the computerbased delivery format. Publisher:
CASAS, 5151 Murphy Canyon Road,
Suite 220, San Diego, CA 92123–4339.
Telephone: (800) 255–1036. Internet:
www.casas.org.
(4) Comprehensive Adult Student
Assessment Systems (CASAS) Reading
Assessments (Life and Work, Life Skills,
Reading for Citizenship, Reading for
Language Arts—Secondary Level).
Forms 27, 28, 81, 82, 81X, 82X, 83, 84,
85, 86, 185, 186, 187, 188, 310, 311, 513,
514, 951, 952, 951X, and 952X of this
test are approved for use on paper and
through the 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.
(5) Tests of Adult Basic Education
Complete Language Assessment SystemEnglish (TABE/CLAS–E). Forms A and B
are approved for use on paper and
through a computer-based delivery
format. Publisher: Data Recognition
Corporation—CTB, 13490 Bass Lake
Road, Maple Grove, MN 55311.
Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet:
www.tabetest.com.
REVOCATION OF TESTS:
Under certain circumstances, the
Secretary may revoke the determination
that a test is suitable (see § 462.12(e)). If
the Secretary revokes the determination
of suitability, the Secretary announces
the revocation, as well as the date by
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which States and local eligible
providers must stop using the revoked
test, through a notice published in the
Federal Register and posted on the
internet at www.nrsweb.org.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.
Scott Stump,
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and
Adult Education.
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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:
[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, 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 also 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. The Secretary's previous approval of these ESL tests and
test forms was set to expire on February 2, 2019, but the Secretary
approved their use for an additional period of time through February 2,
2021. The Secretary also announced the extended approval of tests that
were originally approved for States and local providers to use in the
NRS through February 2, 2019. These tests were approved for use during
a sunset period ending on June 30, 2019.
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On March 7, 2019, the Secretary published in the Federal Register
(84 FR 8322) an annual notice of tests determined to be suitable for
use in the NRS (March 2019 notice). In the March 2019 notice, the
Secretary announced a new test and test forms that were also determined
to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with Sec. 462.13.
On May 2, 2019, the Secretary published in the Federal Register (84
FR 18830) an annual notice of tests determined to be suitable for use
in the NRS (May 2019 notice). In the May 2019 notice, the Secretary
announced new tests that were determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS, in accordance with Sec. 462.13.
In this notice, the Secretary consolidates the information from the
September 2017, February 2018, September 2018, March 2019, and May 2019
notices that announced tests determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS, in accordance with Sec. 462.13. Also, in this notice, the
Secretary announces that ESL tests and test forms approved for an
extended period through February 2, 2021, are approved for an
additional extended period through February 2, 2023, and that an Adult
Basic Education (ABE) test and test forms previously approved for a
three-year period through March 7, 2021, are approved for an extended
period through March 7, 2023.
The Secretary is taking this action with respect to the previously
approved tests and test forms, due to the Department's desire to
minimize disruption for its grantees caused by the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID-19).
Adult education programs must use only the forms and computer-based
delivery formats for the tests approved in this notice. If a particular
test form or computer delivery format is not explicitly specified for a
test in this notice, it is not approved for use in the NRS.
TESTS DETERMINED TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE NRS FOR A SEVEN-YEAR
PERIOD FROM THE PUBLICATION DATE OF THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IN WHICH THEY
WERE ANNOUNCED:
The Secretary has determined that the following test is suitable
for use in Literacy/English Language Arts and Mathematics at all ABE
levels of the NRS until September 7, 2024:
(1) Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE 11/12). Forms 11 and 12
are approved for use on paper and through a computer-based delivery
format. Publisher: Data Recognition Corporation--CTB, 13490 Bass Lake
Road, Maple Grove, MN 55311. Telephone: 800-538-9547. Internet:
www.ctb.com/.
The Secretary has determined that the following test is suitable
for use in Literacy/English Language Arts at all ABE levels of the NRS
until February 5, 2025:
(1) 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/.
The Secretary has determined that the following tests are suitable
for use at ABE levels 2 through 6 of the NRS until May 2, 2026:
(1) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Test--College and Career
Readiness (MAPT-CCR) for Reading. This test is approved for use through
a computer-adaptive delivery format. Publisher: Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and University of
Massachusetts Amherst, College of Education, N110, Furcolo Hall, 813
North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413) 545-0564.
Internet: www.doe.mass.edu/acls/assessment/.
(2) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Test--College and Career
Readiness (MAPT-CCR) for Mathematics. This test is approved for use
through a computer-adaptive delivery format. Publisher: Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and University of
Massachusetts Amherst, College of Education, N110, Furcolo Hall, 813
North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413) 545-0564.
Internet: www.doe.mass.edu/acls/assessment/.
TEST DETERMINED TO BE SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE NRS FOR A THREE-YEAR
PERIOD FROM THE PUBLICATION DATE OF THE ORIGINAL NOTICE IN WHICH IT WAS
ANNOUNCED AND NOW APPROVED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD THROUGH MARCH 7,
2023:
The Secretary has determined that the following test is suitable
for use in Mathematics at all ABE levels of the NRS until March 7,
2023:
(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/.
ESL TESTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD THROUGH
FEBRUARY 2, 2021, AND NOW APPROVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXTENDED PERIOD
THROUGH FEBRUARY 2, 2023:
The Secretary has determined that the following tests are suitable
for use at all ESL levels of the NRS until February 2, 2023:
(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST) Literacy. Forms B, C, and D
are approved for use on paper. Publisher: Center for Applied
Linguistics, 4646 40th Street NW, Washington, DC 20016-1859. Telephone:
(202) 362-0700. Internet: www.cal.org.
(2) Basic English Skills Test (BEST) Plus 2.0. Forms D, E, and F
are approved for use on paper and through the computer-adaptive
delivery format. Publisher: Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20016-1859. Telephone: (202) 362-0700.
Internet: www.cal.org.
(3) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) Life and
Work Listening Assessments (LW Listening). Forms 981L, 982L, 983L,
984L, 985L, and 986L are approved for use on paper and through the
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.
(4) Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) Reading
Assessments (Life and Work, Life Skills, Reading for Citizenship,
Reading for Language Arts--Secondary Level). Forms 27, 28, 81, 82, 81X,
82X, 83, 84, 85, 86, 185, 186, 187, 188, 310, 311, 513, 514, 951, 952,
951X, and 952X of this test are approved for use on paper and through
the 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.
(5) Tests of Adult Basic Education Complete Language Assessment
System-English (TABE/CLAS-E). Forms A and B are approved for use on
paper and through a computer-based delivery format. Publisher: Data
Recognition Corporation--CTB, 13490 Bass Lake Road, Maple Grove, MN
55311. Telephone: (800) 538-9547. Internet: www.tabetest.com.
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 the revocation, as well as the date by
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which States and local eligible providers must stop using the revoked
test, through a notice published in the Federal Register and posted on
the internet at www.nrsweb.org.
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.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. 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 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.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.
Scott Stump,
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2020-17301 Filed 8-6-20; 8:45 am]
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