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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: Evaluation of the
Innovative Assessment Demonstration
Authority Pilot Program-Survey Data
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 762.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 375.
Abstract: This study will meet the
Congressional mandate to evaluate the
Innovative Assessment Demonstration
Authority Pilot Program (IADA). The
program (Title I, Section 1204 of the
Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA)
allows the U.S. Department of
Education to exempt a handful of states
from certain testing requirements if they
agree to pilot new types of assessments.
The study will produce a ‘‘Progress
Report’’ and a ‘‘Best Practices Report,’’
as mandated by Congress. The Progress
Report will be based on existing
documents from pilot states. The
subsequent Best Practices Report will
add, via surveys, the perspectives of
district leaders, principals, and teachers
on the development, implementation,
and outcomes of IADA assessments.
These reports will help the Department
appropriately target its technical
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assistance to tackle the largest barriers
to adequate progress in pilot states and
provide a valuable guide for other states
that may want to develop a new
assessment in the future.
Dated: August 28, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0038]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request; High
School and Beyond 2021 (HS&B:21)
Base-Year Full-Scale Study Data
Collection
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 to an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection request by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6437.
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
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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: High School and
Beyond 2021 (HS&B:21) Base-Year FullScale Study Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0944.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 121,952.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 50,361.
Abstract: The High School and
Beyond 2021 study (HS&B:21) will be
the sixth in a series of longitudinal
studies at the high school level
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), within the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of
the U.S. Department of Education.
HS&B:21 will follow a nationally
representative sample of ninth grade
students from the start of high school in
the fall of 2021 to the spring of 2024
when most will be in twelfth grade. A
field test will be conducted one year
prior to the full-scale study. The study
sample will be freshened in 2024 to
create a nationally representative
sample of twelfth-grade students. A high
school transcript collection and
additional follow-up data collections
beyond high school are also planned.
In preparation for the HS&B:21 BaseYear Full-Scale study (BYFS),
scheduled to take place in the fall of
2021, the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approved (OMB #1850–
0944 v.1–5) a request to conduct the
HS&B:21 Base-Year Field Test (BYFT)
and the BYFS sampling and state,
school district, school, and parent
recruitment activities, both of which
began in the fall of 2019. These
activities include collecting student
rosters and selecting the BYFS sample.
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BYFT activities ended in December
2019.
The study initially planned to
conduct its BYFS data collection in the
fall of 2020 and published all materials
for a 60D review in February 2020. Due
to the COVID–19 pandemic, it was
decided to postpone this collection for
one year and pause the review after the
60D period was completed in April
2020. OMB provided approval to adjust
the schedule in June 2020 (OMB #1850–
0944 v.6). This submission for 30D
review is to request approval for the Fall
2021 BYFS study data collection. A
document describing all changes
between the documents presented in the
60D review and those presented in the
30D review is attached to this package.
Part A of this submission presents
information on the basic design of
HS&B:21. Part B discusses the statistical
methods employed. Part C presents
justification for the questionnaire
content. Appendix A provides the
communication materials to be used
during state, school district, school, and
parent BYFS recruitment and data
collection activities. Appendix B
provides the full-scale data collection
instruments. The primary contractor to
NCES for this study is RTI International
(Contract #919900–18–R0018).
Dated: August 28, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0143]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Study of
Financial Aid Supports for GEAR UP
Students
Institute for Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 2, 2020.
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–
2020–SCC–0143. Comments submitted
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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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. 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 Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Daphne Garcia,
202–245–6592.
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: Study of Financial
Aid Supports for GEAR UP Students.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
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Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 42.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 95.
Abstract: This is a congressionallymandated evaluation of the scholarship
component of the Gaining Early
Awareness and Readiness for
Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
program. Established in the 1998 Higher
Education Act (HEA), GEAR UP
provides competitive, multi-year grants
to states and local partnerships to
prepare students attending high-poverty
middle and high schools for college
enrollment and success. State grantees
must use at least half of their funds to
provide college scholarships to GEAR
UP students, unless they receive a
waiver from the U.S. Department of
Education (ED).
How GEAR UP grantees provide
scholarships to support students’
enrollment and persistence in college is
of interest for several reasons. First, this
component distinguishes GEAR UP
from other federal college access
programs that serve primarily lowincome students or those from high
need schools. Second, the 2008 HEA
reauthorization gave state grantees
flexibility in how they implement and
fund the scholarships. While program
statute requires states to set aside at
least half of their GEAR UP funds to
provide scholarships (states that do are
referred to as ‘‘set-aside states’’), states
may be granted a waiver to devote all of
their GEAR UP funds to other activities
(referred to as ‘‘waiver states’’) if they
can ensure that GEAR UP students have
access to alternative scholarship
funds—such as those that are statefunded. The reauthorization also
changed other aspects of the scholarship
component, such as the minimum
amount and which students must be
eligible to receive this financial aid.
The data collection for this study will
examine the scholarship practices of all
states that received a GEAR UP grant
since fiscal year 2011, the first year the
scholarship changes went into effect. ED
plans to use the study results to inform
program improvement, both current
efforts and in the future through the
upcoming reauthorization of the HEA.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-19420]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0038]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; High School and Beyond 2021 (HS&B:21) Base-Year Full-Scale
Study Data Collection
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 to an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6437.
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: High School and Beyond 2021 (HS&B:21) Base-
Year Full-Scale Study Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0944.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 121,952.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50,361.
Abstract: The High School and Beyond 2021 study (HS&B:21) will be
the sixth in a series of longitudinal studies at the high school level
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department
of Education. HS&B:21 will follow a nationally representative sample of
ninth grade students from the start of high school in the fall of 2021
to the spring of 2024 when most will be in twelfth grade. A field test
will be conducted one year prior to the full-scale study. The study
sample will be freshened in 2024 to create a nationally representative
sample of twelfth-grade students. A high school transcript collection
and additional follow-up data collections beyond high school are also
planned.
In preparation for the HS&B:21 Base-Year Full-Scale study (BYFS),
scheduled to take place in the fall of 2021, the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) approved (OMB #1850-0944 v.1-5) a request to conduct
the HS&B:21 Base-Year Field Test (BYFT) and the BYFS sampling and
state, school district, school, and parent recruitment activities, both
of which began in the fall of 2019. These activities include collecting
student rosters and selecting the BYFS sample.
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BYFT activities ended in December 2019.
The study initially planned to conduct its BYFS data collection in
the fall of 2020 and published all materials for a 60D review in
February 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided to postpone
this collection for one year and pause the review after the 60D period
was completed in April 2020. OMB provided approval to adjust the
schedule in June 2020 (OMB #1850-0944 v.6). This submission for 30D
review is to request approval for the Fall 2021 BYFS study data
collection. A document describing all changes between the documents
presented in the 60D review and those presented in the 30D review is
attached to this package.
Part A of this submission presents information on the basic design
of HS&B:21. Part B discusses the statistical methods employed. Part C
presents justification for the questionnaire content. Appendix A
provides the communication materials to be used during state, school
district, school, and parent BYFS recruitment and data collection
activities. Appendix B provides the full-scale data collection
instruments. The primary contractor to NCES for this study is RTI
International (Contract #919900-18-R0018).
Dated: August 28, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-19420 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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