Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education, 47303 [2021-18213]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 24, 2021 / Notices the Secretary of Defense shall establish a patient care error reporting and management system to study occurrences of errors in patient care and that one purpose of the system should be to ‘‘identify systemic factors that are associated with such occurrences’’ and ‘‘to provide for action to be taken to correct the identified systemic factors’’ (Sec. 754, items b2 and b3). In addition, the legislation states that the Secretary shall ‘‘continue research and development investments to improve communication, coordination, and team work in the provision of health care’’. (Sec. 754, item d4). In its ongoing response to this legislation and in support of its mission to ‘‘promote a culture of safety to eliminate preventable patient harm by engaging, educating and equipping patient-care teams to institutionalize evidence-based safe practices,’’ the DoD Patient Safety Program plans to field the Department of Defense Patient Safety Culture Survey. The Culture Survey is based on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s validated survey instrument. The survey obtains MHS staff opinions on patient safety issues such as teamwork, communications, medical error occurrence and response, error reporting, and overall perceptions of patient safety. Affected Public: Federal Government, Individuals or Households. Annual Burden Hours: 1,251.2. Number of Respondents: 7,820. Responses per Respondent: 1. Annual Responses: 7,820. Average Burden per Response: 0.16 hours. Frequency: As required. Dated: August 17, 2021. Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2021–18132 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The Secretary of Education invites publishers to submit tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) and announces the SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Aug 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 date by which publishers must submit these tests. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1830–0567. DATES: Deadline for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your application by email to NRS@air.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 11152, 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: The Department’s regulations for Measuring Educational Gain in the National Reporting System for Adult Education, 34 CFR part 462 (NRS regulations), include the procedures for determining the suitability of tests for use in the NRS. There is a review process that will begin on October 1, 2021. Only tests submitted by the due date will be reviewed in that review cycle. If a publisher submits a test after October 1, 2021, the test will not be reviewed until the review cycle that begins on October 1, 2022. Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order for the Secretary to consider a test suitable for use in the NRS, the test must meet the criteria and requirements established in 34 CFR 462.13. Submission Requirements: (a) In preparing your application, you must comply with the requirements in 34 CFR 462.11. (b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, the deadline for transmittal of applications in this fiscal year is October 1, 2021. (c) You must retain a copy of your sent email message and the email attachments as proof that you submitted your application by 11:59 p.m. local time on October 1, 2021. (d) We do not consider applications submitted after the application deadline date to be timely for the October 1, 2021, review cycle. If an application is submitted after the October 1, 2021, deadline date, the application will be considered timely for the October 1, 2022, deadline date. Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will provide the PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47303 requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format (RTF) or text format (TXT), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc or other accessible format. 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. Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292. Jennifer Mishory, Chief of Staff, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education. [FR Doc. 2021–18213 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0084] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Federal Perkins/NDSL Loan Assignment Form Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension without change of a currently approved collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before September 23, 2021. 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 information collection request by selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 47303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18213]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of 
Suitability 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 of Education invites publishers to submit tests 
for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for 
Adult Education (NRS) and announces the date by which publishers must 
submit these tests. This notice relates to the approved information 
collection under OMB control number 1830-0567.

DATES: Deadline for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your application by email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 11152, 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: The Department's regulations for Measuring 
Educational Gain in the National Reporting System for Adult Education, 
34 CFR part 462 (NRS regulations), include the procedures for 
determining the suitability of tests for use in the NRS.
    There is a review process that will begin on October 1, 2021. Only 
tests submitted by the due date will be reviewed in that review cycle. 
If a publisher submits a test after October 1, 2021, the test will not 
be reviewed until the review cycle that begins on October 1, 2022.
    Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order for the Secretary to consider 
a test suitable for use in the NRS, the test must meet the criteria and 
requirements established in 34 CFR 462.13.
    Submission Requirements:
    (a) In preparing your application, you must comply with the 
requirements in 34 CFR 462.11.
    (b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, the deadline for transmittal 
of applications in this fiscal year is October 1, 2021.
    (c) You must retain a copy of your sent email message and the email 
attachments as proof that you submitted your application by 11:59 p.m. 
local time on October 1, 2021.
    (d) We do not consider applications submitted after the application 
deadline date to be timely for the October 1, 2021, review cycle. If an 
application is submitted after the October 1, 2021, deadline date, the 
application will be considered timely for the October 1, 2022, deadline 
date.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will 
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich 
Text Format (RTF) or text format (TXT), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, 
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc or other accessible 
format.
    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.
    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.

Jennifer Mishory,
Chief of Staff, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and 
Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-18213 Filed 8-23-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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