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Tests Determined To Be Suitable for
Use in the National Reporting System
for Adult Education
Office of Career, Technical, and
Adult Education, Department of
Education.
AGENCY:
Notice; restated tests
determined to be suitable for use in the
National Reporting System for Adult
Education.
ACTION:
On October 21, 2021, the
Department of Education (Department)
published in the Federal Register a
notice announcing tests, test forms, and
delivery formats that the Secretary
determines to be suitable for use in the
National Reporting System for Adult
Education (NRS notice). To address
formatting issues arising in the
publication of the NRS notice, the Office
of the Federal Register published a
correction on November 15, 2021. To
ensure that the NRS notice is available
to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand
format, in this notice we restate the text
of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of the NRS notice with the
corrected formatting. Other than to
correct the formatting, we have not
made any changes to the content of the
NRS notice. This notice relates to the
approved information collections under
OMB control numbers 1830–0027 and
1830–0567.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: On October 21, 2021, the
Department published the NRS notice in
the Federal Register (86 FR 58258). To
address formatting issues arising in the
publication of the NRS notice, the Office
of the Federal Register published a
correction in the Federal Register on
November 15, 2021 (86 FR 63007). To
ensure that the NRS notice is available
to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand
format, in this notice we restate the text
of the NRS notice with the corrected
formatting. Other than to correct the
formatting, we have not made any
changes to the content of the NRS
notice.
For clarity, when we reference the
2021 NRS notice in the future, we will
refer to this notice in lieu of the Federal
Register notices published on October
21, 2021 (86 FR 58258) and November
15, 2021 (86 FR 63007). The restated
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
the NRS notice is below.
Restated Text of the NRS Notice:
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, January 14, 2008, as
amended at 81 FR 55552, August 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 August 7, 2020, the Secretary
published in the Federal Register (85
FR 47952) an annual notice
consolidating information from previous
notices that announced tests determined
to be suitable for use in the NRS, in
accordance with § 462.13 (August 2020
notice). Also, in the August 2020 notice,
the Secretary announced that ESL tests
and test forms approved for an extended
period through February 2, 2021, are
approved for an additional extended
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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 took this action with
respect to the previously approved tests
and test forms, due to the Department’s
desire to minimize potential disruption
in access to new tests for its grantees
caused by the Novel Coronavirus
Disease (COVID–19).
In this notice, the Secretary publishes
the same list of approved tests and test
forms as was published in the August
2020 notice.
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 computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher:
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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 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 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.
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(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
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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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; restated tests determined to be suitable for use in the
National Reporting System for Adult Education.
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SUMMARY: On October 21, 2021, the Department of Education (Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice announcing tests, test
forms, and delivery formats that the Secretary determines to be
suitable for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education
(NRS notice). To address formatting issues arising in the publication
of the NRS notice, the Office of the Federal Register published a
correction on November 15, 2021. To ensure that the NRS notice is
available to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand format, in this
notice we restate the text of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
the NRS notice with the corrected formatting. Other than to correct the
formatting, we have not made any changes to the content of the NRS
notice. This notice relates to the approved information collections
under OMB control numbers 1830-0027 and 1830-0567.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 10-223, 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:
Background: On October 21, 2021, the Department published the NRS
notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 58258). To address formatting
issues arising in the publication of the NRS notice, the Office of the
Federal Register published a correction in the Federal Register on
November 15, 2021 (86 FR 63007). To ensure that the NRS notice is
available to stakeholders in an easy-to-understand format, in this
notice we restate the text of the NRS notice with the corrected
formatting. Other than to correct the formatting, we have not made any
changes to the content of the NRS notice.
For clarity, when we reference the 2021 NRS notice in the future,
we will refer to this notice in lieu of the Federal Register notices
published on October 21, 2021 (86 FR 58258) and November 15, 2021 (86
FR 63007). The restated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the NRS
notice is below.
Restated Text of the NRS Notice:
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, January 14, 2008, as
amended at 81 FR 55552, August 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 August 7, 2020, the Secretary published in the Federal Register
(85 FR 47952) an annual notice consolidating information from previous
notices that announced tests determined to be suitable for use in the
NRS, in accordance with Sec. 462.13 (August 2020 notice). Also, in the
August 2020 notice, the Secretary announced 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 took this action with respect to the previously
approved tests and test forms, due to the Department's desire to
minimize potential disruption in access to new tests for its grantees
caused by the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
In this notice, the Secretary publishes the same list of approved
tests and test forms as was published in the August 2020 notice.
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 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 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.
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(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 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: 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.
Program 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. 2021-26360 Filed 12-3-21; 8:45 am]
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