[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 243 (Monday, December 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 79352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31800]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.


ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection 
requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 
mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of 
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. 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.

    Dated: December 14, 2010.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Education Longitudinal Study (ELS) 2002 Third 
Follow-up 2011 Field Test.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0652.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annual.
    Affected Public: Individuals or household.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,964.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 875.
    Abstract: The Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 is a nationally 
representative study of two high school grade cohorts (spring 2002 
tenth-graders and spring 2004 twelfth-graders) comprising over 16,000 
sample members. The study focuses on achievement growth in mathematics 
in the high school years and its correlates, the family and school 
social context of secondary education, transitions from high school to 
postsecondary education and/or the labor market, and experiences during 
the postsecondary years. Major topics covered for the postsecondary 
years include postsecondary education access, choice, and persistence; 
baccalaureate and sub-baccalaureate attainment; the work experiences of 
the non-college-bound; and other markers of adult status such as family 
formation, civic participation and other young adult life course 
developments. Data collections took place in 2002, 2004, 2006 (two 
years out of high school), and now will take place in 2012, when most 
sample members are around 26 years of age. This submission requests 
OMB's approval for the third follow-up 2011 field test and a 60-day 
Federal Register waiver for the 2012 full scale clearance.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse 
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4460. When 
you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically 
mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify 
the complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number 
when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

[FR Doc. 2010-31800 Filed 12-17-10; 8:45 am]
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