[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20634-20635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8876]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management, 
invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 13, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to [email protected] with a cc: to 
[email protected]. 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 the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: April 8, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Information 
Management and Privacy Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title of Collection: Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study 
2008/12 (B&B:08/12) Field Test 2011.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0729.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,782.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 805.
    Abstract: This request for OMB approval is to conduct a second 
follow-up field test for the Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal 
Study of 2008/2012 (B&B:08/12), from June through October 2011. The 
primary purpose of the B&B series of studies is to describe the various 
paths of recent college graduates into employment and additional 
education. Baseline data for the B&B:08 cohort were collected as part 
of the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:08). The first 
follow-up interview (B&B:08/09) collected information from respondents 
one year after they received their bachelor's degree; the second 
follow-up (B&B:08/12) will collect data four years after bachelor's 
degree receipt. Interview data will be supplemented with a variety of 
administrative data sources, including the Central Processing System, 
the National Student Loan Data System, and the National Student 
Clearinghouse. This request also requests a waiver of the 60-day 
Federal Register notice for the full-scale data collection package. 
Full-scale data collection will take place from July 2012 through March 
2013.
    Copies of the information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by

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selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on 
link number 4416. 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 the Internet address [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. 2011-8876 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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