[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59665-59666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24844]


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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, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management 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 
October 27, 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: September 22, 2011.
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

National Center for Education Statistics

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: 2012 National Household Education Survey (NHES 
2012) Full Scale Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0768.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Once.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 147,773.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,132.

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    Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), 
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, collects 
data directly from households on early childhood care and education, 
children's readiness for school, parent perceptions of school safety 
and discipline, before- and after-school activities of school-age 
children, participation in adult and continuing education, parent 
involvement in education, school choice, homeschooling, and civic 
involvement. NHES surveys have been conducted approximately every other 
year from 1991 through 2007 using Random Digit Dial (RDD) sampling and 
telephone data collection from landline telephones. Each survey 
collection included the administration of household screening questions 
(screener) and two or three topical surveys. Like virtually all RDD 
surveys, NHES Screener response rates have declined (from above 80% in 
early 1990s to 53% in 2007) and the decline in the percentage of 
households without landline telephones (from 93% in early 2004 to about 
75% in 2009 mostly due to conversion to cellular-only coverage) raises 
issues about population coverage. To address these issues, the NHES is 
transitioning from a RDD interviewer administered study to an Address 
Based Sample, self- administered study. A feasibility test of the 
methodology was conducted successfully in 2009 and the new design along 
with a number of interventions to improve response rates and data 
quality were field tested in 2011. This submission seeks clearance to 
conduct the first full-scale national NHES data collection utilizing 
the new design in 2012. Data collection approaches that were most 
successful at balancing the need to limit overall bias, respondent 
burden, and cost in the field test will be used for the 2012 data 
collection. The Parent and Family Involvement in Education and Early 
Childhood Program Participation modules will be utilized, focusing on 
early education and care program participation among preschoolers, and 
parent and family involvement in the education of children in 
kindergarten through twelfth grades.
    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 selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 4722. 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. 2011-24844 Filed 9-26-11; 8:45 am]
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