[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72400-72401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30301]


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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, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, 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 
January 23, 2012.

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

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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: November 18, 2011.
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title of Collection: Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) Teacher 
Status Update 2012 for Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS:13).
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0598.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Once.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,870.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,145.
    Abstract: The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is an in-depth, 
nationally-representative survey of first through twelfth grade public 
and private school teachers, principals, schools, library media 
centers, and school districts. Kindergarten teachers in schools with at 
least a first grade are also surveyed. For traditional public school 
districts, principals, schools, teachers and school libraries, the 
survey estimates are state-representative. For public charter schools, 
principals, teachers, and school libraries, the survey estimates are 
nationally-representative. For private school principals, schools, and 
teachers, the survey estimates are representative of private school 
types. There are two additional components within SASS's 4-year data 
collection cycle: the Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) and the Principal 
Follow-up Survey, which are conducted a year after the SASS main 
collection. In preparation for TFS, in the year following SASS, schools 
that provided a teacher list form in SASS schools are sent a Teacher 
Follow-up Survey Teacher Status update form (TFS-1) requesting 
information regarding the occupational status of each interviewed 
teacher. These data are used to stratify the teachers for TFS sampling 
into groups of ``stayers'' (still teaching at the same school), 
``movers'' (still teaching, but at a different school) or ``leavers'' 
(no longer teaching). The current school principal or someone else in 
the front office knowledgeable about the school's staff completes the 
TFS-1. This submission requests approval for collecting data on the 
current status of SASS teachers using the TFS-1 form.
    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 4755. 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. 2011-30301 Filed 11-22-11; 8:45 am]
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