[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3454-3455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1348]


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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 
February 23, 2012.

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 emailed 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: January 19, 2012.
Darrin A. 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 (PFS), 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 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 04755. 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. 2012-1348 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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