[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 169 (Thursday, August 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52702-52703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21473]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Institute of Education 
Sciences; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 
2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011) Spring Second-Grade Full Scale Collection and 
Third- and Fourth-Grade Tracking and Third-Grade Recruitment

SUMMARY: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 
2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011), is a survey that focuses on children's early 
school experiences beginning with kindergarten and continuing through 
the fifth grade. It includes the collection of data from parents, 
teachers, school administrators, and non-parental care providers, as 
well as direct child assessments. Like the Early Childhood Longitudinal 
Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K),\[1]\ the ECLS-K:2011 is 
exceptionally broad in its scope and coverage of child development, 
early learning, and school progress, drawing together information from 
multiple sources to provide rich data about the population of children 
who were kindergartners in the 2010-11 school year.
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    \[1]\ Throughout this package, reference is made to the Early 
Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99. For 
ease of presentation, it will be referred to as the ECLS-K. The new 
study for which this submission requests approval is referred to as 
the ECLS-K:2011.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
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October 1, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04927. 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.

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, Privacy, Information and Records 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

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of information technology. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study 
Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011) Spring Second-Grade Full 
Scale Collection and Third- and Fourth-Grade Tracking and Third-Grade 
Recruitment.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0750.
    Type of Review: Revision .
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 133,462.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 47,175 .
    Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten 
Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011), sponsored by the National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of Education Sciences 
(IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is a survey that 
focuses on children's early school experiences beginning with 
kindergarten and continuing through the fifth grade. It includes the 
collection of data from parents, teachers, school administrators, and 
non-parental care providers, as well as direct child assessments. Like 
its sister study, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten 
Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), the ECLS-K:2011 is exceptionally broad in 
its scope and coverage of child development, early learning, and school 
progress, drawing together information from multiple sources to provide 
rich data about the population of children who were kindergartners in 
the 2010-11 school year. This submission requests OMB's clearance for 
(1) A spring 2013 second-grade national data collection; (2) 
recruitment for the spring 2014 third-grade data collection, and (3) 
tracking students for the spring 2014 third-grade and spring 2015 
fourth-grade data collection.

    Dated: August 24, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-21473 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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