[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58111-58112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23097]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review; Office of Postsecondary 
Education; Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report Cards on State 
Teacher Credentialing and Preparation

SUMMARY: The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) calls for 
annual reports from states and institutions of higher education (IHEs) 
on the quality of teacher preparation and state teacher certification 
and licensure (Pub. L. 110-315, sections 205-208). The purpose of the 
reports is to provide greater accountability in the preparation of the 
nation's teaching forces and to provide information and incentives for 
its improvement.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 19, 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 04871. 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.

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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 of information 
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Higher Education Act (HEA) Title II Report 
Cards on State Teacher Credentialing and Preparation.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0744.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,780.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 266,016.
    Abstract: This request is approve revision of the state and 
institution and program report cards required by the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, as amended in 2008 by the HEOA. States must report 
annually on criteria and assessments required for initial teacher 
credentials using a State Report Card, and IHEs with teacher 
preparation programs (TPP), and TPPs outside of IHEs, must report on 
key program elements on an Institution and Program Report Card. IHEs 
and TPPs outside of IHEs report annually to their states on program 
elements, including program numbers, type, enrollment figures, 
demographics, completion rates, goals and assurances to the state. 
States, in turn, must report on TPP elements to the Secretary of 
Education in addition to information on assessment pass rates, state 
standards, initial credential types and requirements, numbers of 
credentials issued, TPP classification as at-risk or low performing. 
The information from states, institutions, and programs is published 
annually in The Secretary's Report to Congress on Teacher Quality.

    Dated: September 14, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-23097 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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