[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60454-60455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23897]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2014-ICCD-0140]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2015-
16 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) Preliminary Activities

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-
0140 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the 
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED 
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the 
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, (202) 502-7411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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,

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revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the 
Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements 
and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public 
understand the Department's information collection requirements and 
provide the requested data in the desired format. ED is soliciting 
comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is 
described below. 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: 2015-16 National Teacher and Principal Survey 
(NTPS) Preliminary Activities.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0598.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,851.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,422.
    Abstract: The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS) is a 
redesign of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). NTPS will be an in-
depth, nationally representative survey of first through twelfth grade 
public school teachers, principals and schools. Kindergarten teachers 
in schools with at least a first grade are also surveyed. The NTPS will 
be conducted every two years utilizing core content and a series of 
rotating modules to allow timely collection of important education 
trends as well as trend analysis. Topics covered include 
characteristics of teachers, principals, schools, teacher training 
opportunities, retention, retirement, hiring, and shortages. This 
submission is for OMB approval to conduct preliminary field activities 
prior to data collection. These activities will take place in early 
2015 and include submitting NTPS research applications to special 
districts that require prior research approval before their schools can 
be recruited for the study. The lead time is necessary to secure 
approval for the NTPS from these districts prior to the start of data 
collection.

    Dated: October 2, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-23897 Filed 10-6-14; 8:45 am]
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