[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 34393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14718]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2015-ICCD-0043]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Household Education Survey 2016 (NHES:2016) Full-
Scale Data Collection

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 
July 16, 2015.

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-2015-ICCD-
0043 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, 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: National Household Education Survey 2016 
(NHES:2016) Full-scale Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0768.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 191,803.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 32,029.
    Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) 
is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES). 
NHES is NCES's principal mechanism for addressing education topics 
appropriate for households rather than establishments. Such topics 
cover a wide range of issues, including early childhood care and 
education, children's readiness for school, parent perceptions of 
school safety and discipline, before- and after-school activities of 
school-age children, participation in adult education and training, 
parent involvement in education, school choice, homeschooling, and 
civic involvement. The NHES consists of a series of rotating surveys 
using a two-stage design in which a household screener collects 
household membership and key characteristics for sampling and then 
appropriate topical survey(s) are mailed to sample members. Data from 
the NHES are used to provide national cross-sectional estimates on 
populations of special interest to education researchers and 
policymakers. NHES surveys were conducted approximately every other 
year from 1991 through 2007 using random digit dial (RDD) methodology; 
beginning in 2012 NHES began collecting data by mail to improve 
response rates. This submission seeks clearance to conduct NHES:2016, 
which will repeat the child topical surveys conducted in 2012: The 
Early Childhood Program Participation (ECPP), the Parent and Family 
Involvement in Education-Enrolled (PFI-E), and the Parent and Family 
Involvement in Education-Homeschooled (PFI-H), and will include the 
first adult topical survey in NHES since 2005, the Adult Training and 
Education Survey (ATES). The adult survey was developed in conjunction 
with the Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment 
and Attainment (GEMEnA) and was pilot tested in the 2014 NHES 
Feasibility Study.

    Dated: June 11, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-14718 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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