[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 43770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18018]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0063]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment and Earning 
Survey Pilot Test

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://wwww.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0063. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. 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, Room 2E103, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Beth Grebeldinger, (202) 377-
4018.

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: Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment 
and Earning Survey Pilot Test.
    OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,040.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 170.
    Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of 
the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is required by regulation to 
develop an earnings survey to support gainful employment program 
evaluations (see 34 CFR 668.406 as specified in final regulations 
published in the Federal Register in October 2014). NCES is responsible 
for developing the survey and the technical standards to which programs 
must adhere in its administration. The regulations specify that the 
Secretary of Education will publish in the Federal Register a pilot-
tested earnings survey and the standards required for its 
administration. The draft standards are being published for public 
comment in a separate announcement. This request is to conduct a pilot 
test of the Recent Graduates Employment and Earnings Survey (RGEES). 
The RGEES pilot test will measure unit response rates and enable 
comparisons to earnings data collected through other surveys and in 
administrative records. The pilot study results will be used to compare 
median earnings collected through the survey to median earnings for 
graduates from comparable programs based on a match to the Social 
Security Administration as part of the 2012 gainful employment 
informational rates.

    Dated: July 17, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-18018 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am]
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