[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42082-42083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18867]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of 
Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult 
Education

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (1) invites publishers to submit 
tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System 
for Adult Education (NRS); and (2) announces the date by which 
publishers must submit these tests.

DATES: Deadlines for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2017, and 
April 1, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your application by mail (through the U.S. Postal 
Service or a commercial carrier) or deliver your application by hand or 
by courier service to: NRS Assessment Review, c/o American Institutes 
for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-7240. Telephone: (202) 245-6218 or by email: 
[email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department's regulations for Measuring 
Educational Gain in the National Reporting System for Adult Education, 
34 CFR part 462 (NRS regulations), include the procedures for 
determining the suitability of tests for use in the NRS.
    There is a review process that will begin on October 1, 2017, and a 
separate review process that will begin on April 1, 2018. Only tests 
submitted by the due date will be reviewed in that review cycle. If a 
publisher submits a test after October 1, 2017, the test will not be 
reviewed until the review cycle that begins on April 1, 2018.
    Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order for the Secretary to consider 
a test suitable for use in the NRS, the test must meet the criteria and 
requirements established in 34 CFR 462.13.
    Submission Requirements:
    (a) In preparing your application, you must comply with the 
requirements in 34 CFR 462.11.
    (b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, the deadlines for transmittal 
of applications in this fiscal year are October 1, 2017, and April 1, 
2018.
    (c) Whether you submit your application by mail (through the U.S. 
Postal Service or a commercial carrier) or deliver your application by 
hand or by courier service, you must mail or deliver four copies of 
your application, on or before the deadline date, to the following 
address: NRS Assessment Review, c/o American Institutes for Research, 
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW., Washington, DC 20007.
    (d) If you submit your application by mail or commercial carrier, 
you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of 
Education.
    (e) If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, 
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
    (f) We do not consider applications postmarked after the 
application deadline date. If an application is postmarked after the 
October 1, 2017, deadline date but before April 1, 2018, the 
application will be considered timely for the April 1 deadline date.

    Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated 
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your 
local post office.

    (g) If you submit your application by hand delivery, you (or a 
courier service) must deliver four copies of the application by hand, 
on or before 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application 
deadline date.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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    Authority:  29 U.S.C. 3292.

    Dated: August 31, 2017.
Kim R. Ford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary Delegated the Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2017-18867 Filed 9-5-17; 8:45 am]
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