[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18830-18831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08938]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tests Determined To Be Suitable 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 announces tests, test forms, and delivery
formats that the Secretary determines to be suitable for use in the
National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS). This notice
relates to the approved information collections under OMB control
numbers 1830-0027 and 1830-0567.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 11-152, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-7240. Telephone: (202) 245-6218. 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: On January 14, 2008, and as amended on
August 19, 2016, we published in the Federal Register final regulations
for 34 CFR part 462, Measuring Educational Gain in the National
Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS regulations) (73 FR 2305,
Jan. 14, 2008, as amended at 81 FR 55552, Aug. 19, 2016). The NRS
regulations established the process the Secretary uses to determine the
suitability of tests for use in the NRS by States and local eligible
providers. We annually publish in the Federal Register, and post on the
internet at www.nrsweb.org, a list of the names of tests and the
educational functioning levels the tests are suitable to measure in the
NRS as required by Sec. 462.12(c)(2).
On September 7, 2017, the Secretary published in the Federal
Register (82 FR 42339) an annual notice of tests determined to be
suitable for use in the NRS (September 2017 notice). In the September
2017 notice, the Secretary announced a new test and test forms that
were determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with
Sec. 462.13.
On February 5, 2018, the Secretary published in the Federal
Register (83 FR 5087) an annual notice of tests determined to be
suitable for use in the NRS (February 2018 notice). In the February
2018 notice, the Secretary announced a new test and test forms that
were determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with
Sec. 462.13.
On September 21, 2018, the Secretary published in the Federal
Register (83 FR 47910) an annual notice of tests determined to be
suitable for use in the NRS (September 2018 notice). In the September
2018 notice, the Secretary announced a list of English as a Second
Language (ESL) tests and test forms determined to be suitable for use
in the NRS, previously approved for an extended period through February
2, 2019, and approved these tests and test forms for an additional
period through February 2, 2021. The Secretary also announced a list of
tests with NRS approvals expiring on February 2, 2019, which States and
local providers may continue to use during a sunset period ending on
June 30, 2019.
On March 7, 2019, the Secretary published in the Federal Register
(84 FR 8322) an annual notice of tests determined to be suitable for
use in the NRS (March 2019 notice). In the March 2019 notice, the
Secretary announced a new test and test forms that were determined to
be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with Sec. 462.13.
In this notice, the Secretary announces new tests that have been
determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with Sec.
462.13. These tests measure the new NRS educational functioning levels
for Literacy/English Language Arts and Mathematics at Adult Basic
Education (ABE) levels 2 through 6, as described in Appendix A of
Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult
Education (OMB Control Number: 1830-0027).
Adult education programs must use only the forms and computer-based
delivery formats for the tests approved in this notice or in the
September 2017, February 2018, September 2018, or March 2019 notices.
If a particular test form or computer delivery format is not explicitly
specified for a test in this notice or in the September 2017, February
2018, September 2018, or March 2019 notices, it is not approved for use
in the NRS.
Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the NRS for a 7-Year Period
From the Publication Date of This Notice
The Secretary has determined that the following tests are suitable
for use at ABE levels 2 through 6 of the NRS for a period of 7 years
from the publication date of this notice:
(1) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Test--College and Career
Readiness (MAPT-CCR) for Reading. This test is approved for use through
a computer-adaptive delivery format. Publisher: Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and University of
Massachusetts Amherst, College of Education, 156 Hills South,
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone:
(413) 545-0564. Internet: www.doe.mass.edu/acls/assessment/.
(2) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Test--College and Career
Readiness (MAPT-CCR) for Mathematics. This test is approved for use
through a computer-adaptive delivery format. Publisher: Massachusetts
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and University of
Massachusetts Amherst, College of Education, 156 Hills South,
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone:
(413) 545-0564. Internet: www.doe.mass.edu/acls/assessment/.
Revocation of Tests: Under certain circumstances, the Secretary may
revoke the determination that a test is suitable (see Sec. 462.12(e)).
If the Secretary revokes the determination of suitability, the
Secretary announces the revocation, as well as the date by which States
and local eligible providers must stop using the revoked test, through
a notice published in the Federal Register and posted on the internet
at www.nrsweb.org.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (such as braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
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the site.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.
Scott Stump,
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
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