[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 47303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18213]


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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 invites publishers to submit tests 
for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for 
Adult Education (NRS) and announces the date by which publishers must 
submit these tests. This notice relates to the approved information 
collection under OMB control number 1830-0567.

DATES: Deadline for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your application by email to [email protected].

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. 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, 2021. Only 
tests submitted by the due date will be reviewed in that review cycle. 
If a publisher submits a test after October 1, 2021, the test will not 
be reviewed until the review cycle that begins on October 1, 2022.
    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 deadline for transmittal 
of applications in this fiscal year is October 1, 2021.
    (c) You must retain a copy of your sent email message and the email 
attachments as proof that you submitted your application by 11:59 p.m. 
local time on October 1, 2021.
    (d) We do not consider applications submitted after the application 
deadline date to be timely for the October 1, 2021, review cycle. If an 
application is submitted after the October 1, 2021, deadline date, the 
application will be considered timely for the October 1, 2022, deadline 
date.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will 
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich 
Text Format (RTF) or text format (TXT), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, 
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc or other accessible 
format.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
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    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at 
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feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.
    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.

Jennifer Mishory,
Chief of Staff, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and 
Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-18213 Filed 8-23-21; 8:45 am]
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