[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25624-25625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09313]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0015]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Household Education Survey 2023 (NHES:2023) Full-
Scale Data Collection

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this information collection request by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show 
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links to 
view documents related to this information collection request. 
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting 
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.
    Comments may also be sent to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, (202) 245-6347.

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 2023 
(NHES:2023) Full-scale Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0768.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 137,150.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 18,295.
    Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) 
collects data directly from households on early childhood care and 
education,

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children's readiness for school, parents' perceptions of school safety 
and discipline, before- and after-school activities of school-age 
children, participation in adult and career education, parents' 
involvement in their children's education, school choice, 
homeschooling, and civic involvement. NHES surveys were conducted 
approximately every other year from 1991 through 2007 using random 
digit dial (RDD) sampling and telephone data collection from landline 
telephones only. Due to declining response rates in all RDD surveys, 
NCES redesigned NHES to collect data through self-administered mailed 
questionnaires for the 2012 administration, which included 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) topical surveys. 
NHES:2016 continued the mail-based collection methodology, while also 
experimenting with the use of web survey collection. NHES:2019 
continued the mail-based collection methodology and used the same 
methodology developed in the NHES:2016 web experiment for the majority 
of the sampled addresses. In 2019, 57 percent of cases responded by 
web, 36 by paper, and 7 percent by inbound phone. Also in 2019, PFI 
surveys for parents of enrolled and homeschooled students were merged 
into one survey instrument. NHES:2023 will again field the ECPP and the 
combined PFI survey used in the NHES:2019. NHES:2023 will use the same 
methodology developed in the NHES:2019 for the majority of sampled 
addresses, but will incorporate lessons learned from NHES:2019's 
methodological experiments. Furthermore, given the potential change in 
the education landscape since COVID-19, particularly for online 
coursework, NCES plans to conduct a debriefing project with respondents 
during the NHES:2023 administration. The goal of the study is to gain 
greater insight about respondents who indicate that their child was 
enrolled in online courses. The debriefing interviews are designed to 
understand the true schooling experiences of these children and how 
well the survey functioned in capturing the context of these children's 
virtual education experiences. The debriefing interviews will provide 
information that will assist NCES in understanding the NHES:2023 data 
on virtual education and in crafting items for future NHES 
administrations that will more accurately capture the details of 
virtual education.

    Dated: April 26, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-09313 Filed 4-29-22; 8:45 am]
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