[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34675-34676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12195]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0078]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 
2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data 
Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 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 revision of a currently approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 7, 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: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-
Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National 
Recruitment.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0750.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,895.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15,599.
    Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program, 
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within 
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of 
Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to 
provide rich, descriptive data on child development,

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early learning, and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver 
national data on children's status at birth and at various points 
thereafter; children's transitions to nonparental care, early care and 
education programs, and school; and children's experiences and growth 
through the elementary grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) is the fourth cohort in the 
series of early childhood longitudinal studies. The study will advance 
research in child development and early learning by providing a 
detailed and comprehensive source of current information on children's 
early learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and 
beyond, and progress through school. The ECLS-K:2024 will provide data 
about the population of children who will be kindergartners in the 
2023-24 school year. Collecting parent data beginning in the fall of 
kindergarten will enable the study to measure influences on children's 
development before entry into formal schooling, including children's 
home environments and access to early care and education. The ECLS-
K:2024 will focus on children's early school experiences continuing 
through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data from 
parents, teachers, and school administrators, as well as direct child 
assessments. The request to conduct a field test of the ECLS-K:2024 
kindergarten and first-grade data collection activities to evaluate the 
design of the national study's kindergarten and first-grade surveys and 
child assessments, as well as the operational procedures (that is, 
sampling and recruitment) for the national kindergarten and first-grade 
data collections in the fall 2023, spring 2024, and spring 2025, was 
approved on February 15, 2022 (OMB# 1850-0750 v.24). Planned for 
August-November 2022, the ECLS-K:2024 K-1 field test will be followed 
by the fall (August-December 2023) and spring (March-July 2024) 
kindergarten national data collections, and the spring (March-July 
2025) first-grade national data collection--all of which will be 
requested under later clearance submissions. This request is to update 
study respondent materials, web and paper surveys, and website designs 
that will be used in the K-1 field test data collection activities. The 
revisions in this package were made based on additional review after 
programming and testing the survey instruments and also incorporate 
changes based on teacher and parent focus group feedback (OMB# 1850-
0803 v.309).

    Dated: June 2, 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. 2022-12195 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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