[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47200-47201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16459]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Teacher and Principal Survey of 2023-2024 (NTPS 2023-24) 
Preliminary Field Activities

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 revision of a currently approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
OCTOBER 3, 2022.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0100. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments 
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period 
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments 
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the PRA 
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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

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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 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 Teacher and Principal Survey of 2023-
2024 (NTPS 2023-24) Preliminary Field Activities.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0598.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 18,476.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,419.
    Abstract: The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), 
conducted every two or three years by the National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES), is a system of related questionnaires that provides 
descriptive data on the context of elementary and secondary education. 
Redesigned from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on 
flexibility, timeliness, and integration with other ED data, the NTPS 
system allows for school, principal, and teacher characteristics to be 
analyzed in relation to one another.
    NTPS is an in-depth, nationally representative survey of first 
through twelfth grade public and private school teachers, principals, 
and schools. Kindergarten teachers in schools with at least a first 
grade are also surveyed. NTPS utilizes core content and a series of 
rotating modules to allow timely collection of important education 
trends as well as trend analysis. Topics covered include 
characteristics of teachers, principals, schools, teacher training 
opportunities, retention, retirement, hiring, and shortages. NTPS also 
functions as the base-year for the longitudinal studies Teacher Follow-
up Survey (TFS) and Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS).
    This request is to conduct the NTPS 2023-24 preliminary activities, 
namely special district recruitment, recruitment of endorsers, and 
Screener Survey for the NTPS and the NTPS follow-up surveys. The NTPS 
2023-24 Main Study final procedures and materials will be published for 
public comment and OMB review in winter 2022-23, and OMB approval for 
the follow-up surveys to NTPS 2023-24--the Teacher Follow-up Survey 
(TFS) and the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS) will be requested in an 
additional package in winter 2023-24.

    Dated: July 27, 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. 2022-16459 Filed 8-1-22; 8:45 am]
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