[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 64021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22948]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Teacher and Principal Survey of 2023-2024 (NTPS 2023-
24) Preliminary Field Activities

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 revision of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 21, 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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``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.

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 requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that 
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public 
comments 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 record.
    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: A revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and 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: October 18, 2022.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-22948 Filed 10-20-22; 8:45 am]
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