[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3981-3982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01157]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2023-SCC-0019]


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

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 24, 2023.

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-2023-SCC-0019. 
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
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 requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The Department 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) Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0598.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 98,148.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 45,269.
    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).
    A previous request (OMB #1850-0598 v.41) 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, was approved in December 2022. This request for 
public comment and OMB review is for the NTPS 2023-24 Main Study final 
procedures and materials, including all contact materials and survey 
questionnaires. Public comment 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.


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    Dated: January 18, 2023.
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. 2023-01157 Filed 1-20-23; 8:45 am]
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