[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24779-24780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08550]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


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) 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 
May 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. 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 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: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households. Total 
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 108,478.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 52,092.
    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: April 19, 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. 2023-08550 Filed 4-21-23; 8:45 am]
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