[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47485-47486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15637]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0140]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High 
School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-Up Field Test 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 
September 22, 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-0140. 
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 4C210, 
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.

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    Title of Collection: High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First 
Follow-up Field Test Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0944.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,361.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,072.
    Abstract: The High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 
(HS&B:22) is the sixth in a series of longitudinal studies at the high 
school level conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. 
Department of Education. HS&B:22 is following a nationally 
representative sample of ninth grade students from the start of high 
school in the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2026 when most will be in 
twelfth grade. The sample will be freshened in 2026 to create a 
nationally representative sample of twelfth-grade students. A high 
school transcript collection and additional follow-up data collections 
beyond high school are also planned.
    A field test was conducted in fall 2019 and the first follow-up 
field test (F1FT) is planned for spring 2024 in preparation for the 
spring 2026 first follow-up full-scale study (F1FS).This submission is 
to request approval to conduct the HS&B:22 F1FT collection in the 
spring of 2024. OMB provided approval for F1FT sampling, tracking, and 
recruitment in March 2021 (OMB# 1850-0944 v.9).
    Part A of this submission presents information on the basic design 
of HS&B:22. Part B discusses the statistical methods employed. Part C 
presents justification for the questionnaire content. Appendix A 
provides the communication materials to be used during state, school 
district, school, student, and parent F1FT recruitment and data 
collection activities. Appendix B provides the first follow-up field 
test data collection instruments.

    Dated: July 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. 2023-15637 Filed 7-21-23; 8:45 am]
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