[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 64330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25850]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Institute of
Education Sciences; 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students
Longitudinal Study: (BPS:12/14) Field Test
SUMMARY: The 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal
Study (BPS:12/14), conducted by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), is designed to follow a cohort of students who
enroll in postsecondary education for the first time during the 2011-
2012 academic year, irrespective of date of high school completion. The
study collects data on student persistence in, and completion of,
postsecondary education programs; their transition to employment;
demographic characteristics; and changes over time in their goals,
marital status, income, and debt, among other measures.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-IES-
0038 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. 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 Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. The Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management
Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing
proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the
Departmental review of the information collection. The Department of
Education 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: 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students
Longitudinal Study: (BPS:12/14) Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0631.
Type of Review: Revision.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,975.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,294.
Abstract: Data from BPS are used to help researchers and
policymakers better understand how financial aid influences persistence
and completion, what percentages of students complete various degree
programs, what early employment and wage outcomes are for certificate
and degree attainers, and why students leave school. This request is to
conduct the BPS:12/14 first follow-up field test, including panel
maintenance, student interviews and reinterviews, and administrative
record matching. Following the field test study in 2013, NCES will
submit a request for clearance of the BPS:12/14 full scale data
collection to be conducted in spring 2014. Because only minimal changes
are expected after the field test, NCES is requesting a waiver of the
60-day Federal Register Notice for the full-scale collection clearance
submission.
Dated: October 16, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-25850 Filed 10-18-12; 8:45 am]
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