[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7418-7419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02230]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0008]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) High School 
Transcript and 2013 Update Full Scale Study and Panel Maintenance

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 4, 2013.

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-2013-ICCD-
0008 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 2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 
(HSLS:09) High School Transcript and 2013 Update Full Scale Study and 
Panel Maintenance.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0852.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Governments; 
Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 34,184.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,975.
    Abstract: The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is a 
nationally representative, longitudinal study of more than 20,000 9th 
graders in 944 schools who will be followed

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through their secondary and postsecondary years. The main study 
students were re-surveyed in 2012 when most were high school 11th 
graders. The study focuses on understanding students' trajectories from 
the beginning of high school into postsecondary education or the 
workforce and beyond. What students decide to pursue when, why, and how 
are crucial questions for HSLS:09, especially, but not solely, in 
regards to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) courses, 
majors, and careers. This study includes a new student assessment in 
algebraic skills, reasoning, and problem solving and, like past 
studies, will survey students, their parents, school administrators, 
school counselors, and teachers. Students will be administered a 
questionnaire and an assessment instrument. This submission will ask 
for the clearance for the update of HSLS:2009 high school students who 
were in 9th grade in the base year (June 2013-October 2013), collection 
of their high school transcripts (September 2013-January 2014), and 2nd 
follow-up sample panel maintenance (between CU & 2FU FT; Fall 2013).

    Dated: January 25, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-02230 Filed 1-31-13; 8:45 am]
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