[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68879-68880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27381]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0151]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High
School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Second Follow-Up Field Test
and Main Study Panel Maintenance 2015
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 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
January 20, 2015.
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-2014-ICCD-
0151 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-502-7411.
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) Second Follow-up Field Test and Main Study Panel Maintenance
2015.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0852.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,417.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 808.
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 in 2009 who are being followed through their
secondary and postsecondary years. 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. To date,
HSLS:09 measured math achievement gains in the first 3 years of high
school and, like past studies, surveyed students, their parents, school
administrators, school counselors, and teachers. After the initial 2009
data collection, the main study students were re-surveyed in 2012 when
most were high school 11th-graders, and again in 2013 when most had
just graduated from high school. The second follow-up data collection
will take place in early 2016, and will consist of a survey,
postsecondary transcript collection, financial aid records collection,
and file matching to extant data sources. The second follow-up focuses
on postsecondary attendance patterns, field of study selection
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processes with particular emphasis on STEM, the postsecondary academic
and social experience, education financing, employment history
including instances of unemployment and underemployment, job
characteristics including income and benefits, job values, family
formation, and civic engagement. The HSLS:09 data elements are designed
to support research that speaks to the underlying dynamics and
education processes that influence student achievement, growth, and
personal development over time. This request is to conduct the HSLS:09
Second Follow-up Field Test data collections (April-August 2015) and
main study panel maintenance. The field test will inform the survey and
data collection procedures for the 2016 main study.
Dated: November 14, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-27381 Filed 11-18-14; 8:45 am]
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