[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20209-20210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08634]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0043]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
National Household Education Survey 2016 (NHES:2016) Full-Scale Data
Collection
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES)/National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), 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 reinstatement of a
previously approved information collection
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 15, 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-2015-ICCD-
0043 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 2E103, 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
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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 Household Education Survey 2016
(NHES:2016) Full-scale Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0768.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 187,536.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 30,373.
Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES)
is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics' (NCES).
NHES is NCES's principal mechanism for addressing education topics
appropriate for households rather than establishments. Such topics
cover a wide range of issues, including early childhood care and
education, children's readiness for school, parent perceptions of
school safety and discipline, before- and after-school activities of
school-age children, participation in adult education and training,
parent involvement in education, school choice, homeschooling, and
civic involvement. The NHES consists of a series of rotating surveys
using a two-stage design in which a household screener collects
household membership and key characteristics for sampling and then
appropriate topical survey(s) are mailed to sample members. Data from
the NHES are used to provide national cross-sectional estimates on
populations of special interest to education researchers and
policymakers. NHES surveys were conducted approximately every other
year from 1991 through 2007 using random digit dial (RDD) methodology;
beginning in 2012 NHES began collecting data by mail to improve
response rates. This submission seeks clearance to conduct NHES:2016,
which will repeat the child topical surveys conducted in 2012: the
Parent and Family Involvement in Education (PFI) and the Early
Childhood Program Participation (ECPP), and will include the first
adult topical survey in NHES since 2005, the Adult Training and
Education Survey (ATES). The adult survey was developed in conjunction
with the Interagency Working Group on Expanded Measures of Enrollment
and Attainment (GEMEnA) and was pilot tested in the 2014 NHES
Feasibility Study.
Dated: April 10, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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