[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27298-27299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11665]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0063]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment and Earning Survey Pilot
Test
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 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 new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 13, 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-
0063 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 Beth Grebeldinger, 202-377-4018.
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
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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: Gainful Employment Recent Graduates Employment
and Earning Survey Pilot Test.
OMB Control Number: 1845--NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,040.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 170.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of
the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is required by regulation to
develop an earnings survey to support gainful employment program
evaluations (see 34 CFR 668.406 as specified in final regulations
published in the Federal Register in October 2014). NCES is responsible
for developing the survey and the technical standards to which programs
must adhere in its administration. The regulations specify that the
Secretary of Education will publish in the Federal Register a pilot-
tested earnings survey and the standards required for its
administration. The draft standards are being published for public
comment in a separate announcement. This request is to conduct a pilot
test of the Recent Graduates Employment and Earnings Survey (RGEES).
The RGEES pilot test will measure unit response rates and enable
comparisons to earnings data collected through other surveys and in
administrative records. The pilot study results will be used to compare
median earnings collected through the survey to median earnings for
graduates from comparable programs based on a match to the Social
Security Administration as part of the 2012 gainful employment
informational rates.
Dated: May 11, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-11665 Filed 5-11-15; 4:15 pm]
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