[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66643-66644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23343]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2016-ICCD-0087]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Teacher and Principal Survey of 2017-2018 (NTPS 2017-
18) Preliminary Field Activities
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES).
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
October 28, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0087. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 2E-347,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at
[email protected].
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: National Teacher and Principal Survey of 2017-
2018 (NTPS 2017-18) Preliminary Field Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0598.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,015.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,537.
Abstract: The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS),
conducted biennially by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), is a system of related questionnaires that provides descriptive
data on the context of elementary and secondary education. Redesigned
from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on
flexibility, timeliness, and integration with other ED data, the NTPS
system allows for school, principal, and teacher characteristics to be
analyzed in relation to one another. NTPS is an in-depth, nationally
representative survey of first through twelfth grade public school
teachers, principals, and schools. Kindergarten teachers in schools
with at least a first grade are also surveyed. NTPS utilizes core
content and a series of rotating modules to allow timely collection of
important education trends as well as trend analysis. Topics covered
include characteristics of teachers, principals, schools, teacher
training opportunities, retention, retirement, hiring, and shortages.
This
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request is to contact districts and schools in order to begin
preliminary activities for NTPS 2017-18, namely: (a) Contacting and
seeking research approvals from special contact districts, where
applicable, (b) notifying districts that their school(s) have been
selected for NTPS 2017-18, and (c) notifying sampled schools of their
selection for the survey and verifying their mailing addresses.
Dated: September 23, 2016.
Kathy Axt,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-23343 Filed 9-27-16; 8:45 am]
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