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prior to children’s kindergarten year, 

known as the ‘‘preschool round.’’ 

Collecting parent data beginning in 

preschool will enable the study to 

measure influences on children’s 

development before entry into formal 

schooling, including children’s home 

environments and access to early care 

and education. The ECLS–K:2023 will 

focus on children’s early school 

experiences continuing through the fifth 

grade, and will include collection of 

data from parents, teachers, and school 

administrators, as well as direct child 

assessments. This request is to conduct 

a field test of the ECLS–K:2023 

preschool data collection activities from 

January through October 2020, to field 

test the preschool data collection 

materials and procedures. This ECLS– 

K:2023 preschool field test will be 

followed by the kindergarten-first grade 

field test (planned for August–December 

2021), the spring preschool national 

data collection (January–June 2022), and 

the fall (August-December 2022) and 

spring (March–July 2023) kindergarten 

national data collections—which will be 

requested under separate clearance 

submissions. 

Dated: November 23, 2020. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26267 Filed 11–27–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0142] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and approval; Comment Request; 

2020/22 Beginning Postsecondary 

Students (BPS:20/22) Field Test 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a reinstatement with change 

of a previously approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 30, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

202–245–6347. 

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: 2020/22 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students (BPS:20/22) 

Field Test. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0631. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households Total 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 7,568. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,226. 

Abstract: The 2020/22 Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Field Test 

(BPS:20/22) is conducted by the 

National Center for Education Statistics, 

part of the Institute of Education 

Sciences, within the Department of 

Education, and is part of the Beginning 

Postsecondary Students Longitudinal 

Study data collection program at https:// 

nces.ed.gov/surveys/bps/. The Sample 

Collection will begin 03/01/21 and end 

06/30/21. 

BPS is designed to follow a cohort of 

students who enroll in postsecondary 

education for the first time during the 

same academic year, irrespective of the 

date of high school completion. The 

study collects data on students’ 

persistence in and completion of 

postsecondary education programs; 

their transition to employment; 

demographic characteristics; and 

changes over time in their goals, marital 

status, income, and debt, among other 

indicators. Data from BPS are used to 

help researchers and policymakers 

better understand how financial aid 

influences persistence and completion, 

what percentages of students complete 

various degree programs, what are the 

early employment and wage outcomes 

for certificate and degree attainers, and 

why students leave school. 

BPS:20/22 will be a nationallyrepresentative sample of approximately 

37,000 students who were first-time 

beginning students during the 2019–20 

academic year. The BPS:20/22 field test 

will include approximately 3,700 

students who first began in the 2018–19 

academic year. These students will be 

asked to complete a survey and 

administrative data will also be 

collected for them. Administrative data 

matching will be conducted with 

sources including the National Student 

Loan Data System (NSLDS), containing 

federal loan and grant files; the Central 

Processing System (CPS), which houses 

and processes data contained in the Free 

Application for Federal Student Aid 

(FAFSA) forms; the National Student 

Clearinghouse (NSC) which provides 

enrollment and degree verification; 

vendors of national undergraduate, 

graduate, and professional student 

admission tests; and possible other 

administrative data sources such as the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA). These data will be obtained 

through file matching/downloading. 

This submission covers BPS:20/22 

field test materials and procedures 

required for conducting the student 

survey and for matching data to 

administrative records. Following the 

field test study in 2021, NCES will 

provide the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) with a memorandum 

summarizing any changes planned for 

the full-scale data collection, and a 

revised OMB package. The materials 

that will be used in the BPS:20/22 fullscale study will be based upon the field 

test materials included in this 

submission. Additionally, this 

submission is designed to adequately 

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utility of the full study, presenting the 

overarching plan for all of the phases of 

the data collection and providing as 

much detail about the measures to be 

used as is available at the time of this 

submission. As part of this submission, 

NCES is publishing a notice in the 

Federal Register allowing first a 60- and 

then a 30-day public comment period. 

Field test materials, procedures, and 

results will inform the full-scale study. 

After completion of the field test, NCES 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register allowing additional 30-day 

public comment period on the final 

details of the BPS:20/22 full-scale study. 

Dated: November 23, 2020. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26268 Filed 11–27–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0153] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Application for Grants Under the 

Predominantly Black Institutions 

Formula Grant Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a reinstatement without 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 30, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection request by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Bernadette 

Miles, 202–453–7892. 

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: Application for 

Grants Under the Predominantly Black 

Institutions Formula Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1840–0812. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement 

without change of a previously 

approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 11. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 220. 

Abstract: The Higher Education 

Opportunity Act of 2008 amended Title 

III, Part A of the Higher Education Act 

to include Section 318—the 

Predominantly Black Institutions (PBI) 

Program. The PBI Program makes 5-year 

grant awards to eligible colleges and 

universities to plan, develop, undertake 

and implement programs to enhance the 

institution’s capacity to serve more lowand middle-income Black American 

students; to expand higher education 

opportunities for eligible students by 

encouraging college preparation and 

student persistence in secondary school 

and postsecondary education; and to 

strengthen the financial ability of the 

institution to serve the academic needs 

of these students. 

Dated: November 24, 2020. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26326 Filed 11–27–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; Native 

American Career and Technical 

Education Program (NACTEP) 

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and 

Adult Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2021 for the Native American 

Career and Technical Education 

Program (NACTEP), Assistance Listing 

number 84.101A. This notice relates to 

the approved information collection 

under OMB control number 1830–0542. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: November 30, 

2020. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

Applicants are strongly encouraged, but 

not required, to submit a notice of intent 

to apply by December 30, 2020. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

December 9, 2020. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: [INSERT DATE 60 DAYS 

AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN 

THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. 

Pre-Application Webinar Information: 

The Department will hold a preapplication meeting via webinar for 

prospective applicants on December 9, 

2020. More information about the 

webinar can be found in the application 

package. 

ADDRESSES: 

For the addresses for obtaining and 

submitting an application, please refer 

to our Common Instructions for 

Applicants to Department of Education 

Discretionary Grant Programs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768), and 

available at www.govinfo.gov/content/ 

pkg/FR-2019-02-13/pdf/2019-02206.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenny Lambert, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Potomac Center Plaza, Room 11–070, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 

(202) 245–6899. Email: NACTEP@

ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 


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