Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 6, 2013 / Notices 8499 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0009] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Private 

School Universe Survey 2013–16 

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 of a previously 

approved information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 8, 

2013. 

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–2013–ICCD–0009 

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 

2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Private School 

Universe Survey 2013–16. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0641. 

Type of Review: a revision of an 

existing information collection of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: Private 

Sector. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 25,567. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 6,410. 

Abstract: The Private School Universe 

Survey (PSS) is the NCES collection of 

basic data from the universe of private 

elementary and secondary schools in 

the United States. The PSS is designed 

to gather biennial data on the total 

number of private schools, teachers, and 

students, along with a variety of related 

data, including: religious orientation; 

grade-levels taught and size of school; 

length of school year and of school day; 

total student enrollment by gender (K– 

12); number of high school graduates; 

whether a school is single-sexed or 

coeducational; number of teachers 

employed; program emphasis; and 

existence and type of its kindergarten 

program. The PSS includes all schools 

that are not supported primarily by 

public funds, that provide classroom 

instruction for one or more of grades K– 

12 or comparable ungraded levels, and 

that have one or more teachers. The PSS 

is also used to create a universe list of 

private schools that can be used as a 

sampling frame for NCES surveys of 

private schools. No substantive changes 

have been made to the survey or its 

procedures since its last approved PSS 

2010–13. This clearance is for the 2013– 

14 and 2015–16 PSS data collections, 

and the 2015–16 PSS list- and areaframe building operations. 

Dated: February 1, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02676 Filed 2–5–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Board for Education 

Sciences; Meeting 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

Institute of Education Sciences. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting of the National Board 

for Education Sciences. The notice also 

describes the functions of the 

Committee. Notice of this meeting is 

required by Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and is 

intended to notify the public of their 

opportunity to attend the meeting. 

DATES: February 22, 2013. 

TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Room 100, 

Washington, DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie 

Pelaez, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, 

Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208; 

phone: (202) 219–0644; fax: (202) 219– 

1402; email: Ellie.Pelaez@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Board for Education Sciences 

is authorized by Section 116 of the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 

(ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board 

advises the Director of the Institute of 

Education Sciences (IES) on, among 

other things, the establishments of 

activities to be supported by the 

Institute, on the funding for applications 

for grants, contracts, and cooperative 

agreements for research after the 

completion of peer review, and reviews 

and evaluates the work of the Institute. 

On February 22, 2013, starting at 8:30 

a.m., the Board will approve the agenda 

and hear remarks from the NBES Chair, 

Bridget Terry Long. John Easton, 

Director of IES, will swear in one newly 

appointed Board member and four 

reappointed Board members. John 

Easton and the Commissioners of IES’s 

national centers will then give an 

overview of recent developments at IES. 

From 10:00 to 11:15 a.m., Board 

members will hear from John Easton 

about new IES Research Programs. After 

opening remarks from Dr. Easton, the 

Board members will participate in 

roundtable discussion. A break will take 

place from 11:15 to 11:30 a.m. 

From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the 

Board will consider what the common 

core of state standards means for 

education and IES. Following opening 

presentations by Richard Laine, 

Education Division Director at the 

National Governors Association Center 

for Best Practices, and Carmel Martin, 

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