[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 67264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21461]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0140]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First Follow-up Field 
Test Data Collection

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of 
Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) First 
Follow-up Field Test Data Collection.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0944.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,361.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,072.
    Abstract: The High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 
(HS&B:22) is the sixth in a series of longitudinal studies at the high 
school level conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES), within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. 
Department of Education. HS&B:22 is following a nationally 
representative sample of ninth grade students from the start of high 
school in the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2026 when most will be in 
twelfth grade. The sample will be freshened in 2026 to create a 
nationally representative sample of twelfth-grade students. A high 
school transcript collection and additional follow-up data collections 
beyond high school are also planned.
    A field test was conducted in fall 2019 and the first follow-up 
field test (F1FT) is planned for spring 2024 in preparation for the 
spring 2026 first follow-up full-scale study (F1FS).This submission is 
to request approval to conduct the HS&B:22 F1FT collection in the 
spring of 2024. OMB provided approval for F1FT sampling, tracking, and 
recruitment in March 2021 (OMB# 1850-0944 v.9).
    Part A of this submission presents information on the basic design 
of HS&B:22. Part B discusses the statistical methods employed. Part C 
presents justification for the questionnaire content. Appendix A 
provides the communication materials to be used during state, school 
district, school, student, and parent F1FT recruitment and data 
collection activities. Appendix B provides the first follow-up field 
test data collection instruments.

    Dated: September 26, 2023.
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. 2023-21461 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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