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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 100472-100473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29300]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Tests Determined To Be Suitable for Use in the National Reporting 
System for Adult Education

AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces that a test with National Reporting 
System for Adult Education (NRS) approval expiring on February 5, 2025, 
may continue to be used by States and local eligible providers during a 
sunset period ending on June 30, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 
(202) 987-0903. Email: [email protected].
    If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and 
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 20, 2024, the Secretary published in 
the Federal Register (89 FR 51877) an annual notice announcing tests 
determined to be suitable for use in the NRS, in accordance with 34 CFR 
462.13 (June 2024 annual notice). The June 2024 annual notice announced 
two new tests and test forms that have been determined to be suitable 
for use in the NRS, in accordance with Sec.  462.13. The notice also 
updated the delivery formats available for two tests with a three-year 
approval expiring on July 13, 2026. Under the transition rules in Sec.  
462.4, the Secretary also announced in the June 2024 annual notice a 
test with NRS approval expiring on September 7, 2024, which States and 
local eligible providers may continue to use during a sunset period 
ending on June 30, 2025.
    In this notice, under the transition rules in Sec.  462.4, the 
Secretary announces a test with NRS approval expiring on February 5, 
2025, which States and local eligible providers may continue to use 
during a sunset period ending on June 30, 2025.
    Adult education programs must use only the forms and computer-based 
delivery formats for the tests approved in this notice. If a particular 
test form or computer delivery format is not explicitly specified for a 
test in this notice, it is not approved to measure educational gain in 
the NRS.

Test With NRS Approval Expiring on February 5, 2025, That May Be Used 
in the NRS During a Sunset Period Ending on June 30, 2025

    The Secretary has determined that the following test is suitable 
for use in Literacy/English Language Arts at all ABE levels of the NRS 
during a sunset period ending on June 30, 2025:
    Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) Reading GOALS 
Series. Forms 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907, and 908 are approved 
for use on paper and through a computer-based delivery format. 
Publisher: CASAS, 5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, San Diego, CA 
92123-4339. Telephone: (800) 255-1036. Internet: www.casas.org/.

Revocation of Tests

    Under certain circumstances--such as, for example, a determination 
by the Secretary either that the information the publisher submitted as 
a basis for the Secretary's review of the test was inaccurate or that a 
test has been substantially revised--the Secretary may revoke the 
determination that a test is suitable after following the procedures in 
Sec.  462.12(e). If the Secretary revokes the determination of 
suitability, the Secretary announces the revocation, as well as the 
date by which States and local eligible providers must stop using the 
revoked test, through a

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notice published in the Federal Register.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will 
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich 
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, 
braille, large print, audiotape, compact disc, or other accessible 
format.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations at www.govinfo.gov. At this site you can view this 
document, as well as all other Department documents published in the 
Federal Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access Department documents published in the Federal 
Register by using the article search feature at 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.
    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.
    OMB Control Numbers: 1830-0027, 1830-0567.

Luke Rhine,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
[FR Doc. 2024-29300 Filed 12-11-24; 8:45 am]
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