101596 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2024 / Notices 

Laboratory (REL) Midwest research 

study, Teacher Preparation Program 

Completion: What Factors Play a Role? 

The study, scheduled for the 2024/25 

school year, will focus on 

understanding factors influencing the 

completion of traditional undergraduate 

teacher preparation programs. This is 

crucial as traditional teacher 

preparation programs are the main 

sources of new teachers, yet the number 

of bachelor’s degrees in education has 

declined by 18 percent between 2010 

and 2020. 

This study aims to address two main 

research questions: (1) How do the 

demographic and academic 

characteristics of students in traditional 

undergraduate teacher preparation 

programs differ between completers and 

noncompleters? and (2) How do 

personal and contextual factors relate to 

students’ completion of traditional 

teacher preparation programs? 

The study will collect quantitative 

survey data and qualitative interview 

data from students who completed and 

did not complete traditional 

undergraduate teacher preparation 

programs, supplemented by 

administrative data from teacher 

preparation programs. This approach 

will allow the study to gather 

information on personal and contextual 

factors not captured in administrative 

data, such as the ability to complete 

unpaid student teaching, perceptions of 

the teaching profession, and other 

intrinsic motivations and external 

conditions that influence completion. 

The urgency to improve teacher 

candidate retention and graduation rates 

is driven by long-standing teacher 

shortages and a desire to increase racial/ 

ethnic and gender diversity in the 

teacher workforce to mirror the 

composition of K–12 students in the 

United States. Findings from this study 

aim to inform program and policy-level 

solutions to support teaching 

candidates, particularly those from 

diverse backgrounds, ensuring they 

persist through their teacher preparation 

programs. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29563 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Sunshine Act notice; Notice of 

public meeting agenda. 

SUMMARY: Public Meeting: U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission Technical 

Guidelines Development Committee 

Meeting. 

DATES: Tuesday, January14th, 2025, 9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

person at the National Cybersecurity 

Center of Excellence, 9700 Great Seneca 

Highway, Rockville, MD 20850. Preregistration is required. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Muthig, Telephone: (202) 897– 

9285, Email: kmuthig@eac.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: In accordance with the 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

(Sunshine Act), Public Law 94–409, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. 552b), the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 

will conduct annual meeting of the EAC 

Technical Guidelines Development 

Committee (TGDC) to discuss regular 

business of the board. 

Agenda: The EAC and TGDC 

members will hold an annual meeting to 

discuss program updates for EAC 

Testing and Certification and the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) Voting Program, and 

more. The full agenda will be posted in 

advance on the EAC website: https://

www.eac.gov/events/2025/01/14/eactechnical-guidelines-developmentcommittee-2024-annual-meeting. 

Registration is required to attend. Please 

register by January 6, 2025. 

The EAC will accept written 

comments and questions from members 

of the public. If you would like to 

participate, please email clearinghouse@

eac.gov with your full name and 

question or comment no later than 9:00 

a.m. E.T. on January 14, 2025. 

Background: Section 221 of the Help 

America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (52 

U.S.C. 20971(b)) requires that the EAC 

adopt voluntary voting system 

guidelines, and provide for the testing, 

certification, decertification, and 

recertification of voting system 

hardware and software. 

The TGDC was established in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Section 221 of the Help America Vote 

Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107–252, codified 

at 52 U.S.C. 20961), to act in the public 

interest to assist the Executive Director 

of the EAC in the development of 

voluntary voting system guidelines. 

Status: This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Camden Kelliher, 

General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

EAC announces an information 

collection and seeks public comment on 

the provisions thereof. The EAC intends 

to submit this proposed information 

collection (National Mail Voter 

Registration Form) to the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget for 

approval. Section 9(a) of the National 

Voter Registration Act of 1993 

(‘‘NVRA’’) and Section 802 of the Help 

America Vote Act of 2002 (‘‘HAVA’’) 

requires the responsible agency to 

maintain a national mail voter 

registration form for U.S. citizens that 

want to register to vote, to update 

registration information due to a change 

of name, make a change of address or to 

register with a political party by 

returning the form to their state election 

office. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

5 p.m. Eastern on Monday, February 17, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted electronically via https://

www.regulations.gov (docket ID: EAC– 

2024–0004) or by email at research@

eac.gov. Written comments on the 

proposed information collection can 

also be sent to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001, 

Attn: NVRA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raymond Williams at 202–924–0794, or 

email research@eac.gov; U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments: Public comments are 

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; (c) 


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