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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 103802-103803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30262]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0145]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; High 
School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)--Third Follow-Up

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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 reinstatement with change of a previously 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 18, 2025.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2024-SCC-0145. 
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal 
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will 
temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the 
docket ID number and the title of the information collection request 
when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that 
comments 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 4C210, 
Washington, DC 20202-1200.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
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 Longitudinal Study of 2009 
(HSLS:09)--Third Follow-Up.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0852.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total 
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,600.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,933.
    Abstract: The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is 
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part 
of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) within the U.S. Department 
of Education. The HSLS:09 base-year data collection took place in the 
2009-10 school year, with a randomly selected sample of fall-term 9th-
graders in more than 900 public and private high schools with both 9th 
and 11th grades. This fall 2009 cohort of 9th graders has been followed 
over time, with follow-up interviews in spring 2012 and summer-fall 
2013 and a collection of administrative records (such as high school 
transcripts). HSLS:09 data allows researchers, educators, and 
policymakers to examine motivation, achievement, and persistence in 
STEM (as well as non-STEM) coursetaking and careers. More generally, 
HSLS:09 data will allow researchers from a variety of disciplines to 
examine issues of college entry, persistence and success, and how 
changes in young people's lives and their connections with communities, 
schools, teachers, families, parents, and friends affect these 
decisions.
    This request is to conduct the third follow-up of the High School 
Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09). This submission includes 
materials and justification for the HSLS:09 third follow-up and 
includes approximately 23,000 sample members who were in 9th grade in 
2009 during the base-year data collection. Most of the data for the 
third follow-up will be obtained by administrative data matching. 
Sample members will also be invited to complete a brief web survey. In 
addition to supporting statements, this submission includes: a 
membership list of the Technical Review Panel (TRP) (appendix A); a 
description of the confidentiality procedures in place for the 
administrative record matching (appendix B); study communication 
materials (appendix C); and the survey instrument (appendix D).
    This submission covers HSLS:09 third follow-up materials and 
procedures required for administering a brief survey for sample members 
and administrative records matching. This submission is designed to 
adequately justify the need for and overall practical utility of the 
third follow-up study, presenting the plan for the data collection and 
providing as much detail about the measures to be used as is available 
at the time of this submission. For this full-scale study NCES will 
publish a notice in the Federal Register allowing for an initial 60-day 
public comment period and then an additional 30-day public comment 
period.

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    Dated: December 16, 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. 2024-30262 Filed 12-18-24; 8:45 am]
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