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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (1) 

invites publishers to submit tests for 

review and approval for use in the 

National Reporting System for Adult 

Education (NRS); and (2) announces the 

date by which publishers must submit 

these tests. 

DATES: Deadlines for transmittal of 

applications: October 1, 2017, and April 

1, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your application by 

mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or 

a commercial carrier) or deliver your 

application by hand or by courier 

service to: NRS Assessment Review, c/ 

o American Institutes for Research, 1000 

Thomas Jefferson Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

LeMaster, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–7240. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6218 or by email: 

John.LeMaster@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department’s regulations for Measuring 

Educational Gain in the National 

Reporting System for Adult Education, 

34 CFR part 462 (NRS regulations), 

include the procedures for determining 

the suitability of tests for use in the 

NRS. 

There is a review process that will 

begin on October 1, 2017, and a separate 

review process that will begin on April 

1, 2018. Only tests submitted by the due 

date will be reviewed in that review 

cycle. If a publisher submits a test after 

October 1, 2017, the test will not be 

reviewed until the review cycle that 

begins on April 1, 2018. 

Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order 

for the Secretary to consider a test 

suitable for use in the NRS, the test 

must meet the criteria and requirements 

established in 34 CFR 462.13. 

Submission Requirements: 

(a) In preparing your application, you 

must comply with the requirements in 

34 CFR 462.11. 

(b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, 

the deadlines for transmittal of 

applications in this fiscal year are 

October 1, 2017, and April 1, 2018. 

(c) Whether you submit your 

application by mail (through the U.S. 

Postal Service or a commercial carrier) 

or deliver your application by hand or 

by courier service, you must mail or 

deliver four copies of your application, 

on or before the deadline date, to the 

following address: NRS Assessment 

Review, c/o American Institutes for 

Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20007. 

(d) If you submit your application by 

mail or commercial carrier, you must 

show proof of mailing consisting of one 

of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of Education. 

(e) If you mail your application 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 

not accept either of the following as 

proof of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

(f) We do not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. If an application is 

postmarked after the October 1, 2017, 

deadline date but before April 1, 2018, 

the application will be considered 

timely for the April 1 deadline date. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

(g) If you submit your application by 

hand delivery, you (or a courier service) 

must deliver four copies of the 

application by hand, on or before 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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the document published in the Federal 

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official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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can view this document, as well as all 

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You may also access documents of the 

Department 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. 

Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292. 

Dated: August 31, 2017. 

Kim R. Ford, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Delegated the 

Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Career, 

Technical, and Adult Education. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18867 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2017–ICCD–0063] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Study of Weighted Student Funding 

and School-Based Systems (Study 

Instruments) 

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation 

and Policy Development (OPEPD), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2017–ICCD–0063. Comments submitted 

in response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting the 

Docket ID number 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 

216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Oliver Schak, 

202–453–5643. 

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 


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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: Study of Weighted 

Student Funding and School-Based 

Systems (Study Instruments). 

OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,902. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 568. 

Abstract: The purpose of this study is 

to investigate how districts vary in their 

implementation of weighted student 

funding (WSF) and school-based 

budgeting (SBB); outcomes in terms of 

levels of principal autonomy, 

transparency of resource allocation, and 

extent to which resources are 

distributed based on student needs; 

interactions of WSF and SBB systems 

with school choice policies; and 

challenges that districts may have faced 

in transitioning to and implementing 

these systems. Data collection will 

include: (a) Nationally representative 

surveys of districts andprincipals, and 

(b) case studies of nine districts that are 

implementing WSF systems, including 

site visits, in-person interviews with 

district officials and school staff, and 

analysis of relevant extant data such as 

descriptive documents, budgets, and 

audited expenditure files. 

Dated: August 30, 2017. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy 

Officer, Office of Management. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18754 Filed 9–5–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Proposed Information Collection— 

2018 Election Administration and 

Voting Survey; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 (2018 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey) to 

the Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget for approval. 

The 2018 Election Administration and 

Voting Survey (Survey) asks election 

officials questions concerning voting 

and election administration. These 

questions request information 

concerning ballots cast; voter 

registration; overseas and military 

voting; Election Day activities; voting 

technology; and other important issues. 

The EAC issues the survey to meet its 

obligations under the Help America 

Vote Act to serve as national 

clearinghouse and resource for the 

compilation of information with respect 

to the administration of Federal 

elections; to fulfill both the EAC’s and 

the Department of Defense Federal 

Voting Assistance Programs’ (FVAP) 

quantitative State data collection 

requirements under the Uniformed and 

Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act 

(UOCAVA); and meet its National Voter 

Registration Act (NVRA) mandate to 

collect information from states 

concerning the impact of that statute on 

the administration of Federal Elections. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before 5:00 p.m. EST on 

November 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted electronically to 

electiondaysurvey@eac.gov. Written 

comments on the proposed information 

collection can also be sent to the U.S. 

Election Assistance Commission, 1335 

East West Highway, Suite 4300, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910, Attn: Election 

Administration and Voting Survey. 

Obtaining a Copy of the Survey: To 

obtain a free copy of the survey: (1) 

Email Sean Greene at the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission at sgreene@

eac.gov; or (2) write to the EAC 

(including your address and phone 

number) at U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission, 1335 East West Highway, 

Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 

Attn: Election Administration and 

Voting Survey. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Sean Greene at 301–563–3919, or email 

sgreene@eac.gov, U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission 1335 East West 

Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

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) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Needs and Uses 

The EAC issues the survey to meet its 

obligations under the Help America 

Vote Act (HAVA) to serve as national 

clearinghouse and resource for the 

compilation of information with respect 

to the administration of Federal 

elections; to fulfill both the EAC and 

FVAP’s data collection requirements 

under the UOCAVA; and meet its NVRA 

mandate to collect information from 

states concerning the impact of that 

statute on the administration of Federal 

Elections. HAVA requires the EAC to 

serve as a national clearinghouse and 

resource for the compilation of 

information and review of procedures 

with respect to the administration of 

Federal Elections. This includes the 

obligation to study and report on 

election activities, practices, policies, 

and procedures, such as methods of 

voter registration, methods of 

conducting provisional voting, poll 

worker recruitment and training, and 

such other matters as the Commission 

determines are appropriate. In addition, 

under the NVRA, the EAC is responsible 

for collecting information and reporting, 

biennially, to the United States Congress 

on the impact of that statute. The 

information the States are required to 

submit to the EAC for purposes of the 


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