Notice2021-18213
Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education
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Published
August 24, 2021
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Education Department
Abstract
The Secretary of Education invites publishers to submit tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) and announces the date by which publishers must submit these tests. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 1830-0567.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 47303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18213]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of
Suitability 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 of Education invites publishers to submit tests
for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System for
Adult Education (NRS) and announces the date by which publishers must
submit these tests. This notice relates to the approved information
collection under OMB control number 1830-0567.
DATES: Deadline for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your application by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cb8599988baaa2b9e5a4b9ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b9a5a4b7969e85d9988590">[email protected]</span></a>.
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. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f8dddadc9cfed7ffd3c1c6d7c0f2d7d69cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c882a7a0a6e684ad85a9bbbcadba88adace6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>.
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, 2021. Only
tests submitted by the due date will be reviewed in that review cycle.
If a publisher submits a test after October 1, 2021, the test will not
be reviewed until the review cycle that begins on October 1, 2022.
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 deadline for transmittal
of applications in this fiscal year is October 1, 2021.
(c) You must retain a copy of your sent email message and the email
attachments as proof that you submitted your application by 11:59 p.m.
local time on October 1, 2021.
(d) We do not consider applications submitted after the application
deadline date to be timely for the October 1, 2021, review cycle. If an
application is submitted after the October 1, 2021, deadline date, the
application will be considered timely for the October 1, 2022, deadline
date.
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, or compact disc or other accessible
format.
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.
Jennifer Mishory,
Chief of Staff, Delegated the Authority to Perform the Functions and
Duties of the Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult
Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-18213 Filed 8-23-21; 8:45 am]
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