Notice2022-12195
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment
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Published
June 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34675-34676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12195]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0078]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of
2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data
Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find
this information collection request by selecting ``Department of
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. <a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to
view documents related to this information collection request.
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link. Comments
may also be sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a33393e1519111f0e171d083a1f1e541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="014842456e626a64756c66734164652f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
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 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: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-
Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National
Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0750.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20,895.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15,599.
Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program,
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of
Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to
provide rich, descriptive data on child development,
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early learning, and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver
national data on children's status at birth and at various points
thereafter; children's transitions to nonparental care, early care and
education programs, and school; and children's experiences and growth
through the elementary grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) is the fourth cohort in the
series of early childhood longitudinal studies. The study will advance
research in child development and early learning by providing a
detailed and comprehensive source of current information on children's
early learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and
beyond, and progress through school. The ECLS-K:2024 will provide data
about the population of children who will be kindergartners in the
2023-24 school year. Collecting parent data beginning in the fall of
kindergarten will enable the study to measure influences on children's
development before entry into formal schooling, including children's
home environments and access to early care and education. The ECLS-
K:2024 will focus on children's early school experiences continuing
through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data from
parents, teachers, and school administrators, as well as direct child
assessments. The request to conduct a field test of the ECLS-K:2024
kindergarten and first-grade data collection activities to evaluate the
design of the national study's kindergarten and first-grade surveys and
child assessments, as well as the operational procedures (that is,
sampling and recruitment) for the national kindergarten and first-grade
data collections in the fall 2023, spring 2024, and spring 2025, was
approved on February 15, 2022 (OMB# 1850-0750 v.24). Planned for
August-November 2022, the ECLS-K:2024 K-1 field test will be followed
by the fall (August-December 2023) and spring (March-July 2024)
kindergarten national data collections, and the spring (March-July
2025) first-grade national data collection--all of which will be
requested under later clearance submissions. This request is to update
study respondent materials, web and paper surveys, and website designs
that will be used in the K-1 field test data collection activities. The
revisions in this package were made based on additional review after
programming and testing the survey instruments and also incorporate
changes based on teacher and parent focus group feedback (OMB# 1850-
0803 v.309).
Dated: June 2, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-12195 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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