OMB appreciates
that NCES has put in place a number of security features, such as
encryption, to ensure that information is protected during
transmission to vendors assisting in locating respondents. OMB
would like a report back within six months on the relative
contribution of and any challenges in managing the various locating
strategies have played in the ECLS-K 2006 and 2007 data
collections.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2010
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2008
8,787
0
25,258
2,498
0
13,770
0
0
0
The ECLS-B is part of a longitudinal
studies program. The ECLS-B is designed to follow a national
representative sample of children born in 2001 from 9 months of age
through kindergarten. The cohort has already been seen at 9 months
and at 2 years. The current effort is directed towards seeing them
in their kindergarten year. The children all turned 5 in 2006 and
the majority were in kindergarten in 2006, some of them are
repeating kindergarten and some were delayed entering kindergarten.
It is these children, who are either repeating kindergarten or were
delayed starting kindergarten who are being contacted in this data
collection
There is an overall reduction
in burden hours because the Kindergarten 2006 national data
collection round has been completed as of Spring 2007. The burden
associated with this collection are due to a smaller data
collection that is made up of kindergardeners who either repeated
the Kindergarten grade - or those who were not part of the initial
group due to age requirements.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.