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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 6, 2013 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0009]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Private
School Universe Survey 2013–16
Department of Education (ED),
Institute of Education Sciences (IES).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection of a previously
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 8,
2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0009
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
2E117, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not
send comments here.
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;

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(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: Private School
Universe Survey 2013–16.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0641.
Type of Review: a revision of an
existing information collection of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 25,567.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,410.
Abstract: The Private School Universe
Survey (PSS) is the NCES collection of
basic data from the universe of private
elementary and secondary schools in
the United States. The PSS is designed
to gather biennial data on the total
number of private schools, teachers, and
students, along with a variety of related
data, including: religious orientation;
grade-levels taught and size of school;
length of school year and of school day;
total student enrollment by gender (K–
12); number of high school graduates;
whether a school is single-sexed or
coeducational; number of teachers
employed; program emphasis; and
existence and type of its kindergarten
program. The PSS includes all schools
that are not supported primarily by
public funds, that provide classroom
instruction for one or more of grades K–
12 or comparable ungraded levels, and
that have one or more teachers. The PSS
is also used to create a universe list of
private schools that can be used as a
sampling frame for NCES surveys of
private schools. No substantive changes
have been made to the survey or its
procedures since its last approved PSS
2010–13. This clearance is for the 2013–
14 and 2015–16 PSS data collections,
and the 2015–16 PSS list- and areaframe building operations.
Dated: February 1, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Board for Education
Sciences; Meeting
U.S. Department of Education,
Institute of Education Sciences.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the National Board
for Education Sciences. The notice also
describes the functions of the
Committee. Notice of this meeting is
required by Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act and is
intended to notify the public of their
opportunity to attend the meeting.
DATES: February 22, 2013.
TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Room 100,
Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie
Pelaez, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW,
Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208;
phone: (202) 219–0644; fax: (202) 219–
1402; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Board for Education Sciences
is authorized by Section 116 of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board
advises the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) on, among
other things, the establishments of
activities to be supported by the
Institute, on the funding for applications
for grants, contracts, and cooperative
agreements for research after the
completion of peer review, and reviews
and evaluates the work of the Institute.
On February 22, 2013, starting at 8:30
a.m., the Board will approve the agenda
and hear remarks from the NBES Chair,
Bridget Terry Long. John Easton,
Director of IES, will swear in one newly
appointed Board member and four
reappointed Board members. John
Easton and the Commissioners of IES’s
national centers will then give an
overview of recent developments at IES.
From 10:00 to 11:15 a.m., Board
members will hear from John Easton
about new IES Research Programs. After
opening remarks from Dr. Easton, the
Board members will participate in
roundtable discussion. A break will take
place from 11:15 to 11:30 a.m.
From 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the
Board will consider what the common
core of state standards means for
education and IES. Following opening
presentations by Richard Laine,
Education Division Director at the
National Governors Association Center
for Best Practices, and Carmel Martin,
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