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collection. Before including an address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information (PII) in
a comment, be aware that the entire
comment—including PII—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask in your comment to
withhold PII from public view, the
USPTO cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
Kimberly Hardy,
Information Collections Officer, Office of the
Chief Administrative Officer, United States
Patent and Trademark Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0073]

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) Preschool Round Removal
Change Request
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a no material or
nonsubstantive change to a currently
approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 11,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347 or email
[email protected].
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
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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: Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class
of 2023–24 (ECLS–K:2024) Preschool
Round Removal Change Request.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0750.
Type of Review: No material or
nonsubstantive change of a currently
approved information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 46,033.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,655.
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,
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 2022–23
(ECLS–K:2023) 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
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current information on children’s early
learning and development, transitions
into kindergarten and beyond, and
progress through school. Collecting
parent data beginning in preschool 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
request to conduct a field test of the
ECLS–K:2023 preschool data collection
activities from January through October
2020, to field test the preschool data
collection materials and procedures,
was approved in November 2019 (OMB#
1850–0750 v.19), with change requests
approved in January and July 2020
(OMB #1850–0750 v.20–21). In April
2021, OMB approved a one year study
delay (OMB #1850–0750 v.22), and the
study is now the Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class
of 2023–24 (ECLS–K:2024). This request
is to notify OMB and the public that,
following analysis of the results of the
preschool field test that was carried out
in 2020, NCES has decided not to go
forward with the national ECLS–K: 2024
preschool round in spring 2023. No
other planned procedures or features of
the study will change. Approval for the
fall 2022 kindergarten-first grade field
test and national study recruitment will
be requested in a separate submission
later in 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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Charter Renewals
U.S. Election Assistance
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee charter renewals.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
purpose of this notice is to announce
that the Election Assistance
Commission (EAC) has renewed the
charters for the Board of Advisors, the
Standards Board, and the Technical
Guidelines Development Committee for
a two-year period through April 13,
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