National Educational Study of Transition

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB QUESTIONS ON NLTS 2012 BASELINE CLEARANCE REQUEST AND RESPONSE 1312012.docx Supplementary Document	2012-01-31
NLTS comment reducingDataBurdenNLTS-09-20-11.doc Supplementary Document	2011-10-20
Att_APP M Var Characteristics.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-19
Att_APP G Parent Student mailedconsent 071311.docx Supplementary Document	2011-10-19
Att_APP F Thank You Letters.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-19
Att_APP E active written consent forms.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-19
Att_APP D Adv Letters 0711311.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-10-19
Att_NEST OMB1 Appendix B.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-01-26
Att_NEST OMB1 Appendix A.pdf Supplementary Document	2011-01-26
Att_Supporting Statement Part B NLTS Baseline.docx Supporting Statement B	2011-10-19
Att_NTLS rev Supporting Statement Part A NTLS Baseline.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-10-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199757	Collection of school records for students Other-student records	New
199756	School Characteristics Survey Other-survey	New
199753	Student Survey Other-survey	New
199752	Parent Survey Other-survey	New
196037	Recruiting Materials and Protocol Other-Recruitment	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0882	ICR Reference No: 201110-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-1850-006
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4673
Title: National Educational Study of Transition
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/31/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/25/2011
Terms of Clearance: Prior to ED's surveying of teachers, ED must submit through a non-substantive, non-material change request, changes to the proposed incentive structure addressing OMB's concerns that the proposed incentives are too high. ED's changes will be informed by existing incentive structures currently adopted by the ELCS-K program. OMB is withholding full approval of the collection, specifically the teacher's survey until ED has made the needed changes to the incentives structure.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2014
Responses	30,500	0	600
Time Burden (Hours)	20,000	0	20,025
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: To gauge progress in addressing the needs of youth with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Education is sponsoring a five-year longitudinal study focused on the educational and transitional experiences of youth between the ages of 13 and 21 in December 2011. The study focuses on three sets of research questions: What are the characteristics of youth with disabilities? What services and accommodations do they receive and what are their courses of study? What are their transitional experiences as they leave high school and their educational, social, and economic outcomes? The study will compare this group with three other groups: (1) youth who have no identified disability, (2) youth who do not have an IEP but who have a condition that qualifies them for accommodation under Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and (3) similar cohorts of youth with an IEP who were studied in the past. Districts and youth will be randomly selected to ensure that they are nationally representative. The study sample will include approximately 500 school districts and 15,000 students. Phase I data collection will occur in spring 2012 and spring 2014, when sample members will be ages 13-21 and 15-23, respectively. The study will collect data from parents, youth, principals, teachers, and student school records.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 164 664a Name of Law: IDEA 2004
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 43995	07/22/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 66051	10/25/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Collection of school records for students
School Characteristics Survey
Recruiting Materials and Protocol
Parent Survey
Student Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	30,500	600	0	29,900	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,000	20,025	0	-25	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There will eventually be an overall program change increase of 10,775 to OMB #1850-0882, National Educational Transitional Study, as a result of the burden hours from this phase I collection. This program change wil be a result of the burden hours being added for Phase I activities of this clearance while the burden hours from the initial submission will be deleted. (The burden from the initial v.1 submission activities will be completed by the time these phase I activities are approved.) Note that the burden reduction is due to removing the teacher surveys (at this time) which will be eventually added back under an OMB83 C request (showing the increase in hours).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,704,797

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/25/2011

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