Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult Education
| Citation | 84 FR 45482 |
| Record Number | 2019-18615 |
| Published date | 29 August 2019 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 168 (Thursday, August 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 45482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18615]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice Inviting Publishers To Submit Tests for a Determination of
Suitability for Use in the National Reporting System for Adult
Education
AGENCY: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education (1) invites publishers to submit
tests for review and approval for use in the National Reporting System
for Adult Education (NRS); and (2) announces the date by which
publishers must submit these tests.
DATES: Deadline for transmittal of applications: October 1, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your application by mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) or deliver your application by hand or
by courier service to: NRS Assessment Review, c/o American Institutes
for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John LeMaster, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 11152, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202-7240. Telephone: (202) 245-6218. Email:
[email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department's regulations for Measuring
Educational Gain in the National Reporting System for Adult Education,
34 CFR part 462 (NRS regulations), include the procedures for
determining the suitability of tests for use in the NRS. This notice
relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number
1830-0567.
There is a review process that will begin on October 1, 2019. Only
tests submitted by the due date will be reviewed in that review cycle.
If a publisher submits a test after October 1, 2019, the test will not
be reviewed until the review cycle that begins on October 1, 2020.
Criteria the Secretary Uses: In order for the Secretary to consider
a test suitable for use in the NRS, the test must meet the criteria and
requirements established in 34 CFR 462.13.
Submission Requirements:
(a) In preparing your application, you must comply with the
requirements in 34 CFR 462.11.
(b) In accordance with 34 CFR 462.10, the deadline for transmittal
of applications in this fiscal year is October 1, 2019.
(c) Whether you submit your application by mail (through the U.S.
Postal Service or a commercial carrier) or deliver your application by
hand or by courier service, you must mail or deliver four copies of
your application, on or before the deadline date, to the following
address: NRS Assessment Review, c/o American Institutes for Research,
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Washington, DC 20007.
(d) If you submit your application by mail or commercial carrier,
you must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service.
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier.
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of
Education.
(e) If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service,
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
(f) We do not consider applications postmarked after the
application deadline date to be timely for the October 1, 2019, review
cycle. If an application is postmarked after the October 1, 2019,
deadline date, the application will be considered timely for the
October 1, 2020, deadline date.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
(g) If you submit your application by hand delivery, you (or a
courier service) must deliver four copies of the application by hand,
on or before 4:30:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the application deadline
date.
(h) Electronic submission of applications is not permitted.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3292.
Scott Stump,
Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
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