# Federal Register #ED-2026-SCC-3103

Department of Education seeks comments on HS&B:22 transcript study data collection

**Buyer:** National Center for Education Statistics
**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** December 16, 2026
**Identifier:** ED-2026-SCC-3103

The U.S. Department of Education is seeking public comments on a proposed revision to its HS&B:22 High School Transcript Study data collection.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Education, through the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
- **Purpose:** Collect high school transcripts from High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) sample members, including through schools and some students who may not have completed high school at their base-year school.
- **Estimated collection burden:** 13,403 annual responses and 2,311 annual burden hours.
- **Comments sought:** Feedback on the burden estimate, ways to improve the quality and clarity of the information collected, and ways to reduce respondent burden, including through information technology.
- **Procurement scope:** This is a request for public comments on an information collection, not a procurement of products or services. No OEMs, vendors, products, or service line items are identified.

### Description

The Department of Education is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection concerns the High School and Beyond 2022 (HS&B:22) High School Transcript Study, following a nationally representative sample of ninth-grade students. The proposed work seeks clearance to collect high school transcripts from HS&B:22 sample members, including contacting schools and a subset of students who may not have finished at their base-year high school. Comments are due December 15, 2026.

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