•Application
must include
–Formal
letter of request (e.g., who will use the data, a description
of the planned statistical use of the data, specification of the time
period for the loan of the restricted data file);
–License documentation (i.e., a legal agreement signed by
the researcher, a senior official at the researcher's institution,
and NCES's commissioner);
–Security
plan at the home institution (NCES has specified a list of
requirements); and
–Affidavits
of nondisclosure to be signed by each data user.
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