[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14518-14519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05129]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
National Supplement Data Collection 2013-2014
AGENCY: Institute for Education Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (IES/NCES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 6, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0021 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Room 2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.
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 public and Federal agencies with
an 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: Program for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) National Supplement Data Collection 2013-
2014.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0870.
Type of Review: a revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 22,503.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,927.
Abstract: This submission is for the 2013-14 administration of the
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
National Supplement data collection to survey adults (16-74 years old)
in households and federal and state prisons. The PIAAC National
Supplement builds upon the 2011-12 PIAAC Main Study, which was
coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation
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and Development (http://www.oecd.org/), sponsored by the U.S.
Departments of Education and Labor in the United States, and included
data collection in 23 countries in addition to the United States. PIAAC
assesses adult literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills in
technology-rich environments and collects survey information from
respondents about their education and employment experience and about
the skills they use at work. PIAAC builds on previous international
literacy assessments including the 2002 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills
Survey and the 1994-98 International Adult Literacy Survey. The PIAAC
National Supplement data collection will occur between August 2013 and
April 2014.
Dated: February 27, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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