[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13781-13782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05840]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0139]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017-2019
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (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 new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0139. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 2E-105,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela at
[email protected].
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: National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2017-2019.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW (previously 1850-0790).
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 865,522.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 420,684.
Abstract: This information collection is a revision to information
collection 1850-0790; however, the Department is requesting a new OMB
control number in place of the old number. The National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), is a federally authorized survey of
student achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in various subject areas,
such as mathematics, reading, writing, science, U.S. history, civics,
geography, economics, technology and engineering literacy (TEL), and
the arts. The National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization
Act (Pub. L. 107-279 title III, section 303) requires the assessment to
collect data on specified student groups and characteristics, including
information organized by race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status,
disability, and limited English proficiency. It requires fair and
accurate presentation of achievement data and permits the collection of
background, noncognitive, or descriptive information that is related to
academic achievement and aids in fair reporting of results. The intent
of the law is to provide representative sample data on student
achievement for the nation, the states, and subpopulations of students
and to monitor progress over time. The nature of NAEP is that burden
alternates from a relatively low burden in national-level
administration years to a substantial burden increase in state-level
administration years when the sample has to allow for estimates for
individual states and some of the large urban districts. This
submission requests OMB's approval for main NAEP assessments in 2017,
2018, and 2019, including operational, pilot, and special studies. The
NAEP results will be reported to the public through the Nation's Report
Card as well as other online NAEP tools. Please note that all of the
documents in this information
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collection have been updated since the 60 day public comment period.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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