80 FR 77617 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017-2019
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31521 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 77617-77618] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31521] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0139] Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017-2019 AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 February 16, 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 2E103, Washington, DC 20202-4537. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubdzela via email 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 [[Page 77618]] 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. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 816,263. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 397,894. 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 (Public Law 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. Dated: December 10, 2015. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015-31521 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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information collected consists of Networks Focused on Critical Problems DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
petitions, reports, and accreditation of Education Policy and Practice
[Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0139]
notifications. The information collected Program. The notice indicated that the
is required to determine if accrediting Institute would award a maximum of Agency Information Collection
agencies or foreign medical and foreign four grants under the Supporting Early Activities; Comment Request; National
veterinary medical programs comply Learning from Preschool Through Early Assessment of Educational Progress
and are comparable to the Secretary of Elementary School Grades topic but also (NAEP) 2017–2019
Education’s criteria for recognition that this number may be increased
outlined in 34 CFR 600.55 and CFR through a notice in the Federal Register. AGENCY: National Center for Education
600.56. The information is used to allow Statistics (NCES), Department of
the Secretary to make determinations on In response to that notice and the Education (ED).
new, extension and/or continuing accompanying Request for Applications ACTION: Notice.
recognition or comparability status. (RFA), the Institute received seven high-
Only postsecondary institutions and quality applications for grants under the SUMMARY: In accordance with the
countries deemed to be using Supporting Early Learning from Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
comparable standards obtain Title IV Preschool Through Early Elementary U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
funding for its students. School Grades topic. All seven proposing a new information collection.
applications received high scores by DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Kate Mullan, peer reviewers. Because sufficient funds submit comments on or before February
Acting Director, Information Collection are available, the Institute intends to 16, 2016.
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy fund all seven applications. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
Officer, Office of Management.
Accessible Format: Individuals with documents related to the information
[FR Doc. 2015–31484 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
disabilities can obtain this document collection listed in this notice, please
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
and a copy of the RFA in an accessible use http://www.regulations.gov by
format (e.g., braille, large print, searching the Docket ID number ED–
audiotape, or compact disc) on request 2015–ICCD–0139. Comments submitted
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
to the program contact listed under FOR in response to this notice should be
Funding Additional Awards; Research FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. submitted electronically through the
Networks Focused on Critical Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
Electronic Access to This Document: www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Problems of Education Policy and The official version of this document is
Practice Program Docket ID number or via postal mail,
the document published in the Federal commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Register. Free Internet access to the Please note that comments submitted by
Department of Education. official edition of the Federal Register fax or email and those submitted after
ACTION: Notice. and the Code of Federal Regulations is the comment period will not be
available via the Federal Digital System accepted. Written requests for
SUMMARY: The Deputy Director for at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you information or comments submitted by
Policy and Research, delegated the can view this document, as well as all postal mail or delivery should be
duties of the Director, of the Institute of other documents of this Department addressed to the Director of the
Education Sciences (Institute) published in the Federal Register, in Information Collection Clearance
announces the Institute’s intent to fund text or Portable Document Format Division, U.S. Department of Education,
three additional grant awards under the (PDF). To use PDF you must have 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
Research Networks Focused on Critical Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Problems of Education Policy and available free at this site. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Practice Program, specifically under the specific questions related to collection
You may also access documents of the
Supporting Early Learning from activities, please contact Kashka
Department published in the Federal
Preschool Through Early Elementary Kubdzela via email at
School Grades topic. The Institute takes Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov. kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov.
this action because of the number of
Specifically, through the advanced SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
high-quality applications received and
search feature at this site, you can limit Department of Education (ED), in
the fact that funding is available in
your search to documents published by accordance with the Paperwork
fiscal year (FY) 2016 to support these
the Department. Catalog of Federal Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
additional grant awards. The Institute
Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
expects to use an estimated $1.8 million
84.305N. public and Federal agencies with an
for the three additional awards in FY
opportunity to comment on proposed,
2016. Delegation of Authority: The Secretary
revised, and continuing collections of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. of Education has delegated authority to
information. This helps the Department
Allen Ruby. Telephone: (202) 219–1591 Ruth Neild, Deputy Director for Policy
assess the impact of its information
or by email: Allen.Ruby@ed.gov. and Research, to perform the functions collection requirements and minimize
If you use a telecommunications and duties of the Director for the the public’s reporting burden. It also
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
device for the deaf or a text telephone, Institute of Education Sciences. helps the public understand the
call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 9501 et seq. Department’s information collection
at 1–800–877–8339. requirements and provide the requested
Dated: December 10, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April data in the desired format. ED is
Ruth Neild,
15, 2015, the Institute published a soliciting comments on the proposed
notice inviting applications in the Deputy Director for Policy and Research. information collection request (ICR) that
Federal Register (80 FR 20203) for new [FR Doc. 2015–31517 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am] is described below. The Department of
awards in FY 2016 under the Research BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Education is especially interested in
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public comment addressing the administration years when the sample For more information, contact James
following issues: (1) Is this collection has to allow for estimates for individual Eason, Office of Energy Market
necessary to the proper functions of the states and some of the large urban Regulation, Federal Energy Regulatory
Department; (2) will this information be districts. This submission requests Commission at (202) 502–8622 or
processed and used in a timely manner; OMB’s approval for main NAEP James.Eason@ferc.gov.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; assessments in 2017, 2018, and 2019, Dated: December 9, 2015.
(4) how might the Department enhance including operational, pilot, and special
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
the quality, utility, and clarity of the studies. The NAEP results will be
Deputy Secretary.
information to be collected; and (5) how reported to the public through the
might the Department minimize the Nation’s Report Card as well as other [FR Doc. 2015–31475 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
burden of this collection on the online NAEP tools. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
respondents, including through the use Dated: December 10, 2015.
of information technology. Please note Kate Mullan,
that written comments received in DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Acting Director, Information Collection
response to this notice will be Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Federal Energy Regulatory
considered public records. Officer, Office of Management.
Title of Collection: National Commission
[FR Doc. 2015–31521 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
Assessment of Educational Progress [Docket No. OR16–8–000]
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(NAEP) 2017–2019.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW Powder River Crude Services, LLC;
(previously 1850–0790). Powder River Express, LLC; Notice of
Type of Review: A new information DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Petiton for Declaratory Order
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal Energy Regulatory Take notice that on December 9, 2015,
Individuals. Commission pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of the
Total Estimated Number of Annual Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Notice of Commission Staff Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2)(2015),
Responses: 816,263.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Attendance Powder River Crude Services, LLC and
Burden Hours: 397,894. The Federal Energy Regulatory Powder River Express, LLC filed a
Abstract: This information collection Commission (Commission) hereby gives petition requesting a declaratory order
is a revision to information collection notice that members of the approving the overall tariff and rate
1850–0790; however, the Department is Commission’s staff may attend the structure, open season procedures,
requesting a new OMB control number following meeting related to the prorationing provisions, and other terms
in place of the old number. transmission planning activities of the of service associated with a new crude
The National Assessment of New York Independent System oil pipeline in the Powder River Basin
Educational Progress (NAEP), Operator, Inc. of Wyoming. The pipeline is intended to
conducted by the National Center for connect crude oil production areas with
Education Statistics (NCES), is a The New York Independent System downstream markets, including rail and
federally authorized survey of student Operator, Inc. Electric System Planning other pipeline interconnections, as more
achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in Working Group Meeting (CARIS fully explained in the petition.
various subject areas, such as Forum) Any person desiring to intervene or to
mathematics, reading, writing, science, December 17, 2015, 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. protest in this proceeding must file in
U.S. history, civics, geography, (EST) accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
economics, technology and engineering the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
The above-referenced meeting will be
literacy (TEL), and the arts. The Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
via web conference and teleconference.
National Assessment of Educational The above-referenced meeting is open 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Progress Authorization Act (Public Law to stakeholders. time on the specified comment date.
107–279 Title III, section 303) requires Further information may be found at: Protests will be considered by the
the assessment to collect data on http://www.nyiso.com/public/ Commission in determining the
specified student groups and markets_operations/services/planning/ appropriate action to be taken, but will
characteristics, including information index.jsp not serve to make protestants parties to
organized by race/ethnicity, gender, The discussions at the meeting the proceeding. Any person wishing to
socio-economic status, disability, and described above may address matters at become a party must file a notice of
limited English proficiency. It requires issue in the following proceedings: intervention or motion to intervene, as
fair and accurate presentation of New York Independent System appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
achievement data and permits the Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER13– protests must be filed on or before the
collection of background, noncognitive, 102. comment date. Anyone filing a motion
or descriptive information that is related ISO New England Inc., et al., Docket to intervene or protest must serve a copy
to academic achievement and aids in Nos. ER13–1957, et al. of that document on the Petitioner.
fair reporting of results. The intent of ISO New England Inc., Docket Nos. The Commission encourages
the law is to provide representative electronic submission of protests and
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ER13–193 and ER13–196.
sample data on student achievement for New York Independent System interventions in lieu of paper, using the
the nation, the states, and Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER15– FERC Online links at http://
subpopulations of students and to 2059. www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic
monitor progress over time. The nature New York Independent System service, persons with Internet access
of NAEP is that burden alternates from Operator, Inc., Docket No. ER16– who will eFile a document and/or be
a relatively low burden in national-level 120. listed as a contact for an intervenor
administration years to a substantial New York Transco, LLC, Docket No. must create and validate an
burden increase in state-level ER15–572. eRegistration account using the
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