81_FR_13831 81 FR 13781 - 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

81 FR 13781 - 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

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

Page Range13781-13782
FR Document2016-05840

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13781-13782]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2016 / Notices 13781 RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note Delete entry and replace with that written comments received in ‘‘Individuals seeking access to records SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be about themselves contained in this Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 considered public records. system of records should address U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is Title of Collection: National written inquiries to the Chief, FOIA proposing a new information collection. Assessment of Educational Progress Service Center, Defense Health Agency DATES: Interested persons are invited to (NAEP) 2017–2019. Privacy and Civil Liberties Office, 7700 submit comments on or before April 14, OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls 2016. (previously 1850–0790). Church, VA 22042–5101. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A new information Written requests for information documents related to the information collection. should include the individual’s full collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public: name, home address, home phone use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals or Households. number, and SSN/DoD ID number, the searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual identifier of this system of records 2015–ICCD–0139. Comments submitted Responses: 865,522. notice, and signature. in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual If requesting information about a submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 420,684. legally incompetent person, the request Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: This information collection must be made by the legal guardian or www.regulations.gov by selecting the is a revision to information collection person with legal authority to make Docket ID number or via postal mail, 1850–0790; however, the Department is decisions on behalf of the individual. commercial delivery, or hand delivery. requesting a new OMB control number Written proof of that status may be Please note that comments submitted by in place of the old number. The required before any records will be fax or email and those submitted after National Assessment of Educational provided. the comment period will not be Progress (NAEP), conducted by the In addition, the requester must accepted. Written requests for National Center for Education Statistics provide a notarized statement or an information or comments submitted by (NCES), is a federally authorized survey unsworn declaration made in postal mail or delivery should be of student achievement at grades 4, 8, accordance with 28 U.S.C. 1746, in the addressed to the Director of the and 12 in various subject areas, such as following format: Information Collection Clearance mathematics, reading, writing, science, If executed outside the United States: Division, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. history, civics, geography, I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room economics, technology and engineering under penalty of perjury under the laws 2E–105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. literacy (TEL), and the arts. The of the United States of America that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For National Assessment of Educational foregoing is true and correct. Executed specific questions related to collection Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L. on (date). (Signature)’. activities, please contact Kashka 107–279 title III, section 303) requires If executed within the United States, Kubzdela at kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov. the assessment to collect data on its territories, possessions, or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The specified student groups and commonwealths: I declare (or certify, Department of Education (ED), in characteristics, including information verify, or state) under penalty of perjury accordance with the Paperwork organized by race/ethnicity, gender, that the foregoing is true and correct. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. socio-economic status, disability, and Executed on (date). (Signature)’.’’ 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general limited English proficiency. It requires * * * * * public and Federal agencies with an fair and accurate presentation of opportunity to comment on proposed, achievement data and permits the RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: revised, and continuing collections of collection of background, noncognitive, Delete entry and replace with ‘‘DoD information. This helps the Department or descriptive information that is related pay and personnel systems, the Defense assess the impact of its information to academic achievement and aids in Enrollment Eligibility Reporting collection requirements and minimize fair reporting of results. The intent of Systems (DEERS), DoD medical facilities the public’s reporting burden. It also the law is to provide representative personnel, DoD supervisors, and DoD helps the public understand the sample data on student achievement for operational records.’’ Department’s information collection the nation, the states, and * * * * * requirements and provide the requested subpopulations of students and to [FR Doc. 2016–05820 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am] data in the desired format. ED is monitor progress over time. The nature BILLING CODE 5001–06–P soliciting comments on the proposed of NAEP is that burden alternates from information collection request (ICR) that a relatively low burden in national-level is described below. The Department of administration years to a substantial DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Education is especially interested in burden increase in state-level public comment addressing the administration years when the sample [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0139] following issues: (1) Is this collection has to allow for estimates for individual Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the states and some of the large urban Department; (2) will this information be districts. This submission requests asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review processed and used in a timely manner; OMB’s approval for main NAEP and Approval; Comment Request; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; assessments in 2017, 2018, and 2019, National Assessment of Educational (4) how might the Department enhance including operational, pilot, and special Progress (NAEP) 2017–2019 the quality, utility, and clarity of the studies. The NAEP results will be information to be collected; and (5) how reported to the public through the AGENCY: National Center for Education might the Department minimize the Nation’s Report Card as well as other Statistics (NCES), Department of burden of this collection on the online NAEP tools. Please note that all Education (ED). respondents, including through the use of the documents in this information VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:46 Mar 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1

13782 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2016 / Notices collection have been updated since the issuing this notice to clarify the burden Title: FERC–915, Public Utility 60 day public comment period. and cost (not related to burden) for the Market-Based Rate Authorization Dated: March 10, 2016. FERC–915 information collection. The Holders—Records Retention Stephanie Valentine, Commission is requesting comment on Requirements. these clarifications. OMB Control No.: 1902–0250. Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and DATES: Comments on the collection of Type of Request: Three-year extension Records Management Services, Office of information are due by March 25, 2016. of the FERC–915 information collection Management. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, requirements with no changes to the [FR Doc. 2016–05840 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am] identified by the OMB Control No. reporting requirements. BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 1902–0250 or collection number (FERC– Abstract: The Commission has the 915), should be sent via email to the regulatory responsibility under section Office of Information and Regulatory 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Affairs: oira_submission@omb.gov. ensure that wholesale sales of electricity Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory are just and reasonable and provided in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk a non-discriminatory manner. The Commission Officer may also be reached via Commission uses the information [Docket No. IC15–7–000] telephone at 202–395–0710. maintained by the respondents under A copy of the comments should also FERC–915 to monitor the entities’ sales, Commission Information Collection be sent to the Commission, in Docket ensure that the prices are just and Activities (FERC–915); Comment No. IC15–7–000, by either of the reasonable, maintain the integrity of the Request following methods: wholesale jurisdictional sales markets, • eFiling at Commission’s Web site: and ensure that the entities comply with AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ the requirements of the FPA and any Commission, Energy. efiling.asp. orders authorizing market-based rate ACTION: Comment request. • Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: sales. FERC–915 information collection Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, requirements are contained in 18 Code SUMMARY: In compliance with the Secretary of the Commission, 888 First of Federal Regulations part 35.41(d). requirements of the Paperwork Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. The purpose of this notice is to clarify Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D), the Federal Energy Instructions: All submissions must be the burden and cost (not related to Regulatory Commission (Commission or formatted and filed in accordance with burden). Commission staff discovered FERC) is submitting its information submission guidelines at: http:// that burden in the 60 and 30-day notices collection FERC–915 (Public Utility www.ferc.gov/help/submission- was incorrectly presented. Specifically, Market-Based Rate Authorization guide.asp. For user assistance contact labor costs (for 1,955 burden hours) Holders—Records Retention FERC Online Support by email at associated with electronic record Requirements) to the Office of ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or by phone retention/storage cost ($27,370) was not Management and Budget (OMB) for at: (866) 208–3676 (toll-free), or (202) included in the burden table (but was review of the information collection 502–8659 for TTY. presented elsewhere in the notices). requirements. Any interested person Docket: Users interested in receiving Additionally, the electronic record may file comments directly with OMB automatic notification of activity in this storage cost should be $29,814 (rather and should address a copy of those docket or in viewing/downloading than $13,191). These clarifications are comments to the Commission as comments and issuances in this docket provided in the ‘‘Estimate of Annual explained below. The Commission may do so at http://www.ferc.gov/docs- Burden.’’ previously issued a 60-day notice (80 FR filing/docs-filing.asp. Type of Respondents: Public Utility 28264, 5/18/2015) and a 30-day notice FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Market-Based Rate Authorization (80 FR 52469, 8/28/2015) in the Federal Ellen Brown may be reached by email Holders. Register requesting public comments. at DataClearance@FERC.gov, by Estimate of Annual Burden 1: The The Commission received no comments telephone at (202) 502–8663, and by fax Commission estimates the total Public on the FERC–915 in response to its at (202) 273–0873. Reporting Burden for this information previous notices. The Commission is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collection as: FERC–915—PUBLIC UTILITY MARKET-BASED RATE AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS—RECORD RETENTION REQUIREMENTS 2 Annual Average Total annual Cost per Number of number of Total number burden & cost burden hours & respondent respondents responses per of responses per response total annual cost ($) respondent (1) (2) (1)*(2) = (3) (4) (3)*(4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) Electric Utilities with Market-Based 1,955 1 1,955 1 hr.; $30.66 ....... 1,955 hrs.; $30.66 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Rate Authority (paper storage) 3. $59,940. Electric Utilities with Market-Based 1,955 51 1,955 0.5 hr.; $14 6 ....... 977.5 hrs.; $14 Rate Authority (electronic stor- $27,370. age) 4. 1 The Commission defines burden as the total provide information to or for a Federal agency. For information collection burden, reference 5 Code of time, effort, or financial resources expended by further explanation of what is included in the Federal Regulations 1320.3. persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 Mar 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1


Document Created: 2016-03-15 04:07:30
Document Modified: 2016-03-15 04:07:30
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 14, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela at [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 13781 
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