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)

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, 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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