81 FR 23281 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test Recruitment

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 76 (April 20, 2016)

Page Range		23281-23282
FR Document		2016-09099

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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23281-23282]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-09099]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Trends 
in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test 
Recruitment

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 revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 20, 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-2016-ICCD-
0046. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at

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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, 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: Trends in International Mathematics and 
Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test Recruitment.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0695.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,119.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 274.
    Abstract: The Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an 
international assessment of fourth and eighth grade students' 
achievement in mathematics and science. Since its inception in 1995, 
TIMSS has continued to assess students every 4 years. The United States 
will participate in TIMSS 2019 to continue to monitor the progress of 
its students compared to that of other nations and to provide data on 
factors that may influence student achievement. New in 2019, TIMSS will 
be a technology-based assessment conducted in an electronic format. 
TIMSS is designed by the International Association for the Evaluation 
of Educational Achievement (IEA), and is conducted in the U.S. by the 
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). In preparation for the 
TIMSS 2019 main study, in April 2017, U.S. will participate in a pilot 
study to assist in the development of eTIMSS, and then U.S. will 
implement a field test, from March through April 2018, to evaluate new 
assessment items and background questions. This submission describes 
the plans for recruiting schools, teachers, and students for the pilot 
study beginning in October 2016. Recruitment for the field test will 
begin in May 2017, and recruitment for the main study in May of 2018. 
In the summer of 2016, NCES will submit a separate request for the 
pilot data collection and recruitment for the 2018 field test, 
including draft versions of the pilot test questionnaires.

    Dated: April 15, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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is required to perform the industrial environmental impact, the USACE will of Columbia Pike and the Columbia
assessments required by Chapter 148, issue a Notice of Intent to prepare an Pike/Washington Boulevard interchange
section 2502 of Title 10 of the U.S. Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (adjacent to the Pentagon);
Code; and to support development of a in the Federal Register. • To maximize the number of burial
defense industrial base information DATES: Scoping comments may be plots for first interments and
system as required by Section 722 of the submitted until May 31, 2016. inurnments;
1992 Defense Production Act, as ADDRESSES: The public is invited to • To reconfigure the roadways to
amended, and Section 802 of Executive submit NEPA scoping comments to Ms. support the short- and long-term
Order 12919. Kathy Perdue, Department of the Army, multimodal transportation system needs
Affected Public: Business or other for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk and goals for the Commonwealth of
profit; Not-for-profit institutions. District, Planning and Policy Branch, Virginia and Arlington County;
Annual Burden Hours: 153,600. 803 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510 or via • To maintain access to the Air Force
Number of Respondents: 12,800. email: SouthernExpansion@ Memorial and to create public access for
Responses per Respondent: 1. usace.army.mil. The Project title and the the proposed 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Annual Responses: 12,800. commenter’s contact information should Visitor Education Center; and
Average Burden per Response: 12 be included with submitted comments. • To identify environmental and
hours. cultural resources in the Project area
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Frequency: Annually. and potential impacts to those resources
Respondents are companies/facilities Kathy Perdue, (757) 201–7218.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ANC
from the Project.
specifically identified as being of Scoping/Public Involvement. The
interest to the Department of Defense. is the lead federal agency for this
Project, and the USACE is preparing the public NEPA scoping meeting will be
Industrial Capabilities Questionnaire held on April 27, 2016, from 5 p.m.–9
DD Form 2737 records pertinent NEPA documents on its behalf, assisted
by the HNTB Corporation. The Federal p.m., at the Sheraton Pentagon City
information needed to conduct Hotel, 900 S. Orme Street, Arlington,
industrial base analysis for senior DoD Highway Administration (FHWA), the
Environmental Protection Agency VA 22204. Federal, state, and local
leadership to ensure a robust defense agencies, Indian tribes, and the public
industrial base to support the (EPA), the National Capital Planning
Commission (NCPC), the Virginia are invited to provide scoping
warfighter. comments to identify issues and
Department of Transportation (VDOT),
Dated: April 15, 2016.
and Arlington County will serve as potentially significant effects to be
Aaron Siegel, cooperating agencies during the NEPA considered in the analysis.
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison process. The ANC and the USACE will Brenda S. Bowen,
Officer, Department of Defense. also consider the input of various Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–09176 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am] stakeholder organizations and the [FR Doc. 2016–09053 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5001–06–P public. BILLING CODE 3720–58–P
ANC is located within the eastern
boundary of Arlington County, in the
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE northeastern corner of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and at the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Department of the Army, Corps of western terminus of Memorial Avenue, [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0046]
Engineers directly across the Arlington Memorial
Bridge and the Potomac River from the Agency Information Collection
Arlington National Cemetery Southern
District of Columbia (Washington DC). Activities; Comment Request; Trends
Expansion Project and Associated
ANC is a 624-acre national military in International Mathematics and
Roadway Realignment, NEPA Scoping
shrine that is the final resting place for Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test
Meeting and Public Comment Period
over 400,000 active duty service Recruitment
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. members, veterans, and their families.
AGENCY: National Center for Education
Army Corps of Engineers, DoD. The proposed Southern Expansion site,
Statistics (NCES), Department of
ACTION: NEPA scoping meeting and approximately 37 acres in size,
Education (ED).
public comment period. encompasses four parcels of land,
including the former Navy Annex site. ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements The parcels are bounded on the south
of the National Environmental Policy SUMMARY: In accordance with the
by Interstate 395 (I–395), on the north Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 42 by Southgate Road, on the west by the
U.S.C. 4321–4370, as implemented by U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
Foxcroft Heights neighborhood and the proposing a revision of an existing
the Council on Environmental Quality VDOT Maintenance Yard, and on the
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), information collection.
east by Washington Boulevard (Route
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 27). DATES: Interested persons are invited to
(USACE), on behalf of the Arlington The EA will evaluate reasonable submit comments on or before June 20,
National Cemetery (ANC), plans to alternatives and potential impacts of the 2016.
prepare an Environmental Assessment Southern Expansion Project and ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
(EA) to evaluate environmental impacts associated roadway realignments and documents related to the information
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from reasonable project alternatives and land exchange agreement. The collection listed in this notice, please
to determine the potential for significant objectives (purpose) for the proposed use http://www.regulations.gov by
impacts related to the proposed ANC action are: searching the Docket ID number ED–
Southern Expansion Project and • To create an expansion area 2016–ICCD–0046. Comments submitted
Associated Roadway Realignment. If the contiguous with the ANC through the in response to this notice should be
ANC and the USACE determine that replacement of Southgate Road with a submitted electronically through the
there is a potential for a significant new South Nash Street and realignment Federal eRulemaking Portal at

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http://www.regulations.gov by selecting international assessment of fourth and DATES: Interested persons are invited to
the Docket ID number or via postal mail, eighth grade students’ achievement in submit comments on or before June 20,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. mathematics and science. Since its 2016.
Please note that comments submitted by inception in 1995, TIMSS has continued ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
fax or email and those submitted after to assess students every 4 years. The documents related to the information
the comment period will not be United States will participate in TIMSS collection listed in this notice, please
accepted. Written requests for 2019 to continue to monitor the progress use http://www.regulations.gov by
information or comments submitted by of its students compared to that of other searching the Docket ID number ED–
postal mail or delivery should be nations and to provide data on factors 2016–ICCD–0045. Comments submitted
addressed to the Director of the that may influence student in response to this notice should be
Information Collection Clearance achievement. New in 2019, TIMSS will submitted electronically through the
Division, U.S. Department of Education, be a technology-based assessment Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 2E– conducted in an electronic format. www.regulations.gov by selecting the
105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. TIMSS is designed by the International Docket ID number or via postal mail,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Association for the Evaluation of commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
specific questions related to collection Educational Achievement (IEA), and is Please note that comments submitted by
activities, please contact Kashka conducted in the U.S. by the National fax or email and those submitted after
Kubzdela at kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov. Center for Education Statistics (NCES). the comment period will not be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The In preparation for the TIMSS 2019 main accepted. Written requests for
Department of Education (ED), in study, in April 2017, U.S. will information or comments submitted by
accordance with the Paperwork participate in a pilot study to assist in postal mail or delivery should be
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. the development of eTIMSS, and then addressed to the Director of the
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general U.S. will implement a field test, from Information Collection Clearance
public and Federal agencies with an March through April 2018, to evaluate Division, U.S. Department of Education,
opportunity to comment on proposed, new assessment items and background 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
revised, and continuing collections of questions. This submission describes 2E–105, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
information. This helps the Department the plans for recruiting schools, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
assess the impact of its information teachers, and students for the pilot specific questions related to collection
collection requirements and minimize study beginning in October 2016. activities, please contact Jon Utz, 202–
the public’s reporting burden. It also Recruitment for the field test will begin 377–4040.
helps the public understand the in May 2017, and recruitment for the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department’s information collection main study in May of 2018. In the Department of Education (ED), in
requirements and provide the requested summer of 2016, NCES will submit a accordance with the Paperwork
data in the desired format. ED is separate request for the pilot data Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
soliciting comments on the proposed collection and recruitment for the 2018 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
information collection request (ICR) that field test, including draft versions of the public and Federal agencies with an
is described below. The Department of pilot test questionnaires. opportunity to comment on proposed,
Education is especially interested in revised, and continuing collections of
Dated: April 15, 2016.
public comment addressing the information. This helps the Department
following issues: (1) Is this collection Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
assess the impact of its information
necessary to the proper functions of the collection requirements and minimize
Department; (2) will this information be Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of the public’s reporting burden. It also
processed and used in a timely manner; helps the public understand the
Management.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Department’s information collection
(4) how might the Department enhance [FR Doc. 2016–09099 Filed 4–19–16; 8:45 am]
requirements and provide the requested
the quality, utility, and clarity of the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
data in the desired format. ED is
information to be collected; and (5) how
soliciting comments on the proposed
might the Department minimize the
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION information collection request (ICR) that
burden of this collection on the
is described below. The Department of
respondents, including through the use
Education is especially interested in
of information technology. Please note [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0045]
public comment addressing the
that written comments received in
Agency Information Collection following issues: (1) Is this collection
response to this notice will be
Activities; Comment Request; Direct necessary to the proper functions of the
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Trends in Loan, FFEL, Perkins and TEACH Grant Department; (2) will this information be
International Mathematics and Science Total and Permanent Disability processed and used in a timely manner;
Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test Discharge Application and Related (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
Recruitment. Forms (4) how might the Department enhance
OMB Control Number: 1850–0695. the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Type of Review: A revision of an AGENCY:Federal Student Aid (FSA), information to be collected; and (5) how
existing information collection. Department of Education (ED). might the Department minimize the
Respondents/Affected Public: burden of this collection on the
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Individuals or Households. ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
Total Estimated Number of Annual of information technology. Please note
Responses: 1,119. SUMMARY: In accordance with the that written comments received in
Total Estimated Number of Annual Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 response to this notice will be
Burden Hours: 274. U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is considered public records.
Abstract: The Trends in Mathematics proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: Direct Loan, FFEL,
and Science Study (TIMSS) is an information collection. Perkins and TEACH Grant Total and

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 20, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 23281