81 FR 61673 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2017 National Supplement

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 173 (September 7, 2016)

Page Range		61673-61674
FR Document		2016-21378

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

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61673-61674]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21378]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0081]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies 
(PIAAC) 2017 National Supplement

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 reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 7, 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-
0081. 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-347, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections 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: Program for the International Assessment of 
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2017 National Supplement.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0870.
    Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12,626.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,960.
    Abstract: The Program for the International Assessment of Adult 
Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult skills 
and life experiences focusing on education and employment, designed 
internationally to assess adults in different countries over a broad 
range of abilities, from simple reading to complex problem-solving 
skills, and to collect information on individuals' skill use and 
background. In the United States, PIAAC is conducted by the National 
Center for Education Statistics (NCES). PIAAC defines four core 
competency domains of adult cognitive skills seen as key to 
facilitating the social and economic participation of adults in 
advanced economies: Literacy, reading components, numeracy, and problem 
solving in technology-rich environments. PIAAC also surveys adults on 
their education background, work history, the skills they use on the 
job and at home, their civic engagement, and sense of their health and 
well-being. The results are used to compare participating countries on 
the skills capacities of their workforce-aged adults and to learn more 
about relationships between educational background, employment, and 
other outcomes. PIAAC is coordinated by the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation

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and Development (OECD) and developed by participating countries with 
the support of the OECD. U.S. participated in the PIAAC Main Study data 
collection in 2012, conducted a national supplement in 2014, and in 
this submission requests to conduct the PIAAC 2017 National Supplement 
data collection from February to September 2017 with a nationally 
representative sample of 3,800 adults ages 16-74, in a new sample of 80 
primary sampling units (PSUs).

    Dated: August 31, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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and Development (OECD) and granted a license amendment by the Management Act and implementing
developed by participating countries Texas Commission on Environmental regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are
with the support of the OECD. U.S. Quality that would allow disposal of also initiating consultation with the
participated in the PIAAC Main Study large quantities of depleted uranium.’’ Washington State Historic Preservation
data collection in 2012, conducted a Issued in Washington, DC, on August 31, Officer, as required by section 106,
national supplement in 2014, and in 2016. National Historic Preservation Act, and
this submission requests to conduct the Mark Senderling, the implementing regulations of the
PIAAC 2017 National Supplement data Advisory Council on Historic
Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant
collection from February to September Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs. Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2.
2017 with a nationally representative l. With this notice, we are designating
[FR Doc. 2016–21428 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am]
sample of 3,800 adults ages 16–74, in a Columbia Basin Hydropower as the
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new sample of 80 primary sampling Commission’s non-federal
units (PSUs). representative for carrying out informal
Dated: August 31, 2016. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY consultation pursuant to section 7 of the
Kate Mullan, Endangered Species Act and section
Acting Director, Information Collection Federal Energy Regulatory 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Commission Conservation and Management Act; and
Officer, Office of Management. consultation pursuant to section 106 of
[Project No. 14329–002]
[FR Doc. 2016–21378 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am] the National Historic Preservation Act.
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P Columbia Basin Hydropower; Notice of m. Columbia Basin Hydropower filed
Intent To File License Application, a Pre-Application Document (PAD;
Filing of Pre-Application Document, including a proposed process plan and
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Approving Use of the Traditional schedule) with the Commission,
Licensing Process pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Commission’s regulations.
Supplemental Environmental Impact a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to n. A copy of the PAD is available for
Statement for Disposition of Depleted File License Application and Request to review at the Commission in the Public
Uranium Oxide Conversion Product Use the Traditional Licensing Process. Reference Room or may be viewed on
Generated From DOE’s Inventory of b. Project No.: 14329–002. the Commission’s Web site (http://
Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride; c. Date Filed: June 27, 2016. www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
Correction d. Submitted By: Columbia Basin link. Enter the docket number,
Hydropower. excluding the last three digits in the
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. e. Name of Project: Banks Lake docket number field to access the
ACTION: Notice of intent; correction. Pumped Storage Project. document. For assistance, contact FERC
f. Location: On Banks Lake and Online Support at
SUMMARY: The Department of the Energy Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, in Grant
(DOE) published a document in the FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
and Douglas Counties, Washington. The 208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
Federal Register (81 FR 58921) on project occupies about 65 acres of
August 26, 2016, announcing a Notice of (TTY). A copy is also available for
United States lands administered by inspection and reproduction at the
Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Bureau of Reclamation.
Environmental Impact Statement for address in paragraph h.
g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the
Disposition of Depleted Uranium Oxide o. Register online at http://
Commission’s regulations.
Conversion Product Generated from h. Potential Applicant Contact: Tim www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
DOE’s Inventory of Depleted Uranium Culbertson, Columbia Basin esubscription.asp to be notified via
Hexafluoride. The document contained Hydropower, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, email of new filing and issuances
an error regarding the agency that WA 98823; (509) 754–2227; email: related to this or other pending projects.
granted the amendment to the Waste TCulbertson@cbhydropower.org. For assistance, contact FERC Online
Control Specialists facility near i. FERC Contact: Karen Sughrue at Support.
Andrews, Texas, to allow disposal of (202) 502–8556; or email at Dated: August 31, 2016.
depleted uranium. This document karen.sughrue@ferc.gov. Kimberly D. Bose,
corrects that error. j. Columbia Basin Hydropower filed Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For its request to use the Traditional [FR Doc. 2016–21420 Filed 9–6–16; 8:45 am]
further information on DOE’s DUF6 Licensing Process on June 27, 2016. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
long-term management and disposal Columbia Basin Hydropower provided
program, please contact Ms. Jaffet public notice of its request on August 4,
Ferrer-Torres, National Environmental 2016. In a letter dated August 31, 2016, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Policy Act (NEPA) Document Manager, the Director of the Division of
Office of Environmental Management, Hydropower Licensing approved Federal Energy Regulatory
U.S. Department of Energy, EM–4.22, Columbia Basin Hydropower’s request Commission
1000 Independence Avenue SW., to use the Traditional Licensing Process.
k. With this notice, we are initiating [Docket No. ER16–2509–000]
Washington, DC 20585.
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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 October 7, 2016.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 61673