81_FR_63056 81 FR 62879 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test Recruitment

81 FR 62879 - 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 177 (September 13, 2016)

Page Range62879-62880
FR Document2016-21925

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 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21925]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0099]


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 
November 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-2016-ICCD-
0099. 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: 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: 8,594.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,190.
    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, in March through 
April 2018, in a field test to evaluate new assessment items and 
background questions. The TIMSS 2019 Main Study data collection will 
take place from April through May 2019. This submission is to conduct 
the

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TIMSS 2019 pilot test and to begin recruitment of schools, teachers, 
and students for the field test study. The pilot test data collection 
will begin in April 2017 and the recruitment for the field test in May 
2017. Recruitment for the main study will begin in May of 2018 In May 
2017, NCES will submit a request to conduct the 2018 field test and 
recruit schools for TIMSS 2019 Main Study.

    Dated: September 8, 2016.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 177 / Tuesday, September 13, 2016 / Notices 62879 to the Government-Industry Advisory Dated: September 8, 2016. collection requirements and minimize Panel about its mission and/or the Aaron Siegel, the public’s reporting burden. It also topics to be addressed in this public Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison helps the public understand the meeting. Written comments or Officer, Department of Defense. Department’s information collection statements should be submitted to LTC [FR Doc. 2016–21977 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am] requirements and provide the requested Lunoff, the committee DFO, via BILLING CODE 5001–06–P data in the desired format. ED is electronic mail, the preferred mode of soliciting comments on the proposed submission, at the email address listed information collection request (ICR) that in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION is described below. The Department of Education is especially interested in CONTACT section in the following [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0099] public comment addressing the formats: Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft following issues: (1) Is this collection Word. The comment or statement must Agency Information Collection necessary to the proper functions of the include the author’s name, title, Activities; Comment Request; Trends Department; (2) will this information be affiliation, address, and daytime in International Mathematics and processed and used in a timely manner; telephone number. Written comments or Science Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; statements being submitted in response Recruitment (4) how might the Department enhance to the agenda set forth in this notice AGENCY: National Center for Education the quality, utility, and clarity of the must be received by the committee DFO Statistics (NCES), Department of information to be collected; and (5) how at least five (5) business days prior to Education (ED). might the Department minimize the the meeting so that they may be made ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the available to the Government-Industry respondents, including through the use Advisory Panel for its consideration SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note prior to the meeting. Written comments Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 that written comments received in or statements received after this date U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is response to this notice will be may not be provided to the panel until proposing a revision of an existing considered public records. its next meeting. Please note that information collection. Title of Collection: Trends in because the panel operates under the DATES: Interested persons are invited to International Mathematics and Science provisions of the Federal Advisory submit comments on or before Study (TIMSS 2019) Pilot Test Committee Act, as amended, all written November 14, 2016. Recruitment. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the OMB Control Number: 1850–0695. comments will be treated as public Type of Review: A revision of an documents and will be made available documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please existing information collection. for public inspection. Respondents/Affected Public: use http://www.regulations.gov by Verbal Comments: Members of the Individuals or Households. searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual public will be permitted to make verbal 2016–ICCD–0099. Comments submitted comments during the meeting only at Responses: 8,594. in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual the time and in the manner allowed submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 2,190. herein. If a member of the public is Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: The Trends in Mathematics interested in making a verbal comment www.regulations.gov by selecting the and Science Study (TIMSS) is an at the open meeting, that individual Docket ID number or via postal mail, international assessment of fourth and must submit a request, with a brief commercial delivery, or hand delivery. eighth grade students’ achievement in statement of the subject matter to be Please note that comments submitted by mathematics and science. Since its addressed by the comment, at least three fax or email and those submitted after inception in 1995, TIMSS has continued (3) business days in advance to the the comment period will not be to assess students every 4 years. The committee DFO, via electronic mail, the accepted. Written requests for United States will participate in TIMSS preferred mode of submission, at the information or comments submitted by 2019 to continue to monitor the progress email address listed in the FOR FURTHER postal mail or delivery should be of its students compared to that of other INFORMATION CONTACT section. The addressed to the Director of the nations and to provide data on factors committee DFO will log each request to Information Collection Clearance that may influence student make a comment, in the order received, Division, U.S. Department of Education, achievement. New in 2019, TIMSS will and determine whether the subject 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room be a technology-based assessment matter of each comment is relevant to 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. conducted in an electronic format. the panel’s mission and/or the topics to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For TIMSS is designed by the International be addressed in this public meeting. A specific questions related to collection Association for the Evaluation of 30-minute period near the end of the activities, please contact NCES Educational Achievement (IEA), and is meeting will be available for verbal Information Collections at conducted in the U.S. by the National public comments. Members of the NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. Center for Education Statistics (NCES). public who have requested to make a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The In preparation for the TIMSS 2019 main verbal comment and whose comments Department of Education (ED), in study, in April 2017, U.S. will have been deemed relevant under the accordance with the Paperwork participate in a pilot study to assist in Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. the development of eTIMSS and, in process described in this paragraph, will 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general March through April 2018, in a field test be allotted no more than three (3) public and Federal agencies with an to evaluate new assessment items and minutes during this period, and will be opportunity to comment on proposed, background questions. The TIMSS 2019 invited to speak in the order in which revised, and continuing collections of Main Study data collection will take their requests were received by the DFO. information. 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62880 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 177 / Tuesday, September 13, 2016 / Notices TIMSS 2019 pilot test and to begin 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room § 668.412 of the Gainful Employment recruitment of schools, teachers, and 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. (GE) final regulations published in the students for the field test study. The FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Federal Register on October 31, 2014 pilot test data collection will begin in specific questions related to collection (79 FR 64890), as corrected on April 2017 and the recruitment for the activities, please contact Beth December 4, 2014 (79 FR 71957), this field test in May 2017. Recruitment for Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018. collection describes the items that must the main study will begin in May of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The be disclosed on the GE disclosure 2018 In May 2017, NCES will submit a Department of Education (ED), in template. This request revises the request to conduct the 2018 field test accordance with the Paperwork current information collection for the and recruit schools for TIMSS 2019 Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. disclosure template to reflect the new Main Study. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general disclosure requirements and provides Dated: September 8, 2016. public and Federal agencies with an notice of the information that Kate Mullan, opportunity to comment on proposed, institutions must disclose. The revised, and continuing collections of Department is further requesting that Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy information. This helps the Department burden currently calculated for 1845– Officer, Office of Management. assess the impact of its information 0107 be discharged and transfer the [FR Doc. 2016–21925 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am] collection requirements and minimize burden already calculated for § 668.412 the public’s reporting burden. It also regarding the GE disclosure BILLING CODE 4000–01–P helps the public understand the requirements from 1845–0123 to this Department’s information collection information collection. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION requirements and provide the requested Dated: September 8, 2016. [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0100] data in the desired format. ED is Kate Mullan, soliciting comments on the proposed Acting Director, Information Collection Agency Information Collection information collection request (ICR) that Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Activities; Comment Request; Gainful is described below. The Department of Officer, Office of Management. Employment Disclosure Template Education is especially interested in [FR Doc. 2016–21940 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am] public comment addressing the BILLING CODE 4000–01–P AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), following issues: (1) Is this collection Department of Education (ED). necessary to the proper functions of the ACTION: Notice. Department; (2) will this information be DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY processed and used in a timely manner; SUMMARY: In accordance with the (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Proposed Agency Information Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 (4) how might the Department enhance Collection U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is the quality, utility, and clarity of the proposing a revision of an existing information to be collected; and (5) how AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. information collection. In accordance might the Department minimize the ACTION: Notice and request for OMB with the requirements of § 668.412 of burden of this collection on the review and request for comments. the Gainful Employment (GE) final respondents, including through the use regulations published in the Federal SUMMARY: The Department of Energy of information technology. Please note Register on October 31, 2014 (79 FR (DOE) has submitted an information that written comments received in 64890), as corrected on December 4, collection request to the Office of response to this notice will be 2014 (79 FR 71957), this collection Management and Budget (OMB) for considered public records. describes the items that must be extension under the provisions of the Title of Collection: Gainful disclosed on the GE disclosure template. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Employment Disclosure Template. DATES: Interested persons are invited to information collection requests a three- OMB Control Number: 1845–0107. submit comments on or before Type of Review: A revision of an year extension of its Loan Guarantees November 14, 2016. existing information collection. for Projects that Employ Innovative ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Respondents/Affected Public: State, Technologies, OMB Control Number documents related to the information Local, and Tribal Governments; 1910–5134. The proposed collection collection listed in this notice, please Individuals or Households; Private will request information necessary to use http://www.regulations.gov by Sector. evaluate applications for loan searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual guarantees submitted under Title XVII 2016–ICCD–0100. Comments submitted Responses: 27,944,411. of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as in response to this notice should be Total Estimated Number of Annual amended. Applications for loan submitted electronically through the Burden Hours: 3,118,160. guarantees submitted to DOE in Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Abstract: Under the new disclosure response to a solicitation must contain www.regulations.gov by selecting the requirements, an institution must certain information. This information Docket ID number or via postal mail, provide current and prospective will be used to analyze whether a commercial delivery, or hand delivery. students with information about each of project is eligible for a loan guarantee Please note that comments submitted by its programs that prepares students for and to evaluate the application under fax or email and those submitted after gainful employment in a recognized criteria specified in DOE’s regulations implementing Title XVII. Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES the comment period will not be occupation (GE programs) using a accepted. Written requests for disclosure template provided by the DATES: Comments regarding this information or comments submitted by Secretary. The Secretary must specify collection must be received on or before postal mail or delivery should be the information to be included on the October 13, 2016. addressed to the Director of the disclosure template in a notice ADDRESSES: Written comments should Information Collection Clearance published in the Federal Register. In be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office Division, U.S. Department of Education, accordance with the requirements of of Information and Regulatory Affairs, VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:27 Sep 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13SEN1.SGM 13SEN1


Document Created: 2018-02-09 13:16:29
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 14, 2016.
ContactFor specific questions related to collection activities, please contact NCES Information Collections at [email protected]ov.
FR Citation81 FR 62879 
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