81 FR 64146 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Program for International Student Assessment (PISA 2018) Recruitment and Field Test
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 181 (September 19, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 181 (September 19, 2016)
| Page Range | 64146-64147 | |
| FR Document | 2016-22443 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 181 (Monday, September 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 64146-64147] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-22443] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0102] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Program for International Student Assessment (PISA 2018) Recruitment and Field Test AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 19, 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- 0102. 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 International Student Assessment (PISA 2018) Recruitment and Field Test. OMB Control Number: 1850-0755. Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,392. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,775. Abstract: We are announcing a second 30-day comment period for the Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) 2017 Field Test to include additional survey items in the field test questionnaires, as recently stipulated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) is an international assessment of 15-year-olds which focuses on assessing students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy. PISA was first administered in 2000 and is conducted every three years. The United States has participated in all of the previous cycles, and will participate in 2018 in order to track trends and to compare the performance of U.S. students with that of students in other education systems. PISA 2018 is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the United States, PISA is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education. In each administration of PISA, one of the subject areas (reading, mathematics, or science literacy) is the major domain and has the broadest content coverage, while the other two subjects are the minor domains. PISA emphasizes functional skills that students have acquired as they near the end of mandatory schooling (aged 15 years), and students' knowledge and [[Page 64147]] skills gained both in and out of school environments. PISA 2018 will focus on reading literacy as the major domain. Mathematics and science literacy will also be assessed as minor domains, with additional assessments of global competence and financial literacy. In addition to the cognitive assessments described above, PISA 2018 will include questionnaires administered to assessed students, school principals, and teachers. To prepare for the main study in 2018, NCES will conduct a PISA field test from April-May 2017 to evaluate newly developed assessment and questionnaire items, to test the assessment operations, and to test school recruitment, data collection, and data management procedures. The PISA main study will be conducted in the U.S. from September-November 2018. This submission requests approval for: Recruitment and pre-assessment activities for the 2017 field test sample; administration of the field test; and recruitment of schools for the 2018 main study sample. Dated: September 14, 2016. Kate Mullan, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2016-22443 Filed 9-16-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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by admissions and financial aid officers; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION soliciting comments on the proposed
and assist in improving the financial information collection request (ICR) that
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0102]
and economic literacy of program is described below. The Department of
participants. Agency Information Collection Education is especially interested in
Activities; Submission to the Office of public comment addressing the
An Educational Opportunity Centers
Management and Budget for Review following issues: (1) Is this collection
project may provide the following
and Approval; Comment Request; necessary to the proper functions of the
services: Department; (2) will this information be
Program for International Student
(1) Public information campaigns processed and used in a timely manner;
Assessment (PISA 2018) Recruitment
designed to inform the community (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
and Field Test
regarding opportunities for (4) how might the Department enhance
postsecondary education and training; AGENCY: National Center for Education the quality, utility, and clarity of the
(2) Academic advice and assistance in Statistics (NCES), Department of information to be collected; and (5) how
Education (ED). might the Department minimize the
course selection;
ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the
(3) Assistance in completing college respondents, including through the use
admission and financial aid SUMMARY: In accordance with the of information technology. Please note
applications; Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 that written comments received in
(4) Assistance in preparing for college U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is response to this notice will be
entrance examinations; proposing a revision of an existing considered public records.
information collection. Title of Collection: Program for
(5) Education or counseling services DATES: Interested persons are invited to International Student Assessment (PISA
designed to improve the financial submit comments on or before October 2018) Recruitment and Field Test.
literacy and economic literacy of 19, 2016. OMB Control Number: 1850–0755.
students; ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Type of Review: A revision of an
(6) Guidance on secondary school documents related to the information existing information collection.
reentry or entry to a general educational collection listed in this notice, please Respondents/Affected Public:
development (GED) program or other use http://www.regulations.gov by Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
alternative education program for searching the Docket ID number ED–
Responses: 14,392.
secondary school dropouts; 2016–ICCD–0102. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
(7) Individualized personal, career, in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 8,775.
and academic counseling; submitted electronically through the Abstract: We are announcing a second
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 30-day comment period for the Program
(8) Tutorial services; www.regulations.gov by selecting the for International Student Assessments
(9) Career workshops and counseling; Docket ID number or via postal mail, (PISA) 2017 Field Test to include
(10) Mentoring programs involving commercial delivery, or hand delivery. additional survey items in the field test
elementary or secondary school Please note that comments submitted by questionnaires, as recently stipulated by
fax or email and those submitted after the Organization for Economic
teachers, faculty members at institutions
the comment period will not be Cooperation and Development (OECD).
of higher education (IHEs), students, or
accepted. Written requests for The Program for International Student
any combination of these persons; and information or comments submitted by Assessments (PISA) is an international
(11) Programs and activities as postal mail or delivery should be assessment of 15-year-olds which
described in items (1) through (10) that addressed to the Director of the focuses on assessing students’ reading,
are specially designed for students who Information Collection Clearance mathematics, and science literacy. PISA
are limited English proficient, students Division, U.S. Department of Education, was first administered in 2000 and is
from groups that are traditionally 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room conducted every three years. The United
underrepresented in postsecondary 2E–347, Washington, DC 20202–4537. States has participated in all of the
education, students with disabilities, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For previous cycles, and will participate in
students who are homeless children and specific questions related to collection 2018 in order to track trends and to
youths, students who are in foster care activities, please contact NCES compare the performance of U.S.
or are aging out of the foster care Information Collections at students with that of students in other
system, or other disconnected students. NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov. education systems. PISA 2018 is
(12) Other activities designed to meet SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sponsored by the Organization for
the purposes of the EOC Program. Department of Education (ED), in Economic Cooperation and
accordance with the Paperwork Development (OECD). In the United
Dated: September 14, 2016. Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. States, PISA is conducted by the
Kate Mullan, 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general National Center for Education Statistics
Acting Director, Information Collection public and Federal agencies with an (NCES), within the U.S. Department of
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy opportunity to comment on proposed, Education. In each administration of
Officer, Office of Management. revised, and continuing collections of PISA, one of the subject areas (reading,
information. This helps the Department mathematics, or science literacy) is the
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P assess the impact of its information major domain and has the broadest
collection requirements and minimize content coverage, while the other two
the public’s reporting burden. It also subjects are the minor domains. PISA
helps the public understand the emphasizes functional skills that
Department’s information collection students have acquired as they near the
requirements and provide the requested end of mandatory schooling (aged 15
data in the desired format. ED is years), and students’ knowledge and
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skills gained both in and out of school Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, (602) 605– 2014, carryover increased significantly
environments. PISA 2018 will focus on 2453, email rmoulton@wapa.gov, or Mr. when customers repaid certain
reading literacy as the major domain. Scott Lund, Rates Manager, Desert capitalized investments. Since that time
Mathematics and science literacy will Southwest Region, Western Area Power carryover has steadily decreased,
also be assessed as minor domains, with Administration, P.O. Box 6457, contributing to the increase in the FY
additional assessments of global Phoenix, AZ 85005–6457, (602) 605– 2017 base charge. Total expenses, which
competence and financial literacy. In 2442, email slund@wapa.gov. include operation, maintenance and
addition to the cognitive assessments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hoover replacement costs, increased by $6
described above, PISA 2018 will include Dam, authorized by the Boulder Canyon million, or 9.2 percent, while other
questionnaires administered to assessed Project Act (45 Stat. 1057, December 21, expenses such as the uprating credit
students, school principals, and 1928), sits on the Colorado River along program and Hoover Dam Visitor Center
teachers. To prepare for the main study the Arizona and Nevada border. The costs decreased by $10 million, or 37
in 2018, NCES will conduct a PISA field Hoover Dam power plant has 19 percent. Despite the overall expense
test from April–May 2017 to evaluate generating units (two for plant use) and decrease of $4 million, the FY 2017 base
newly developed assessment and an installed capacity of 2,078,800 charge is increasing due to the reduction
questionnaire items, to test the kilowatts (kW) (4,800 kW for plant use). of prior year carryover.
assessment operations, and to test High-voltage transmission lines and The FY 2017 composite rate of 19.63
school recruitment, data collection, and substations connect BCP power to mills/kWh increased 7.11 percent
data management procedures. The PISA consumers in southern Nevada, compared to the FY 2016 composite rate
main study will be conducted in the Arizona, and southern California. of 18.33 mills/kWh. The FY 2017 energy
U.S. from September–November 2018. Electric service rates are adjusted rate of 9.82 mills/kWh increased 7.11
This submission requests approval for: annually using an existing rate formula percent compared to the FY 2016 energy
Recruitment and pre-assessment established on April 19, 1996. The rate rate of 9.17 mills/kWh. The FY 2017
activities for the 2017 field test sample; formula requires BCP power customers capacity rate of $1.89/kW-month
administration of the field test; and to pay a base charge (expressed in increased 9.8 percent compared to the
recruitment of schools for the 2018 main dollars), rather than a rate, for their FY 2016 capacity rate of $1.72/kW-
study sample. power. The base charge is calculated to month. Energy sales are forecast to
Dated: September 14, 2016.
generate sufficient revenue to cover all increase 2 percent from FY 2016 while
annual costs, including interest FY 2017 capacity sales are expected to
Kate Mullan,
expense, and to repay investments decrease 0.5 percent due to poor
Acting Director, Information Collection within allowable time periods. The base
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy hydrological conditions. The increase in
charge is allocated to each BCP power the FY 2017 base charge is the primary
Officer, Office of Management.
customer in proportion to its allocation driver behind the increases in the
[FR Doc. 2016–22443 Filed 9–16–16; 8:45 am]
of Hoover power. The composite power composite, energy and capacity rates.
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P rate, expressed in mills per kilowatt- The base charge and rates were
hour (mills/kWh), is calculated by calculated using WAPA’s FY 2016 Final
dividing the base charge by energy sales Master Schedule which provides FY
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY in a year. However, it is the base charge 2017 energy and capacity sales
and not the power rate that is used to projections.
Western Area Power Administration calculate BCP customers’ bills. The following summarizes the steps
Rate Schedule BCP–F9 under Rate taken by WAPA to ensure involvement
Boulder Canyon Project Order No. WAPA–171 was approved on of all interested parties in determining
AGENCY: Western Area Power an interim basis by the Deputy Secretary the base charge and rates:
Administration, DOE. for a five-year period beginning October
1. A Federal Register notice was
1, 2015, and ending September 30,
ACTION: Notice of approval for Fiscal published on April 4, 2016 (81 FR
2020.1 This rate schedule, which was
Year 2017 base charge and rates. 19169), announcing the proposed rate
approved by the Federal Energy
adjustment process, initiating a public
SUMMARY: In this notice, the Western Regulatory Commission (FERC) on a
consultation and comment period,
Area Power Administration (WAPA) final basis on December 11, 2015,
announcing public information and
establishes the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 requires the base charge be calculated
annually based on current financial and public comment forums, and presenting
base charge and rates for Boulder procedures for public participation.
Canyon Project (BCP) electric service, as hydrological data.2 This notice sets forth
the calculation for the FY 2017 BCP 2. Discussion of the proposal occurred
approved by the Deputy Secretary of at two informal BCP Contractor
Energy (Deputy Secretary). The base base charge.
The FY 2017 base charge for BCP meetings held April 5, 2016, in Phoenix,
charge will provide sufficient revenue to Arizona and April 12, 2016, via web
cover all annual costs, including interest electric service is $69,662,289, a 9.3
percent increase from the FY 2016 base conference. Representatives from WAPA
expense, and to repay investments and the Bureau of Reclamation
within the allowable period. charge of $63,735,856. The primary
factors contributing to the change in the (Reclamation) explained the basis for
DATES: The base charge and rates will be the estimates used to calculate the base
base charge are prior year carryover and
effective the first day of the first full total expenses. Prior year carryover, the charge and rates and held a question
billing period beginning on or after and answer session.
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difference between the previous year’s
October 1, 2016, and will remain in base charge and expense, has decreased 3. At the public information forum
effect through September 30, 2017, or by $9 million, or 62.7 percent. Prior year held on April 27, 2016, in Phoenix,
until superseded. carryover offset current year expenses, Arizona, WAPA and Reclamation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. thereby reducing the base charge. In FY representatives explained the proposed
Ronald E. Moulton, Regional Manager, base charge and rates for FY 2017 and
Desert Southwest Region, Western Area 1 80 FR 44098 (July 24, 2015). held a question and answer session at
Power Administration, P.O. Box 6457, 2 Docket No. EF15–7–000 (153 FERC ¶ 62,189). these informal meetings.
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