83 FR 17160 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2019 and 2020

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)

Page Range		17160-17161
FR Document		2018-08105

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17160-17161]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0044]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2019 and 2020

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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 18, 2018.

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-2018-ICCD-
0044. 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 216-32, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377.

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) 2019 and 2020.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 712,922.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 379,998.
    Abstract: 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. The request to conduct NAEP 2017-2019 was 
approved in August 2016, with the latest change requests approved in 
March 2018 (OMB# 1850-

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0928 v.1-9). This request updates the scope, sampling, procedures, and 
materials to be used in NAEP in 2019 and 2020, including operational 
assessments, pilot tests, 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.

    Dated: April 13, 2018.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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MCS is similar to the MOB MCS, but the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION following issues: (1) Is this collection
FOB MCS does not process or control necessary to the proper functions of the
[Docket No. ED–2018–ICCD–0044]
any payload information. The FOB MCS Department; (2) will this information be
is manned by air vehicle operators only Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner;
and used for line of sight Aircraft C2 Activities; Comment Request; National (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
while beyond line of sight control is Assessment of Educational Progress (4) how might the Department enhance
used as a back-up communication line. (NAEP) 2019 and 2020 the quality, utility, and clarity of the
The FOB MCS consists of requisite data information to be collected; and (5) how
AGENCY: National Center for Education might the Department minimize the
links, communication systems,
Statistics (NCES), Department of burden of this collection on the
antennas, computer work-stations and
Education (ED). respondents, including through the use
hardware/software for air vehicle
ACTION: Notice. of information technology. Please note
operator control. The FOB technical that written comments received in
data and documentation are SUMMARY: In accordance with the response to this notice will be
UNCLASSIFIED. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is considered public records.
c. The MQ–4C employs a quad- proposing a revision of an existing Title of Collection: National
redundant Inertial Navigation System/ information collection. Assessment of Educational Progress
Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) DATES: Interested persons are invited to (NAEP) 2019 and 2020.
configuration. The system utilizes two submit comments on or before June 18, OMB Control Number: 1850–0928.
different INS/GPS systems for greater 2018. Type of Review: A revision of an
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
redundancy. The system consists of two
documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public:
LN–251 units and two Kearfott KN– Individuals or Households.
4074E INS/GPS Units. The LN–251 is a collection listed in this notice, please
Total Estimated Number of Annual
fully integrated, non-dithered use http://www.regulations.gov by
Responses: 712,922.
navigation system with an embedded searching the Docket ID number ED– Total Estimated Number of Annual
Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing 2018–ICCD–0044. Comments submitted Burden Hours: 379,998.
Module (SAASM), P(Y) code or in response to this notice should be Abstract: The National Assessment of
Standard Positioning Service (SPS) GPS. submitted electronically through the Educational Progress (NAEP),
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// conducted by the National Center for
It utilizes a Fiber-Optic Gyro (FOG) and
www.regulations.gov by selecting the Education Statistics (NCES), is a
includes three independent navigation
Docket ID number or via postal mail, federally authorized survey of student
solutions: blended INS/GPS, INS-only,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery. achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in
and GPS-only. The Kearfott KN–4074E Please note that comments submitted by
features a Monolithic Ring Laser Gyro various subject areas, such as
fax or email and those submitted after mathematics, reading, writing, science,
(MRLG) and accelerometer. The inertial the comment period will not be
sensors are tightly coupled with an U.S. history, civics, geography,
accepted. Written requests for economics, technology and engineering
embedded SAASM P(Y) code GPS. Both information or comments submitted by literacy (TEL), and the arts. The
systems employ crypto graphic postal mail or delivery should be National Assessment of Educational
technology that can be classified up to addressed to the Director of the Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L.
SECRET. Information Collection Clearance 107–279 Title III, section 303) requires
2. If a technologically advanced Division, U.S. Department of Education, the assessment to collect data on
adversary were to obtain knowledge of 400 Maryland Avenue SW, LBJ, Room specified student groups and
specific hardware, the information 216–32, Washington, DC 20202–4537. characteristics, including information
could be used to develop FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For organized by race/ethnicity, gender,
countermeasures which might reduce specific questions related to collection socio-economic status, disability, and
weapons system effectiveness or be used activities, please contact Kashka limited English proficiency. It requires
in the development of a system with Kubzdela, 202–245–7377. fair and accurate presentation of
similar or advanced capabilities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The achievement data and permits the
Department of Education (ED), in collection of background, noncognitive,
3. A determination has been made
accordance with the Paperwork or descriptive information that is related
that Germany can provide substantially
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. to academic achievement and aids in
the same degree of protection for 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general fair reporting of results. The intent of
sensitive technology being released as public and Federal agencies with an the law is to provide representative
the U.S. Government. This proposed opportunity to comment on proposed, sample data on student achievement for
sustainment program is necessary to the revised, and continuing collections of the nation, the states, and
furtherance of the U.S. foreign policy information. This helps the Department subpopulations of students and to
and national security objectives assess the impact of its information monitor progress over time. The nature
outlined in the policy justification. collection requirements and minimize of NAEP is that burden alternates from
4. All defense articles and services the public’s reporting burden. It also a relatively low burden in national-level
listed on this transmittal are authorized helps the public understand the administration years to a substantial
for release and export to the Department’s information collection burden increase in state-level
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data in the desired format. ED is has to allow for estimates for individual
soliciting comments on the proposed states and some of the large urban
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information collection request (ICR) that districts. The request to conduct NAEP
is described below. The Department of 2017–2019 was approved in August
Education is especially interested in 2016, with the latest change requests
public comment addressing the approved in March 2018 (OMB# 1850–

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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 18, 2018.
Contact		For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377.
FR Citation		83 FR 17160