[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22583]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Submission for OMB review; Comment request

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review; Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB 
review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk 
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information 
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill, 
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5624, 
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB 
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the 
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat 
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal 
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform 
its statutory obligations. The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice 
containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission 
of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped 
by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., 
new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) 
Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and 
proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of 
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 
public comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests 
are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.

    Dated: August 18, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement

    Type of Review: Reinstatement.
    Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1998-1999 
Field Test, Long-Term Trend Assessment, and 1999-2000 Full Scale.
    Frequency: Every two years.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or 
Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
      Responses: 45,150.
      Burden Hours: 39,130.
    Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress is 
mandated by 1994 legislation. The surveys and assessments allow NAEP to 
describe the educational attainment of students in grades 4, 8 and 12. 
Each assessment is designed to obtain comprehensive data on the 
knowledge, skills, concepts, understandings, and attitudes possessed by 
American students. This assessment will cover the subjects of math, 
reading, and science. The field test contains new cognitive items, and 
new and revised background questions to be field tested in mathematics 
and science. Cognitive items only will be field tested in reading. The 
field test is necessary to make certain that all of the materials for 
the 2000 NAEP are of high quality and meet rigorous content and 
psychometric standards. Also requested for clearance is the 1998-1999 
long-term trend assessment for mathematics, science, reading, and 
writing which is identical to those used previously in 1986, 1990, 
1992, 1994, and 1996.

[FR Doc. 98-22583 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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