[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 42 (Thursday, March 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5072]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Information Collection 
Request

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of amended information collection request.

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SUMMARY: The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) is amending the 
Notices of Proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) published on 
January 18, 2000 and revised on February 18, 2000. The present notice 
is to inform the public that the Governing Board has cancelled one of 
two proposed research studies. The study that was cancelled is on the 
feasibility of establishing a calibration linkage between a test form 
resembling an individual test and a survey of group results--the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The study is described in 
the January 18 and February 18, 2000 notices.

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, N.W., Room 10235; New Executive Office Building; 
Washington, D.C. 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the 
internet address [email protected]. Submit written comments, on or 
before March 17, 2000, identified by ``ICR: VNT Research and Validation 
Support Studies (Option Year 2).'' The National Assessment Governing 
Board will forward to OMB any comments received from the public in 
response to the January 18, 2000 notice inviting requests for public 
comment on this ICR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35) requires that the Director of OMB provide interested federal 
agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Office of Management and Budget (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. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice amends a proposed information 
collection request (ICR) of the National Assessment Governing Board 
(the Governing Board, or NAGB) published on January 18, 2000 and 
revised on February 18, 2000. The information collection is to conduct 
a research and validation support study related to test development for 
the proposed Voluntary National Test (VNT) during Spring 2000.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of this ICR may be obtained from Ray 
Fields, Assistant Director, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 
825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 20002. Telephone: 
(202) 357-0395; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: February 28, 2000.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 00-5072 Filed 3-1-00; 8:45 am]
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