[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 247 (Monday, December 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68597-68598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30661]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection 
requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 26, 2010.

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 Director, Information Collection 
Clearance Division, Regulatory

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Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that 
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.
    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.

    Dated: December 22, 2009.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: New.
    Title: Programme For The International Assessment Of Adult 
Competencies (PIAAC) 2010 Field Test And 2011/2012 Main Study Data 
Collection.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:

Responses: 1,500.
Burden Hours: 3,000.
    Abstract: NCES seeks OMB approval to survey adults (16-65 years 
old) for the field-test administration of the Program for the 
International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) in 2011. PIAAC 
is coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and 
Development (http://www.oecd.org/) and sponsored by the U.S. 
Departments of Education and Labor. PIAAC is the OECD's new 
international household study of adults' literacy, numeracy, and 
problem-solving in technology-rich environments. It will also survey 
respondents about their education and employment experience and about 
the skills they use at work. PIAAC builds on previous international 
literacy assessments: The 2002 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey 
(ALLS) and the 1994-98 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). 
PIAAC is expected to be on a 10-year cycle. In 2011, 28 countries, 
including 23 OECD-member countries, plan to participate. The U.S. PIAAC 
field test data collection will occur between August and November 2010. 
The main study will occur between September 2011 and March 2012. NCES 
will seek approval for the full-scale instruments in the fall of 2010.
    Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request 
may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse 
Pending Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4194. When 
you access the information collection, click on ``Download 
Attachments'' to view. Written requests for information should be 
addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may also be electronically 
mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify 
the complete title of the information collection when making your 
request.
    Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected]. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

[FR Doc. E9-30661 Filed 12-24-09; 8:45 am]
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