[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49459-49460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20280]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of 
information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 
on the public and helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. The 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 
October 11, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 
requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 
mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received 
in response to this notice will be considered public records.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of 
Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. 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: August 4, 2011.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory 
Information Management Services, Office of Management.

Institute of Education Sciences

    Type of Review: New.
    Title of Collection: Teaching and Learning International Survey 
(TALIS) 2013 Field Trial.
    OMB Control Number: Pending .
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 594.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,265.
    Abstract: Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), is an 
international survey of the teaching workforce, teaching as a 
profession, and the learning environments of schools. Data are 
collected through questionnaires from individual teachers and their 
school principals in lower secondary schools (grades 7, 8 and 9) in the 
United States. TALIS' main objective is to help countries review 
current policy and develop informed education policy by providing 
accurate and relevant international indicators on teachers and 
teaching. TALIS offers an opportunity for teachers and school 
principals to provide their perspectives on the state of education in 
their own countries. Both teacher and principal questionnaires include 
questions about teacher and principal background and characteristics; 
teacher and principal professional development; school leadership and 
management; teacher appraisal and feedback; teachers' instructional 
beliefs and pedagogical practices; school climate and ethos;

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student characteristics as perceived by the teacher; and teacher 
efficacy and job satisfaction. TALIS is sponsored by the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development and managed in the United 
States by the National Center for Education Statistics. This submission 
requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB)'s clearance for (1) A 
spring 2012 field trial; (2) a fall 2012 recruitment of schools for the 
spring 2013 main study data collection; and (3) a 60-day Federal 
Register notice waiver for the next OMB clearance package to be 
submitted in September of 2012 for the spring 2013 main data 
collection..
    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 4696. 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 and OMB Control Number when making your request.
    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. 2011-20280 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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