[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 22530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08920]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0053]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA 2015) Recruitment 
and Field Test

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education 
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a revision of an existing 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0053 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 2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

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: Program for International Student Assessment 
(PISA 2015) Recruitment and Field Test.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0755.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,810.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,313.
    Abstract: The Program for International Student Assessments (PISA) 
is an international assessment of 15-year-olds which focuses on 
assessing students science, mathematics, and reading literacy. PISA was 
first administered in 2000 and is conducted every three years. This 
submission is for the sixth cycle in the series, PISA 2015, and 
requests OMB approval for field test and main study recruitment, and 
field trial data collection. As in 2006, in PISA 2015, science will be 
the major subject domain. The field test will also include computer-
based assessments in reading, mathematics, and collaborative problem 
solving. In addition to the cognitive assessments described above, PISA 
2015 will include questionnaires administered to assessed students, 
school principals, and teachers. School recruitment for the field test 
in the U.S. will begin in Fall 2013 with data collection occurring 
during April-May 2014. The U.S. PISA main study will be conducted from 
September through November 2015. This submission is for recruitment for 
the 2014 field test and 2015 main study, conducting the 2014 field test 
data collection, and to provide a description of the overarching plan 
for all of the phases of the data collection, including the 2015 main 
study.

    Dated: April 11, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-08920 Filed 4-15-13; 8:45 am]
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