[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33075-33076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12997]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0071]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) 2014-2016 
System Clearance

AGENCY: Institute of Education/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 new generic information 
collection request under the approved

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generic information collection systems clearance.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 3, 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-
0071 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: National Assessment of Education Progress 
(NAEP) 2014-2016 System Clearance.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0790.
    Type of Review: A new generic information collection request under 
the approved generic information collection systems clearance.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 33,927.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,963.
    Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is 
a federally authorized survey of student achievement at grades 4, 8, 
and 12 in various subject areas, such as mathematics, reading, writing, 
science, U.S. history, civics, geography, economics, and the arts. In 
the current legislation that reauthorized NAEP (20 U.S.C. 9622), 
Congress again mandated the collection of national education survey 
data through a national assessment program. This request is an 
information collection that falls under the approved systems clearance, 
1850-0790. The 2014 Wave 1 submittal contains the following:
     the grades 4, 8, and 12 core (demographic) student 
questions,
     the grade 8 civics, geography, and U.S. history subject-
specific student questions,
     the grades 4, 8, and 12 pilot science subject-specific 
student questions,
     the grades 4 and 8 teacher questionnaires, and
     the grades 4, 8, and 12 school questionnaires.
    The 2014 submittal is divided into two waves to meet scheduling and 
question development requirements. The first wave contains the core, 
social studies (civics, geography, U.S. history), and science (paper-
and-pencil) descriptions, burden, and questionnaires. Wave 2 will 
contain technology and engineering literacy (TEL) and science ICT 
(interactive computer tasks) descriptions, burden, and materials, as 
well as information regarding school coordinator activities, including 
the collection of information on students with disabilities (SD) and 
English language learners (ELL). The purpose of NAEP is to collect and 
report assessment data on student achievement in the subject areas 
assessed for use in monitoring educational progress. In addition to 
reporting overall results of student performance and achievement, NAEP 
also reports student performance results for various subgroups of 
students and on various educational factors.

    Dated: May 28, 2013.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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