[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36789-36790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15260]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) Main 2015 
Wave 2

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), IES, NCES.

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 
July 30, 2014.

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-2014-ICCD-
0100 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,

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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) Main 2015 Wave 2.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0790.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection of information.
    Respondents/Affected Public: States, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 474,858.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 270,477.
    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. The 2015 Wave 2 submittal 
contains: (a) The grades 4, 8, and 12 core (demographic) student 
questions; (b) the grades 4, 8, and 12 science subject-specific student 
questions; (c) the grades 4 and 8 KaSA (Knowledge and Skills 
Appropriate) student core questions adapted for Puerto Rico (PR); (d) 
the grades 4 and 8 teacher science, KaSA (PR), and NIES (National 
Indian Education Study) survey questionnaires; and (e) the school 
science (grades 4, 8, 12); KaSA (PR) (grades 4, 8); and NIES (grades 4, 
8) questionnaires.

    Dated: June 25, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-15260 Filed 6-27-14; 8:45 am]
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