[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77617-77618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31521]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0139]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2017-2019

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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 information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the 
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0139. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted 
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 2E103, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubdzela via email at 
[email protected].

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

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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 Educational Progress 
(NAEP) 2017-2019.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW (previously 1850-0790).
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 816,263.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 397,894.
    Abstract: This information collection is a revision to information 
collection 1850-0790; however, the Department is requesting a new OMB 
control number in place of the old number.
    The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), conducted 
by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 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, technology and engineering 
literacy (TEL), and the arts. The National Assessment of Educational 
Progress Authorization Act (Public Law 107-279 Title III, section 303) 
requires the assessment to collect data on specified student groups and 
characteristics, including information organized by race/ethnicity, 
gender, socio-economic status, disability, and limited English 
proficiency. It requires fair and accurate presentation of achievement 
data and permits the collection of background, noncognitive, or 
descriptive information that is related to academic achievement and 
aids in fair reporting of results. The intent of the law is to provide 
representative sample data on student achievement for the nation, the 
states, and subpopulations of students and to monitor progress over 
time. The nature of NAEP is that burden alternates from a relatively 
low burden in national-level administration years to a substantial 
burden increase in state-level administration years when the sample has 
to allow for estimates for individual states and some of the large 
urban districts. This submission requests OMB's approval for main NAEP 
assessments in 2017, 2018, and 2019, including operational, pilot, and 
special studies. The NAEP results will be reported to the public 
through the Nation's Report Card as well as other online NAEP tools.

    Dated: December 10, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-31521 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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