[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15659-15660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06018]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; ED-524 Budget Information Non-Construction Programs Form and 
Instructions

AGENCY: Institute for Education Sciences (IES), 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, ED is 
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.

DATES: Approval by the OMB has been requested by Friday, March 19, 
2021. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 23, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.

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: NAEP 2021 School and Teacher Questionnaire 
Special Study.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0956.
    Type of Review: A revised information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50,294.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 35,443.
    Abstract: The NAEP 2021 School and Teacher Questionnaire Special 
Study is collecting data necessary to fully understand the impact of 
the COVID-19 pandemic on schools and educators. A previous emergency 
clearance (OMB#1850-0957) in February 2021 allowed work on the NAEP 
2021 School Survey to begin. The NAEP 2021 School Survey is a monthly 
collection of data from 3,500 schools that gathers information about 
opening status

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(ranging from fully in-person to fully remote), the hours of 
instruction for students, and how enrollment and attendance rates vary 
by a number of social stratifying factors including race/ethnicity, 
socio-economic status, English learner status, and disability status. 
The work proposed in this package, the NAEP 2021 School and Teacher 
Questionnaire Special Study, is a more in-depth data collection. 
Although it will collect data only once, it allows NCES a deeper and 
richer understanding of how schools and teachers are faring while 
operating during a pandemic. Because the instruments are very much the 
same as the instruments used during every administration of NAEP, the 
data collected will also allow us to better understand trends in 
schools across and through the global coronavirus pandemic. In 
addition, a summative report will be provided at the end of the 
collection, relating the results to those from the NAEP 2021 School 
Survey.

    Dated: March 18, 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
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