[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68475-68476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24796]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0141]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024

AGENCY: Institute of 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 a currently approved information collection 
request.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 17, 2023.

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-2022-SCC-0141. 
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. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W203, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

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 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 Educational Progress 
(NAEP) 2024.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information 
collection request.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 833,139.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 519,605.
    Abstract: 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 (Pub. L. 107-279 title III, 
section 303) requires the assessment to collect data on

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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. NAEP consists of two assessment 
programs: the NAEP long-term trend (LTT) assessment and the main NAEP 
assessment. The LTT assessments are given at the national level only 
and are administered to students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in a manner that 
is very different from that used for the main NAEP assessments. LTT 
reports mathematics and reading results that present trend data since 
the 1970s. In addition to the operational assessments, NAEP uses two 
other kinds of assessment activities: pilot assessments and special 
studies. Pilot assessments test items and procedures for future 
administrations of NAEP, while special studies (including the National 
Indian Education Study (NIES), the Middle School Transcript Study 
(MSTS), and the High School Transcript Study (HSTS)) are opportunities 
for NAEP to investigate particular aspects of the assessment without 
impacting the reporting of the NAEP results.
    This request is to conduct NAEP in 2024, specifically: (1) Main 
NAEP operational assessments in 2024 for grade 4 (reading and 
mathematics), 8 (reading, mathematics and science), and 12 (reading and 
mathematics). In Puerto Rico, grades 4 and 8 mathematics will be the 
only subject assessed; (2) Pilot testing for new frameworks in 
mathematics (mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico) and reading for grades 4 
and 8; (3) Middle School Transcript Study (MSTS); (4) High School 
Transcript Study (HSTS); and (5) National Indian Education Study (NIES) 
for grades 4 and 8.
    Three additional 30-day packages will be submitted in February, 
April, and August 2023 in order to update all materials in time for the 
data collection in early 2024.

    Dated: November 9, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-24796 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
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