[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42054-42055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13832]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0115]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2024 
Amendment #2

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 (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved 
information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 31, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of 
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. Find this information collection request 
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under 
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. 
Reginfo.gov provides two links to view documents related to this 
information collection request. Information collection forms and 
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information 
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting 
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting 
Statement and Other Documents'' link.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Amendment #2.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 866,587.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 486,305.
    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 specified 
student groups and characteristics, including information organized by 
race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and limited 
English proficiency. It requires

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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.
    The initial request for clearance of NAEP 2024 received OMB 
approval in April 2023 (OMB# 1850-0928 v.28). Amendment #1 to the NAEP 
2024 clearance package received OMB approval in June 2023 (OMB#1850-
0928 v.29). Since that package's submission for public comment and OMB 
approval, changes have occurred to the scope of the 2024 NAEP 
administration, including the addition of: (1) Addition of Reading 
Router Pilot for grades 4 and 8, increasing costs, (2) Addition of 
School and District Technology Coordinator roles and SBE survey 
completion, increasing burden hours, (3) Addition of protocols for the 
health and safety of field staff, increasing costs, (4) Reduction in SQ 
burden time for students, teachers and schools since COVID-19 learning 
recovery items are no longer adding additional time to the SQs; rather, 
other items were dropped to accommodate these items, reducing burden 
hours; and (5) Addition of Field Trial for grades, 4, 8 and 12, 
increasing burden hours and costs. This revision updates Part A and 
Part B detailing the changes to scope and references to the 
communication materials and the amendment schedule, Appendix A, 
Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix D (added communication materials), 
Appendix G, Appendix I, and Appendices J1, J2, J3, and J-S to include 
the operational survey questionnaires (SQs), COVID-19 Learning Recovery 
SQs, NIES SQs, and Pilot SQs.

    Dated: June 26, 2023.
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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