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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 130 / Wednesday, July 8, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0089] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2016 Main National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Administration IES/National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Education (ED). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 7, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0089 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted; ED will only accept comments during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. 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, Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, (202) 502–7411. 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 srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:49 Jul 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 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: 2016 Main National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Administration OMB Control Number: 1850–0790 Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 74,193 Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,156 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. This submission is for the 2016 Main NAEP and contains the following survey instruments: Grades 4, 8, and 12 core (demographic) student questions; grade 8 arts subjectspecific student questions; grades 4 and 8 reading subject-specific student questions; grades 4 and 8 mathematics subject-specific student questions; grades 8 and 12 writing subject-specific student questions; grades 4 and 8 Puerto Rico Proof of Concept Study questions; grades 4 and 8 teacher questionnaires; and grades 4, 8, and 12 school questionnaires. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39091 Dated: July 1, 2015. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2015–16661 Filed 7–7–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah River Site Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. 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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0089]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; 2016 Main National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 
Administration

AGENCY: IES/National Center for Education Statistics, 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 reinstatement of a 
previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2015-ICCD-
0089 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 ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please note 
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the 
comment period will not be accepted; ED will only accept comments 
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site 
is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-
2E319, Room 2E103, Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, (202) 502-7411.

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: 2016 Main National Assessment of Educational 
Progress (NAEP) Administration
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0790
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 74,193
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 40,156
    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. This submission is for the 
2016 Main NAEP and contains the following survey instruments: Grades 4, 
8, and 12 core (demographic) student questions; grade 8 arts subject-
specific student questions; grades 4 and 8 reading subject-specific 
student questions; grades 4 and 8 mathematics subject-specific student 
questions; grades 8 and 12 writing subject-specific student questions; 
grades 4 and 8 Puerto Rico Proof of Concept Study questions; grades 4 
and 8 teacher questionnaires; and grades 4, 8, and 12 school 
questionnaires.

    Dated: July 1, 2015.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-16661 Filed 7-7-15; 8:45 am]
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