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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity
(NACIQI)
National Advisory Committee
on Institutional Quality and Integrity
(NACIQI), U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Request for nominations to
serve on the National Advisory
Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI).
AGENCY:
Per the authorizing legislation
for the NACIQI, the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education (Secretary) is
seeking nominations for individuals to
serve on the NACIQI.
DATES: Nominations must be received
no later than Friday, January 11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit
nominations, including attachments via
email to: cmtemgmtoffice@ed.gov
(specify in the email subject line
‘‘NACIQI Nomination’’). For questions,
please contact the U. S. Department of
Education, Committee Management
Office at (202) 401–3677.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIQI’s
Statutory Authority and Function: The
NACIQI is established under Section
114 of the HEA, and is composed of 18
members appointed—
(A) On the basis of the individuals’
experience, integrity, impartiality, and
good judgment;
(B) From among individuals who are
representatives of, or knowledgeable
concerning, education and training
beyond secondary education,
representing all sectors and types of
institutions of higher education; and
(C) On the basis of the individuals’
technical qualifications, professional
standing, and demonstrated knowledge
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in the fields of accreditation and
administration of higher education.
The NACIQI meets at least twice a
year and advises the Secretary with
respect to:
• The establishment and enforcement
of the standards of accrediting agencies
or associations under subpart 2 of part
H of Title IV, HEA.
• The recognition of specific
accrediting agencies or associations.
• The preparation and publication of
the list of nationally recognized
accrediting agencies and associations.
• The eligibility and certification
process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV of the HEA,
together with recommendations for
improvements in such process.
• The relationship between (1)
accreditation of institutions of higher
education and the certification and
eligibility of such institutions, and (2)
State licensing responsibilities with
respect to such institutions.
• Any other advisory functions
relating to accreditation and
institutional eligibility that the
Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
Nomination Process: Interested
persons or organizations may nominate
qualified individuals. To nominate an
individual or yourself for appointment
to the NACIQI, please submit the
following information to the U.S.
Department of Education.
• A cover letter addressed to the
Secretary as follows: Honorable Betsy
DeVos, Secretary of Education, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. In
the letter, please state your reason(s) for
nominating the individual or yourself;
• A copy of the nominee’s or your
current resume or curriculum vitae
• Contact information for the
nominee (name, title, business address,
business phone, and business email
address)
In addition, the cover letter must
include a statement affirming that the
nominee (if you are nominating
someone other than yourself) has agreed
to be nominated and is willing to serve
on the NACIQI if selected. Nominees
should be broadly knowledgeable about
higher education and accreditation.
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Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated
to Perform the Duties of the Under Secretary
and Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
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[Docket No.: ED–2018–ICCD–0131]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Progress in International Reading
Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) Field Test
Recruitment
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
11, 2019.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2018–ICCD–0131. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
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
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Information Collection Clearance
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For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kashka
Kubzdela, 202–502–7411 or email
NCES.Information.Collections@ed.gov.
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: Progress in
International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS 2021) Field Test Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0645.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,515.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 295.
Abstract: The Progress in
International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS) is an international assessment
of fourth-grade students’ achievement in
reading. PIRLS reports on four
benchmarks in reading achievement at
grade 4 and on a variety of issues related
to the education context for the students
in the sample, including instructional
practices, school resources, curriculum
implementation, and learning supports
outside of school. Since its inception in
2001, PIRLS has continued to assess
students every 5 years (2001, 2006,
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2011, and 2016), with the next PIRLS
assessment, PIRLS 2021, being the fifth
iteration of the study. Participation in
this study by the United States at
regular intervals provides data on
student achievement and on current and
past education policies and a
comparison of U.S. education policies
and student performance with those of
the U.S. international counterparts. In
PIRLS 2016, 58 education systems
participated. The United States will
participate in PIRLS 2021 to continue to
monitor the progress of its students
compared to that of other nations and to
provide data on factors that may
influence student achievement. PIRLS is
coordinated by the International
Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA), an
international collective of research
organizations and government agencies
that create the assessment framework,
the assessment instrument, and
background questionnaires. The IEA
decides and agrees upon a common set
of standards and procedures for
collecting and reporting PIRLS data, and
defines the studies’ timeline, all of
which must be followed by all
participating countries. As a result,
PIRLS is able to provide a reliable and
comparable measure of student skills in
participating countries. In the U.S., the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) conducts this study. In
preparation for the PIRLS 2021 main
study, all countries are asked to
implement a field test in 2020. The
purpose of the PIRLS field test is to
evaluate new assessment items and
background questions, to ensure
practices that promote low exclusion
rates, and to ensure that classroom and
student sampling procedures proposed
for the main study are successful. Data
collection for the field test in the U.S.
will occur from March through April
2020 and for the main study from March
through June 2021. This submission
describes the overarching plan for all
phases of the data collection, including
the 2021 main study and requests
approval for all activities, materials, and
response burden related to the field test
recruitment, scheduled to begin in May
2019.
Dated: December 7, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy
Officer, Office of Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI)
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI), U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Request for nominations to serve on the National Advisory
Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI).
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SUMMARY: Per the authorizing legislation for the NACIQI, the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of Education (Secretary) is seeking nominations
for individuals to serve on the NACIQI.
DATES: Nominations must be received no later than Friday, January 11,
2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations, including attachments via email
to: [email protected] (specify in the email subject line ``NACIQI
Nomination''). For questions, please contact the U. S. Department of
Education, Committee Management Office at (202) 401-3677.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIQI's Statutory Authority and Function:
The NACIQI is established under Section 114 of the HEA, and is composed
of 18 members appointed--
(A) On the basis of the individuals' experience, integrity,
impartiality, and good judgment;
(B) From among individuals who are representatives of, or
knowledgeable concerning, education and training beyond secondary
education, representing all sectors and types of institutions of higher
education; and
(C) On the basis of the individuals' technical qualifications,
professional standing, and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of
accreditation and administration of higher education.
The NACIQI meets at least twice a year and advises the Secretary
with respect to:
The establishment and enforcement of the standards of
accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2 of part H of Title
IV, HEA.
The recognition of specific accrediting agencies or
associations.
The preparation and publication of the list of nationally
recognized accrediting agencies and associations.
The eligibility and certification process for institutions
of higher education under Title IV of the HEA, together with
recommendations for improvements in such process.
The relationship between (1) accreditation of institutions
of higher education and the certification and eligibility of such
institutions, and (2) State licensing responsibilities with respect to
such institutions.
Any other advisory functions relating to accreditation and
institutional eligibility that the Secretary may prescribe by
regulation.
Nomination Process: Interested persons or organizations may
nominate qualified individuals. To nominate an individual or yourself
for appointment to the NACIQI, please submit the following information
to the U.S. Department of Education.
A cover letter addressed to the Secretary as follows:
Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. In the letter,
please state your reason(s) for nominating the individual or yourself;
A copy of the nominee's or your current resume or
curriculum vitae
Contact information for the nominee (name, title, business
address, business phone, and business email address)
In addition, the cover letter must include a statement affirming
that the nominee (if you are nominating someone other than yourself)
has agreed to be nominated and is willing to serve on the NACIQI if
selected. Nominees should be broadly knowledgeable about higher
education and accreditation.
Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this
document is published in the Federal Register. Free internet access to
the official version of this notice in the Federal Register and the
applicable Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal
Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site, you can view this
document, as well as all other documents of this Department published
in the Federal Register, in
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text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated to Perform the Duties of the
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-26879 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am]
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