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renewal data collection are a result of
this joint resolution and reflect only the
requirements of the statute. The
requirement to produce a State and LEA
report card remains unchanged under
this revision renewal and most of the
work to produce the report cards is the
same. There are some requirements that
were in the regulations that are not
required due to the joint resolution. As
a result, the burden estimate is slightly
lower under this revision renewal.
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(including parents), LEAs, SEAs and the
Department regarding activities required
under Title I of the ESEA.
Dated: October 10, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0129]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Progress in International Reading
Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021) Main
Study Recruitment and Field Test
Department of Education (ED),
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES)
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 15, 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–
2019–ICCD–0129. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
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available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9089,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kashka
Kubzdela, 202–245–7377 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) Main Study Recruitment
and Field Test
OMB Control Number: 1850–0645
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 14,778
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,692
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,
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. The submission
describing the overarching plan for all
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phases of the data collection, including
the 2021 main study, and requesting
approval for all activities, materials, and
response burden related to the field test
recruitment was approved in April 2019
with a change request in September
2019 (OMB# 1850–0645 v.11–12). This
request is to conduct all aspects of the
field test and recruitment for the main
study and, due to overlap in timing,
carries over the approved respondent
burden, procedures, and materials
related to the PIRLS 2021 Field Test
recruitment.
Dated: October 10, 2019
Kathy Axt,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–22543 Filed 10–15–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2019–ICCD–0130]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Institutional Disclosures for Distance
Education or Correspondence
Programs
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 16, 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–
2019–ICCD–0130. 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.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 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
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postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Beth
Grebeldinger, 202–377–4018.
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: Institutional
Disclosures for Distance Education or
Correspondence Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0145.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments; Private
Sector.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,588.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 152,405.
Abstract: The Department of
Education (Department) requests an
extension without change to the
information collection tied to 34 CFR
part 668.50 requiring institutional
disclosures for distance education and
correspondence courses. This regulatory
action establishes requirements for
institutional disclosures to prospective
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and enrolled students in programs
offered solely through distance
education or correspondence courses,
which the Department believes will
protect students by providing them with
important information that may
influence their attendance in distance
education programs or correspondence
courses as well as improve the efficacy
of State-based consumer protections for
students. Since distance education may
involve multiple States, institutional
and program authorization requirements
among States may differ, and students
may be unfamiliar with or fail to receive
information about complaint processes,
licensure requirements, or other
requirements of authorities in States in
which they do not reside.
The final regulations, based on the
2019 negotiated rulemaking, will
rescind the requirements of § 668.50 in
its entirety. While the Secretary is
exercising her authority to allow for
early implementation of the rescission
of this section, the final rule and the
rescission will not fully take place until
July 1, 2020. The Department is asking
to extend the current burden assessment
until the effective date of the change
and at that time a discontinuation
request will be filed.
Dated: October 10, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection
Clearance Program, Information Management
Branch, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019–22549 Filed 10–15–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2019–ICCD–0094]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and approval; Comment Request;
HEAL Program: Physician’s
Certification of Borrower’s Total and
Permanent Disability
Federal Student Aid (FSA),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 15, 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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0129]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2021)
Main Study Recruitment and Field Test
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES)
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: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 15, 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-2019-ICCD-
0129. 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. 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 Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9089,
Washington, DC 20202-0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or
email [email protected].
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) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test
OMB Control Number: 1850-0645
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,778
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,692
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, 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. The submission describing the overarching plan for
all
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phases of the data collection, including the 2021 main study, and
requesting approval for all activities, materials, and response burden
related to the field test recruitment was approved in April 2019 with a
change request in September 2019 (OMB# 1850-0645 v.11-12). This request
is to conduct all aspects of the field test and recruitment for the
main study and, due to overlap in timing, carries over the approved
respondent burden, procedures, and materials related to the PIRLS 2021
Field Test recruitment.
Dated: October 10, 2019
Kathy Axt,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22543 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
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