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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0053]
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 Data Collection
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 April 29,
2020.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection request by
selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’
under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then
check ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347 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 Data
Collection.
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: 16,712.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,008.
Abstract: The Progress in
International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS) is an international assessment
ADDRESSES:
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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
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
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2019 (OMB# 1850–0645 v.11–12), while
the submission describing all aspects of
the field test and recruitment for the
main study was approved in October
2019 (OMB# 1850–0645 v.13). This
submission request is for all aspects of
the PIRLS 2021 main study, including
data collection activities, with an
accompanying 30-day public comment
period. After the international versions
of the main study questionnaires are
released by IEA in September 2020, a
submission for the main study
questionnaires with the proposed U.S.
adaptations in Appendices C1 and C2
will be submitted in October 2020. In
the case that the final approved U.S.
adapted versions of the PIRLS 2021
main study questionnaires differ from
those provided in that October 2020
submission, the final versions will be
submitted to OMB for approval as a
change request in December 2020.
Dated: March 24, 2020.
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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[Docket No. ED–2020–SCC–0054]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Special
Education—Individual Reporting on
Regulatory Compliance Related to the
Personnel Development Program’s
Service Obligation and the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA)
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),
Department of Education (ED).
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 May 29,
2020.
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–
2020–SCC–0054. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
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Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
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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
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 6W–208D, Washington, DC
20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Richelle Davis,
202–245–7401.
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: Special
Education—Individual Reporting on
Regulatory Compliance Related to the
Personnel Development Program’s
Service Obligation and the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
OMB Control Number: 1820–0686.
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Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 34,262.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,328.
Abstract: The Office of Special
Education Program’s Personnel
Development Program aims to increase
the supply of qualified personnel in the
field of special education. The program
awards competitive grants to
Institutions of Higher Education to
support scholars who are preparing to
provide special education and related
services to children and youth with
disabilities. Scholars who receive
funding agree to work in the field of
special education or related services for
two years for each year of support they
receive.
The Personnel Development Program
Data Collection System collects data
from grantees, scholars, and employers
who verify that scholars are employed
in the field of special education or
related services. This data collection
serves three program needs. First, data
from grantees, scholars, and employers
are necessary to assess the performance
of the Personnel Development Program
on its Government Performance Results
Act measures. Second, data from all
three sources are necessary to determine
if scholars comply with the service
obligation requirements. And finally,
project-specific performance data are
collected from grantees for project
monitoring and program improvement.
The forms in this package are updates
to existing Office of Management and
Budget approved forms (1820–0686)
which expire on 8/31/2020.
Dated: March 25, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2020-SCC-0053]
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 Data Collection
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 of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 29, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find
this particular information collection request by selecting
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347 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 Data Collection.
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: 16,712.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8,008.
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 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
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2019 (OMB# 1850-0645 v.11-12), while the submission describing all
aspects of the field test and recruitment for the main study was
approved in October 2019 (OMB# 1850-0645 v.13). This submission request
is for all aspects of the PIRLS 2021 main study, including data
collection activities, with an accompanying 30-day public comment
period. After the international versions of the main study
questionnaires are released by IEA in September 2020, a submission for
the main study questionnaires with the proposed U.S. adaptations in
Appendices C1 and C2 will be submitted in October 2020. In the case
that the final approved U.S. adapted versions of the PIRLS 2021 main
study questionnaires differ from those provided in that October 2020
submission, the final versions will be submitted to OMB for approval as
a change request in December 2020.
Dated: March 24, 2020.
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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