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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–00161]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Correction
Office of the Secretary (OS);
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Correction notice.
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AGENCY:
The Department of Education
published a document in the Federal
Register of October 5, 2020, concerning
an extension of a previously approved
information collection. The document
contained an incorrect docket number.
SUMMARY:
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The PRA Coordinator, Strategic
Collections and Clearance, Office of the
Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development, is
issuing a correction notice as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of October 5,
2020, in FR Doc. 2020–21961 on page
62720 in the third column, correct the
docket number of ED–2020–SCC–0162
in the heading and under ADDRESSES to
read as ED–2020–SCC–00161.
Dated: October 6, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Office of the Chief Data Officer,
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0147]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) 2021 Materials
Update
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 revision to an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 12, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
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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: National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2021 Materials Update.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0928.
Type of Review: A revision of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 329,909.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 180,233.
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
fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the
collection of background, noncognitive,
or descriptive information that is related
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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. The request
to conduct NAEP 2021, including
operational assessments and pilot tests:
Operational national/state/TUDA
Digitally Based Assessments (DBA) in
mathematics and reading at grades 4
and 8, and Puerto Rico in mathematics
at grades 4 and 8; and operational
national DBA in U.S. history and civics
at grade 8 was approved in April 2020,
with a further update to the materials
approved in July 2020. This request is
to conduct NAEP operational
assessments in 2021 and will follow the
traditional NAEP design which assesses
each student in 60-minutes for one
cognitive subject. Given the COVID–19
outbreak, NAEP requires personal
protective equipment for field staff and
must plan for additional sessions given
that students may attend school on a
staggered schedule. NAEP was not able
to secure additional funding from
Congress to cover the additional costs
for personal protective equipment,
necessary increases in field staff, and
other operational costs that would be
required to assess the full sample. As
such, this Amendment reflects the
elimination of the national-only
assessments (grade 8 U.S. History and
Civics, and age 17 Long-Term Trend), a
smaller sample of students within each
state for reading and mathematics, and
the elimination of TUDAs from the 2021
sample. This Amendment also includes
the addition of an online version of the
student questionnaires that will be
available to sampled students who are
remote and not able to be assessed inperson, as well as the addition of some
questionnaire items on teacher, student,
and school experiences conditioned by
the COVID–19 pandemic. The final
Materials Update #3 is scheduled for
October of 2020. The NAEP results will
be reported to the public through the
Nation’s Report Card as well as other
online NAEP tools.
Dated: October 6, 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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Council on Indian
Education (NACIE) Open
Teleconference Meeting
National Advisory Council on
Indian Education (NACIE), U.S.
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice of this meeting is
required by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and is intended
to notify members of the public of an
upcoming NACIE open teleconference
meeting. This notice is being published
less than 15 days prior to the date of the
meeting due to the logistical
arrangements required to convene
NACIE for a virtual meeting due to the
COVID–19 impact on the capability to
convene face-to-face Council meetings.
DATES: The NACIE open teleconference
meeting will be held on October 23,
2020 from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (EDT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Hernandez Marshall, Designated
Federal Official, Office of Elementary
and Secondary Education (OESE)/Office
of Indian Education (OIE), U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW, Room 3W113, Washington,
DC 20202. Telephone: 202–205–1909,
Email: Angela.Hernandez-Marshall@
ed.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority and Function:
NACIE is authorized by Section 6141 of
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965. NACIE is
established within the U.S. Department
of Education to advise the Secretary of
Education (Secretary) and the Secretary
of Interior on the funding and
administration (including the
development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of
any program over which the Secretary
has jurisdiction and includes Indian
children or adults as participants or that
may benefit Indian children or adults,
including any program established
under Title VI, Part A of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act. In
addition, NACIE advises the White
House Initiative on American Indian
and Alaska Native Education, in
accordance with Section 5(a) of
Executive Order 13592. NACIE submits
to the Congress each year a report on its
activities that includes
recommendations that are considered
appropriate for the improvement of
Federal education programs that include
Indian children or adults as participants
or that may benefit Indian children or
adults, and recommendations
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concerning the funding of any such
program.
Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the
meeting is to convene NACIE to conduct
the following business: (1) Conduct brief
membership introductions; (2) discuss,
review, and approve the draft NACIE
annual report to Congress prepared by
the NACIE Annual Report
subcommittee; (3) introduce the new
Office of Indian Education Director; (4)
provide updates from the Acting
Executive Director of the White House
Initiative on American Indian and
Alaska Native Education on Initiative
activities; (5) review Written Public
Comments; and (6) provide U.S.
Department of Education updates.
Instructions for Accessing the Meeting
Members of the public may access the
NACIE meeting by dial-in listen only
access. Up to 100 lines will be available
on a first come, first serve basis. The
dial-in phone number for the
teleconference meeting is 1–408–650–
3123 and the participate code is 404–
347–733.
Public Comment: Members of the
public interested in submitting written
comments pertaining to the work of
NACIE may do so via email to
Anglea.Hernandez-Marshall@ed.gov.
Please note, written comments should
pertain to the work of NACIE and/or the
Office of Indian Education.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
teleconference meeting is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will
need an auxiliary aid or service for the
meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice not later
than Monday, October 19, 2020.
Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we may
not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0147]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2021
Materials Update
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 to an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 12, 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.
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: National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2021 Materials Update.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0928.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 329,909.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 180,233.
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 fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the collection of background,
noncognitive, or descriptive information that is related
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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. The request to conduct NAEP 2021,
including operational assessments and pilot tests: Operational
national/state/TUDA Digitally Based Assessments (DBA) in mathematics
and reading at grades 4 and 8, and Puerto Rico in mathematics at grades
4 and 8; and operational national DBA in U.S. history and civics at
grade 8 was approved in April 2020, with a further update to the
materials approved in July 2020. This request is to conduct NAEP
operational assessments in 2021 and will follow the traditional NAEP
design which assesses each student in 60-minutes for one cognitive
subject. Given the COVID-19 outbreak, NAEP requires personal protective
equipment for field staff and must plan for additional sessions given
that students may attend school on a staggered schedule. NAEP was not
able to secure additional funding from Congress to cover the additional
costs for personal protective equipment, necessary increases in field
staff, and other operational costs that would be required to assess the
full sample. As such, this Amendment reflects the elimination of the
national-only assessments (grade 8 U.S. History and Civics, and age 17
Long-Term Trend), a smaller sample of students within each state for
reading and mathematics, and the elimination of TUDAs from the 2021
sample. This Amendment also includes the addition of an online version
of the student questionnaires that will be available to sampled
students who are remote and not able to be assessed in-person, as well
as the addition of some questionnaire items on teacher, student, and
school experiences conditioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The final
Materials Update #3 is scheduled for October of 2020. The NAEP results
will be reported to the public through the Nation's Report Card as well
as other online NAEP tools.
Dated: October 6, 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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