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Commission Agenda and Priorities;
Notice of Hearing
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (Commission or
CPSC) will conduct a public hearing to
receive views from all interested parties
about the Commission’s agenda and
priorities for fiscal year 2022, which
begins on October 1, 2021. We invite
members of the public to participate.
Written comments and oral
presentations concerning the
Commission’s agenda and priorities for
fiscal year 2022 will become part of the
public record. Due to the COVID–19
pandemic, this year’s hearing will be
held virtually as a CPSC Webinar
meeting. All attendees should preregister for the Webinar. To pre-register
for the Webinar, please visit https://
attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
2395411838620426511 and fill in the
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information about joining the webinar.
Instructions for the hearing participants
and other interested parties will be
made available on the CPSC website on
the public calendar: https://
www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/PublicCalendar.
SUMMARY:
The hearing will begin via
Webinar at 10 a.m. EDT on April 7,
2021, and will conclude the same day.
ADDRESSES: Due to the COVID–19
pandemic, this year’s hearing will be
held virtually as a Webinar meeting at
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Requests to make oral presentations,
and texts of oral presentations and
written comments should be captioned,
‘‘Agenda and Priorities FY 2022,’’ and
sent by electronic mail (email) to: cpscos@cpsc.gov. Requests to make oral
presentations and the written text of any
oral presentations must be received by
the Division of the Secretariat not later
than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
on March 17, 2021. The Commission
will accept written comments as well.
These also must be received by the
Division of the Secretariat not later than
5 p.m. EDT on March 17, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the hearing, or to
request an opportunity to make an oral
presentation, please send an email to
Alberta E. Mills, Division of the
Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.
An electronic copy of the CPSC’s
Strategic Plan can be found at:
www.cpsc.gov/about-cpsc/agencyreports/performance-and-budget.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 4(j) of the Consumer Product
Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j))
requires the Commission to establish an
agenda for action under the laws the
Commission administers, and to the
extent feasible, select priorities for
action at least 30 days before the
beginning of each fiscal year. Section
4(j) of the CPSA provides further that
before establishing its agenda and
priorities, the Commission shall
conduct a public hearing and provide an
opportunity for the submission of
comments.
II. Registration for CPSC Webinar
The public hearing will be held on
April 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. EDT via
CPSC Webinar. All attendees should
pre-register for the Webinar. To preregister for the Webinar, please visit
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/
register/2395411838620426511 and fill
in the information. After registering you
will receive a confirmation email
containing information about joining the
webinar. Instructions for the hearing
participants and other interested parties
will be made available on the CPSC
website on the public calendar: https://
www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/PublicCalendar.
III. Oral Presentations and Submission
of Written Comments
The Commission is preparing the
agency’s fiscal year 2022 Operating
Plan, which establishes its agenda and
priorities for fiscal year 2022. Fiscal
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year 2022 begins on October 1, 2021.
Through this notice, the Commission
invites the public to comment on the
Commission’s agenda and priorities that
will be established in the fiscal year
2022 Operating Plan.
Persons who desire to make oral
presentations at the hearing on April 7,
2021, should send an email to Alberta
E. Mills, Division of the Secretariat, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov not later than 5
p.m. EDT on March 17, 2021. Texts of
the oral presentation should be
captioned, ‘‘Agenda and Priorities FY
2022,’’ and must be received not later
than 5 p.m. EDT on March 17, 2021.
Presentations should be limited to
approximately 10 minutes. The
Commission reserves the right to impose
further time limitations on all
presentations and other restrictions to
avoid duplication of presentations.
If you do not want to make an oral
presentation, but would like to provide
written comments, you may do so.
Written comments should be captioned,
‘‘Agenda and Priorities FY 2022,’’ and
sent to Alberta E. Mills, Division of the
Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov
not later than 5 p.m. EDT on March 17,
2021.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2021–SCC–0030]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Program for International Student
Assessment 2022 (PISA 2022) Main
Study Recruitment and Field Test
Institute of Educational
Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a change to a currently
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
SUMMARY:
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do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection request by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’
checkbox. Comments may also be sent
to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov.
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: Program for
International Student Assessment 2022
(PISA 2022) Main Study Recruitment
and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0755.
Type of Review: Change to a currently
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 11,733.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,716.
Abstract: The Program for
International Student Assessments
(PISA) is an international assessment of
15-year-olds, which focuses on
assessing students’ reading,
mathematics, and science literacy. PISA
was first administered in 2000 and is
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typically conducted every three years.
The United States has participated in all
of the previous cycles and planned to
participate in 2021 in order to track
trends and to compare the performance
of U.S. students with that of students in
other education systems. PISA is
sponsored by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD). In the United
States, PISA is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), within the U.S. Department of
Education. In each administration of
PISA, one of the subject areas (reading,
mathematics, or science literacy) is the
major domain and has the broadest
content coverage, while the other two
subjects are the minor domains. PISA
emphasizes functional skills that
students have acquired as they near the
end of mandatory schooling (aged 15
years), and students’ knowledge and
skills gained both in and out of school
environments. The next administration
of PISA will focus on mathematics
literacy as the major domain. Reading
and science literacy will also be
assessed as minor domains, with
additional assessment of financial
literacy. In addition to the cognitive
assessments described above, PISA 2022
will include questionnaires
administered to school principals and
assessed students. To prepare for the
main study, PISA countries will
conduct a field test in the spring of the
year previous, primarily to evaluate
newly developed assessment and
questionnaire items but also to test the
assessment operations. The request to
conduct PISA 2021 main study
recruitment and field test was approved
in December 2019 (OMB #1850–0755
v.23–24). This request: (1) Updates the
package to reflect all of the changes
made to respond to the global
coronavirus pandemic, including
delaying the field test that was
previously scheduled for 2020 to 2021
and the main study data collection to
2022; (2) updates the field test
recruitment materials and student
video; (3) adds COVID–19 protocols; (4)
replaces the state, district and school
letters for the 2021 field test and 2022
main study; and (5) adds coronavirus
pandemic-related items in the school
and student questionnaires.
Dated: February 22, 2021.
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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[FR Doc No: 2021-03918]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0030]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Program for International Student Assessment 2022 (PISA 2022)
Main Study Recruitment and Field Test
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a change to a currently existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of
publication of
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this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection request by selecting ``Department of Education'' under
``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show ICR for Public
Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to [email protected].
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: Program for International Student Assessment
2022 (PISA 2022) Main Study Recruitment and Field Test.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0755.
Type of Review: Change to a currently existing information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,733.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,716.
Abstract: The Program for International Student Assessments (PISA)
is an international assessment of 15-year-olds, which focuses on
assessing students' reading, mathematics, and science literacy. PISA
was first administered in 2000 and is typically conducted every three
years. The United States has participated in all of the previous cycles
and planned to participate in 2021 in order to track trends and to
compare the performance of U.S. students with that of students in other
education systems. PISA is sponsored by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the United States, PISA is
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
within the U.S. Department of Education. In each administration of
PISA, one of the subject areas (reading, mathematics, or science
literacy) is the major domain and has the broadest content coverage,
while the other two subjects are the minor domains. PISA emphasizes
functional skills that students have acquired as they near the end of
mandatory schooling (aged 15 years), and students' knowledge and skills
gained both in and out of school environments. The next administration
of PISA will focus on mathematics literacy as the major domain. Reading
and science literacy will also be assessed as minor domains, with
additional assessment of financial literacy. In addition to the
cognitive assessments described above, PISA 2022 will include
questionnaires administered to school principals and assessed students.
To prepare for the main study, PISA countries will conduct a field test
in the spring of the year previous, primarily to evaluate newly
developed assessment and questionnaire items but also to test the
assessment operations. The request to conduct PISA 2021 main study
recruitment and field test was approved in December 2019 (OMB #1850-
0755 v.23-24). This request: (1) Updates the package to reflect all of
the changes made to respond to the global coronavirus pandemic,
including delaying the field test that was previously scheduled for
2020 to 2021 and the main study data collection to 2022; (2) updates
the field test recruitment materials and student video; (3) adds COVID-
19 protocols; (4) replaces the state, district and school letters for
the 2021 field test and 2022 main study; and (5) adds coronavirus
pandemic-related items in the school and student questionnaires.
Dated: February 22, 2021.
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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