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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: Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class
of 2023–24 (ECLS–K:2024) Kindergarten
and First-Grade Field Test Data
Collection, National Sampling, and
National Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0750.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20,895.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 15,599.
Abstract: The Early Childhood
Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program,
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) within the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of
the U.S. Department of Education (ED),
draws together information from
multiple sources to provide rich,
descriptive data on child development,
early learning, and school progress. The
ECLS program studies deliver national
data on children’s status at birth and at
various points thereafter; children’s
transitions to non-parental care, early
care and education programs, and
school; and children’s experiences and
growth through the elementary grades.
The Early Childhood Longitudinal
Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023–24
(ECLS–K:2024) is the fourth cohort in
the series of early childhood
longitudinal studies that began with the
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 1998–99 (ECLS–
K) and continued with the Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth
Cohort (ECLS–B), and the Early
Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 2010–11 (ECLS–
K:2011).
In preparation for the ECLS–K:2024
data collections, several OMB packages
have been cleared or have been planned
for submission. Prior to the field test
collection of data from parents of
preschool-aged children, in-person
focus groups with parents of
preschoolers and usability testing of the
preschool parent survey instruments
were conducted in 2019 (OMB 1850–
0803 v.246 and OMB 1850–0803 v.253,
respectively). The field test with
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preschool parents was conducted in the
spring of 2020 (OMB 1850–0750 v.19).
In order to test recruitment messages
and materials for the field test and
national data collections, online focus
groups with school administrators,
teachers, and parents were conducted in
fall 2019 and spring 2020 (OMB 1850–
0803 v.255 & v.264). Additionally,
usability testing of the kindergarten and
first-grade field test instruments was
conducted in early 2021 (OMB 1850–
0803 v.280).
This current request is to conduct a
field test of the ECLS–K:2024
kindergarten and first-grade data
collection activities to evaluate the
design of the national study’s
kindergarten and first-grade surveys and
child assessments, as well as the
operational procedures (that is,
sampling and recruitment) for the
national kindergarten and first-grade
data collections in the fall 2023, spring
2024, and spring 2025. This data
collection to evaluate the kindergarten
and first-grade instruments and
procedures is referred to throughout the
remainder of this package as the K–1
field test. District and school sampling
and recruitment activities for the K–1
field test will occur in spring 2022,
while student sampling will occur in
August and September 2022. From
September through November 2022,
trained study field staff will visit the
participating schools to conduct inperson, one-on-one child assessments.
Parents, teachers, and school
administrators will also be asked to
complete web surveys. As testing and
development continues, it is anticipated
that changes to the surveys, website
language, and respondent materials will
be necessary; a change request
describing these changes will be
submitted in spring 2022 prior to the K–
1 field test data collection. Furthermore,
this package also includes a request to
conduct national district and school
sampling and recruitment from fall 2022
to spring 2023. These recruitment
activities will closely mimic what will
be done in the K–1 field test, but will
occur over a much longer period of
time.
Dated: September 2, 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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0095]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Trends in International Mathematics
and Science Study (TIMSS 2023) Field
Test Data Collection and Main Study
Sampling, Recruitment, and Data
Collection
Institute of Educational Science
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently
approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
8, 2021.
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 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
SUMMARY:
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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: Trends in
International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS 2023) Field Test Data
Collection and Main Study Sampling,
Recruitment, and Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0695.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 50,996.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 20,336.
Abstract: The Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS), conducted by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
within the U.S. Department of
Education (ED), is an international
assessment of fourth and eighth grade
students’ achievement in mathematics
and science. Since its inception in 1995,
TIMSS has continued to assess students
every 4 years (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007,
2011, 2015, and 2019), with the next
TIMSS assessment, TIMSS 2023, being
the eighth iteration of the study. In
TIMSS 2023, approximately 65
countries or education systems will
participate. The United States will
participate in TIMSS 2023 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.
TIMSS is led by the International
Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA), an
international collective of research
organizations and government agencies
that create the frameworks used to
develop the assessment, the survey
instruments, and the study timeline.
IEA decides and agrees upon a common
set of standards, procedures, and
timelines for collecting and reporting
data, all of which must be followed by
all participating countries. As a result,
TIMSS is able to provide a reliable and
comparable measure of student skills in
participating countries. In the U.S.,
NCES conducts this study in
collaboration with the IEA and a
number of contractors to ensure proper
implementation of the study and
adoption of practices in adherence to
the IEA’s standards. Participation in
TIMSS is consistent with NCES’s
mandate of acquiring and disseminating
data on educational activities and
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student achievement in the United
States compared with foreign nations
[The Educational Sciences Reform Act
of 2002 (ESRA 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543)].
A previous request to conduct
sampling and recruitment activities
associated with the TIMSS 2023 field
test, which will be conducted in March
and April 2022, was approved by OMB
in May 2021 (OMB #1850–0695 v.16).
Because TIMSS is a collaborative effort
among many parties, the United States
must adhere to the international
schedule set forth by the IEA, including
the availability of final field test and
main study plans as well as draft and
final questionnaires. In order to meet
the international data collection
schedule, to align with recruitment for
other NCES studies (e.g., the National
Assessment of Education Progress,
NAEP), and for schools to put the
TIMSS 2023 field test assessment on
their Spring 2022 calendars, recruitment
activities for the field test will begin in
June of 2021. This package requests
approval for the field test data collection
materials and the main study sampling,
recruiting, and data collection plans.
Recruitment activities for the main
study will begin in January 2022, with
the data collection activities currently
scheduled to begin in March 2023.
Dated: September 2, 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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DATES: Wednesday, October 6, 2021;
12:00 p.m.–4:15 p.m. EDT, and
Thursday, October 7, 2021; 12:00 p.m.–
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2021 will be read aloud during the
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Washington, DC 20585. Email:
Alyssa.Harris@em.doe.gov.
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Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is to make recommendations
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areas of environmental restoration,
waste management, and related
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Tentative Agenda Topics
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
• Update from Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary
• Chairs Round Robin
• Public Comment
• EM–4 Update
• Membership Recruitment and Package
Education
• Board Business/Open Discussion
Thursday, October 7, 2021
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Forward
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Forward
• Board Business/Open Discussion
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virtual meeting is open to the public.
Written statements may be filed with
the Board either before or after the
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Harris at the aforementioned email
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orderly conduct of business. Individuals
wishing to make public comments
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0095]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS
2023) Field Test Data Collection and Main Study Sampling, Recruitment,
and Data Collection
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Science (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 revision of a currently approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 8, 2021.
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 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
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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: Trends in International Mathematics and
Science Study (TIMSS 2023) Field Test Data Collection and Main Study
Sampling, Recruitment, and Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0695.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 50,996.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,336.
Abstract: The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS), conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education (ED), is an
international assessment of fourth and eighth grade students'
achievement in mathematics and science. Since its inception in 1995,
TIMSS has continued to assess students every 4 years (1995, 1999, 2003,
2007, 2011, 2015, and 2019), with the next TIMSS assessment, TIMSS
2023, being the eighth iteration of the study. In TIMSS 2023,
approximately 65 countries or education systems will participate. The
United States will participate in TIMSS 2023 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.
TIMSS is led by the International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA), an international collective of research
organizations and government agencies that create the frameworks used
to develop the assessment, the survey instruments, and the study
timeline. IEA decides and agrees upon a common set of standards,
procedures, and timelines for collecting and reporting data, all of
which must be followed by all participating countries. As a result,
TIMSS is able to provide a reliable and comparable measure of student
skills in participating countries. In the U.S., NCES conducts this
study in collaboration with the IEA and a number of contractors to
ensure proper implementation of the study and adoption of practices in
adherence to the IEA's standards. Participation in TIMSS is consistent
with NCES's mandate of acquiring and disseminating data on educational
activities and student achievement in the United States compared with
foreign nations [The Educational Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA
2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543)].
A previous request to conduct sampling and recruitment activities
associated with the TIMSS 2023 field test, which will be conducted in
March and April 2022, was approved by OMB in May 2021 (OMB #1850-0695
v.16). Because TIMSS is a collaborative effort among many parties, the
United States must adhere to the international schedule set forth by
the IEA, including the availability of final field test and main study
plans as well as draft and final questionnaires. In order to meet the
international data collection schedule, to align with recruitment for
other NCES studies (e.g., the National Assessment of Education
Progress, NAEP), and for schools to put the TIMSS 2023 field test
assessment on their Spring 2022 calendars, recruitment activities for
the field test will begin in June of 2021. This package requests
approval for the field test data collection materials and the main
study sampling, recruiting, and data collection plans. Recruitment
activities for the main study will begin in January 2022, with the data
collection activities currently scheduled to begin in March 2023.
Dated: September 2, 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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