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Evaluate whether the proposed
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the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
[FR Doc. 2021–24504 Filed 11–8–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
Negotiation of a Reciprocal Defense
Procurement Agreement With the
Ministry of National Defence of the
Republic of Lithuania
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Notice and request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
On behalf of the U.S.
Government, DoD is contemplating
negotiating and concluding a Reciprocal
Defense Procurement Agreement with
the Ministry of National Defence of the
Republic of Lithuania. DoD is requesting
industry feedback regarding its
experience in public defense
procurements conducted by or on behalf
of the Lithuanian Ministry of National
Defence or Armed Forces.
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Comments must be received by
December 6, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to
Contract Policy, Attn: Mr. Jeff Grover,
3060 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B938,
Washington, DC 20301–3060; or by
email to jeffrey.c.grover.civ@mail.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DoD has
concluded Reciprocal Defense
Procurement (RDP) Agreements with 27
qualifying countries, as defined in the
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFARS) 225.003, at the
level of the Secretary of Defense and his
counterpart. The purpose of an RDP
Agreement is to promote rationalization,
standardization, and interoperability of
conventional defense equipment with
allies and other friendly governments.
These Agreements provide a framework
for ongoing communication regarding
market access and procurement matters
that enhance effective defense
cooperation.
RDP Agreements generally include
language by which the Parties agree that
their defense procurements will be
conducted in accordance with certain
implementing procedures. These
procedures relate to—
• Publication of notices of proposed
purchases;
• The content and availability of
solicitations for proposed purchases;
• Notification to each unsuccessful
offeror;
• Feedback, upon request, to
unsuccessful offerors concerning the
reasons they were not allowed to
participate in a procurement or were not
awarded a contract; and
• Provision for the hearing and
review of complaints arising in
connection with any phase of the
procurement process to ensure that, to
the extent possible, complaints are
equitably and expeditiously resolved.
Based on the Agreement, each country
affords the other country certain
benefits on a reciprocal basis consistent
with national laws and regulations. The
benefits that the United States accords
to the products of qualifying countries
include the following:
• Offers of qualifying country end
products are evaluated without applying
the price differentials otherwise
required by the Buy American statute
and the Balance of Payments Program.
• The chemical warfare protection
clothing restrictions in 10 U.S.C. 2533a
and the specialty metals restriction in
10 U.S.C. 2533b do not apply to
products manufactured in a qualifying
country.
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products and components of defense
procurements.
If DoD (for the U.S. Government)
concludes an RDP Agreement with the
Ministry of National Defence of
Lithuania, then Lithuania would be
listed as one of the qualifying countries
in the definition of ‘‘qualifying country’’
at DFARS 225.003, and offers of
products of Lithuania or that contain
components from Lithuania would be
afforded the benefits available to all
qualifying countries. This also means
that U.S. products would be exempt
from any analogous ‘‘Buy Lithuania’’
and ‘‘Buy European Union’’ laws or
policies applicable to procurements by
the Lithuanian Ministry of National
Defence or Armed Forces.
While DoD is evaluating Lithuania’s
laws and regulations in this area, DoD
would benefit from U.S. industry’s
experience in participating in
Lithuania’s public defense
procurements. DoD is, therefore, asking
U.S. firms that have participated or
attempted to participate in
procurements by or on behalf of
Lithuania’s Ministry of National
Defence or Armed Forces to let us know
if the procurements were conducted
with transparency, integrity, fairness,
and due process in accordance with
published procedures, and if not, the
nature of the problems encountered.
DoD is also interested in comments
relating to the degree of reciprocity that
exists between the United States and
Lithuania when it comes to the
openness of defense procurements to
offers of products from the other
country.
Authority: DoD Instruction 5000.35,
Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR)
System.
Jennifer Johnson,
Editor/Publisher, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0157]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
International Computer and
Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2023)
Main Study Sampling, Recruitment,
and Data Collection
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
SUMMARY:
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proposing a reinstatement with change
of a previously approved collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
10, 2022.
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–
2021–SCC–0157. 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
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208B,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
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: International
Computer and Information Literacy
Study (ICILS 2023) Main Study
Sampling, Recruitment, and Data
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0929.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 9,860.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,817.
Abstract: The International Computer
and Information Literacy Study (ICILS)
is a computer-based international
assessment of eighth-grade students’
computer and information literacy (CIL)
skills. ICILS was first administered
internationally in 2013 in 21 education
systems and again in 2018, when the
United States participated for the first
time. Our participation in this study has
provided data on students’ skills and
experience using technology to
investigate, create, and communicate,
and provided a comparison of U.S.
student performance and technology
access and use with those of the
international peers. The next
administration of ICILS will be in 2023.
The 2023 study will allow the U.S. to
begin monitoring the progress of its
students compared to that of other
nations and to provide data on factors
that may influence student computer
and information literacy skills. The data
collected through ICILS will provide
valuable information with which to
understand the nature and extent of the
‘‘digital divide’’ and has the potential to
inform understanding of the
relationship between technology skills
and experience and student
performance in other core subject areas.
ICILS is conducted 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, assessment, and background
questionnaires. The IEA decides and
agrees upon a common set of standards
and procedures for collecting and
reporting ICILS data, and defines the
study timeline, all of which must be
followed by all participating countries.
As a result, ICILS is able to provide a
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reliable and comparable measure of
student skills in participating countries.
In the U.S., the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) conducts
this study and works with the IEA and
RTI International to ensure proper
implementation of the study and
adoption of practices in adherence to
the IEA’s standards. Participation in
ICILS will allow NCES to meet its
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].
In preparation for the ICILS 2023
main study, all countries are asked to
implement a field test between March 1
and April 15, 2022. The purpose of the
ICILS 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. In October
2021 NCES submitted and OMB
approved a separate package for the
ICILS 2023 Pilot Field Test (OMB#
1850–0803 v.304). The U.S. ICILS main
study will be conducted from March
through May 2023 and will involve a
nationally-representative sample of at
least 3,000 eighth-grade students from a
minimum of 150 schools. This request
is to conduct the ICILS 2023 main study
data recruitment and collection. The
materials to be used in the main study
are based upon those that were
proposed most recently in October 2021.
This submission describes the
overarching plan for all phases of the
data collection for the 2023 main study.
Dated: November 3, 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-0157]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2023) Main
Study Sampling, Recruitment, and Data Collection
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
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proposing a reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 10, 2022.
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-2021-SCC-0157.
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 PRA
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
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: International Computer and Information
Literacy Study (ICILS 2023) Main Study Sampling, Recruitment, and Data
Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0929.
Type of Review: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,860.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,817.
Abstract: The International Computer and Information Literacy Study
(ICILS) is a computer-based international assessment of eighth-grade
students' computer and information literacy (CIL) skills. ICILS was
first administered internationally in 2013 in 21 education systems and
again in 2018, when the United States participated for the first time.
Our participation in this study has provided data on students' skills
and experience using technology to investigate, create, and
communicate, and provided a comparison of U.S. student performance and
technology access and use with those of the international peers. The
next administration of ICILS will be in 2023. The 2023 study will allow
the U.S. to begin monitoring the progress of its students compared to
that of other nations and to provide data on factors that may influence
student computer and information literacy skills. The data collected
through ICILS will provide valuable information with which to
understand the nature and extent of the ``digital divide'' and has the
potential to inform understanding of the relationship between
technology skills and experience and student performance in other core
subject areas.
ICILS is conducted 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, assessment, and background
questionnaires. The IEA decides and agrees upon a common set of
standards and procedures for collecting and reporting ICILS data, and
defines the study timeline, all of which must be followed by all
participating countries. As a result, ICILS 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 and works with the IEA and RTI International
to ensure proper implementation of the study and adoption of practices
in adherence to the IEA's standards. Participation in ICILS will allow
NCES to meet its 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].
In preparation for the ICILS 2023 main study, all countries are
asked to implement a field test between March 1 and April 15, 2022. The
purpose of the ICILS 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. In October 2021 NCES
submitted and OMB approved a separate package for the ICILS 2023 Pilot
Field Test (OMB# 1850-0803 v.304). The U.S. ICILS main study will be
conducted from March through May 2023 and will involve a nationally-
representative sample of at least 3,000 eighth-grade students from a
minimum of 150 schools. This request is to conduct the ICILS 2023 main
study data recruitment and collection. The materials to be used in the
main study are based upon those that were proposed most recently in
October 2021. This submission describes the overarching plan for all
phases of the data collection for the 2023 main study.
Dated: November 3, 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.
[FR Doc. 2021-24430 Filed 11-8-21; 8:45 am]
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