Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada, 2601-2602 [2022-00790]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jan 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 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: January 11, 2022. Juliana Pearson, PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development. [FR Doc. 2022–00754 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2601 notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Wednesday, February 16, 2022; 4:00 p.m.–7:20 p.m. The opportunities for oral public comment are at 4:10 p.m. PT and written public comment before and after the meeting within seven days. This time is subject to change; please contact the Nevada Site Specific Advisory Board (NSSAB) Administrator (below) for confirmation of times prior to the meeting. ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be open to the public virtually via Microsoft Teams only. To attend, please contact the NSSAB Administrator (below) no later than 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday, February 14, 2022. Board members, Department of Energy (DOE) representatives, agency liaisons, and support staff will participate in-person, strictly following COVID–19 precautionary measures, at: Molasky Building, 15th Floor Conference Room, 100 North City Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, by Phone: (702) 523–0894 or email: nssab@emcbc.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE–EM and site management in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities. Tentative Agenda: 1. Fiscal Year 2024 Prioritization—Work Plan Item #1 Public Participation: The in-person/ online virtual hybrid meeting is open to the public virtually via Microsoft Teams only. To sign-up for public comment, please contact the NSSAB Administrator (above) no later than 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday, February 14, 2022. In addition to participation in the live public comment session identified above, written statements may be filed with the Board either before or within seven days after the meeting by sending them to the NSSAB Administrator at the aforementioned email address. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comments can do so in 2-minute segments for the 15 minutes allotted for public comments. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy, EM Nevada Program, 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750, Las E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1 2602 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 18, 2022 / Notices Vegas, NV 89106; Phone: (702) 523– 0894. Minutes will also be available at the following website: https:// www.nnss.gov/nssab/pages/MM_ FY22.html. Signed in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2022. LaTanya Butler, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–00790 Filed 1–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Energy Information Administration Agency Information Collection Extension U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EIA submitted an information collection request for extension as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension with changes of its Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research, OMB Control Number 1905– 0186. EIA–882T, Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research, provides EIA with the authority to utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to pretest questionnaires and validate the quality of data collected on EIA’s surveys. EIA uses EIA–882T to meet its obligation to publish, and otherwise make available independent, high-quality statistical data to federal government agencies, state and local governments, the energy industry, researchers, and the general public. SUMMARY: Comments on this information collection must be received no later than February 17, 2022. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you need additional information, contact Gerson Morales, U.S. Energy Information Administration, telephone (202) 586–7077, or by email at Gerson.Morales@eia.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1905–0186; khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:00 Jan 14, 2022 Jkt 256001 (2) Information Collection Request Title: Generic Clearance for Questionnaire Testing, Evaluation, and Research; (3) Type of Request: Three-year extension with changes; (4) Purpose: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is requesting a three-year approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to utilize qualitative and quantitative methodologies to pretest questionnaires and validate the quality of the data that is collected on EIA and DOE survey forms. Through the use of these methodologies, EIA will conduct research studies to improve the quality of energy data being collected, reduce or minimize survey respondent burden, and increase agency efficiency. This authority would also allow EIA to improve data collection in order to meet the needs of EIA’s customers while also staying current in the evolving nature of the energy industry. The specific methods proposed for the coverage by this clearance are described below. Also outlined is the legal authority for these voluntary information gathering activities. The following methods are proposed: Pilot Surveys. Pilot surveys conducted under this clearance will generally be methodological studies, and will always employ statistically representative samples. The pilot surveys will replicate all components of the methodological design, sampling procedures (where possible), and questionnaires of the full scale survey. Pilot surveys will normally be utilized when EIA undertakes a complete redesign of a particular data collection methodology or when EIA undertakes data collection in new energy areas, such as HGL production, alternative fueled motor vehicles, and other emerging areas of the energy sector where data collection would provide utility to EIA. Cognitive Interviews. Cognitive interviews are typically one-on-one interviews in which the respondent is usually asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or is asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or she answers questions, reads survey materials, defines terminology, or completes other activities as part of a typical survey process. A number of different techniques may be involved including, asking respondents what specific words or phrases mean or asking respondents probing questions to determine how they estimate, calculate, or determine specific data elements on a survey. The objectives of these cognitive interviews are to identify problems of ambiguity or misunderstanding, examine the process that respondents follow for reporting PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information, assess survey respondents’ ability to report new information, or identify other difficulties respondents have answering survey questions in order to reduce measurement error from estimates based on a survey. Respondent Debriefings. Respondent debriefings conducted under this clearance will generally be methodological or cognitive research studies. The debriefing form is administered after a respondent completes a questionnaire either in paper format, electronically, or through in-person interviews. The debriefings contain probing questions to determine how respondents interpret the survey questions, how much time and effort was spent completing the questionnaire, and whether they have problems in completing the survey/questionnaire. Respondent debriefings also are useful in determining potential issues with data quality and in estimating respondent burden. Usability Testing. Usability tests are similar to cognitive interviews in which a respondent is typically asked to ‘‘think aloud’’ or asked ‘‘retrospective questions’’ as he or she reviews an electronic questionnaire, website, visual aid, or hard copy survey form. The objective of usability testing is to check that respondents can easily and intuitively navigate electronic survey collection programs, websites, and other survey instruments to submit their data to EIA. Focus Groups. Focus groups, in person, online, or by phone, involve group sessions guided by a moderator who follows a topic guide containing questions or subjects focused on a particular issue rather than adhering to a standardized cognitive interview protocol. Focus groups are useful for exploring issues concerning the design of a form and the meaning of terms from a specific group of respondents, data users, or other stakeholders of EIA data. Focus groups may also be used to explore respondents’ general opinions about data collection technologies or survey materials other than questionnaires. (4a) Changes to Information Collection: EIA proposes to add several other methodologies or techniques to improve survey design, pretest questionnaires and validate the quality of the data that is collected on EIA and DOE survey forms. Field Techniques. Field techniques described in survey research and survey methodology literature will be employed as appropriate. These include follow-up probing, memory cue tasks, paraphrasing, confidence rating, response latency measurements, free E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2601-2602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00790]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Nevada

AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an in-person/virtual hybrid meeting of 
the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 
Nevada. The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice 
of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.

DATES: Wednesday, February 16, 2022; 4:00 p.m.-7:20 p.m.
    The opportunities for oral public comment are at 4:10 p.m. PT and 
written public comment before and after the meeting within seven days.
    This time is subject to change; please contact the Nevada Site 
Specific Advisory Board (NSSAB) Administrator (below) for confirmation 
of times prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be open to the public virtually via 
Microsoft Teams only. To attend, please contact the NSSAB Administrator 
(below) no later than 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday, February 14, 2022.
    Board members, Department of Energy (DOE) representatives, agency 
liaisons, and support staff will participate in-person, strictly 
following COVID-19 precautionary measures, at: Molasky Building, 15th 
Floor Conference Room, 100 North City Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89106.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, by 
Phone: (702) 523-0894 or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make 
recommendations to DOE-EM and site management in the areas of 
environmental restoration, waste management, and related activities.
    Tentative Agenda:

1. Fiscal Year 2024 Prioritization--Work Plan Item #1

    Public Participation: The in-person/online virtual hybrid meeting 
is open to the public virtually via Microsoft Teams only. To sign-up 
for public comment, please contact the NSSAB Administrator (above) no 
later than 4:00 p.m. PT on Monday, February 14, 2022. In addition to 
participation in the live public comment session identified above, 
written statements may be filed with the Board either before or within 
seven days after the meeting by sending them to the NSSAB Administrator 
at the aforementioned email address. The Deputy Designated Federal 
Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make 
public comments can do so in 2-minute segments for the 15 minutes 
allotted for public comments.
    Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Barbara 
Ulmer, NSSAB Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy, EM Nevada 
Program, 100 North City Parkway, Suite 1750, Las

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Vegas, NV 89106; Phone: (702) 523-0894. Minutes will also be available 
at the following website: https://www.nnss.gov/nssab/pages/MM_FY22.html.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2022.
LaTanya Butler,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-00790 Filed 1-14-22; 8:45 am]
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