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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Program
for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle II
2022 Main Study
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 information collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 19,
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–
2022–SCC–0021. Comments submitted
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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.
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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
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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 the
International Assessment of Adult
Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle II 2022
Main Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0870.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 30,857.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 9,726.
Abstract: The Program for the
International Assessment of Adult
Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical,
large-scale study of adult skills and life
experiences focusing on education and
employment. PIAAC is an international
study designed to assess adults in
different countries over a broad range of
abilities, from simple reading to
complex problem-solving skills, and to
collect information on individuals’ skill
use and background. The U.S. will
administer the PIAAC 2022 assessment
to a nationally representative sample of
adults, along with a background
questionnaire with questions about their
education background, work history, the
skills they use on the job and at home,
their civic engagement, and sense of
their health and well-being. The results
are used to compare the skills capacities
of the workforce-aged adults in
participating countries, and to learn
more about relationships between
educational background, employment,
and other outcomes. PIAAC is
coordinated by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) and developed by
participating countries with the support
of the OECD. In the United States, the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), within the U.S. Department of
Education (ED) conducts PIAAC. NCES
has contracted with Westat to
administer the PIAAC Cycle II Field
Test data collection in the U.S. The
United States participated in the PIAAC
Main Study data collection in 2012 and
conducted national supplement data
collections in 2014 and 2017. All three
of these collections are part of PIAAC
Cycle I, in which 39 countries
participated (24 countries in 2012, 9
new countries in 2014, and 5 more new
countries in 2017) with close to 200,000
adults assessed across the 39 countries
over the three data collections. A new
PIAAC cycle is to be conducted
internationally every 10 years, and
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PIAAC Cycle II Main Study data
collection will be conducted from
September 2022 through April 2023. In
preparation for the main study
collection, PIAAC Cycle II began with
an Operational Field Test in 2021, in
which 34 countries are expected to
participate with the primary goal of
testing the PIAAC 2022 planned
operations. In recognition of the
continuing global pandemic OECD
shifted the timeline of PIAAC Cycle II
Field Test and Main Study. Originally,
the Field Test was scheduled for 2020
and the Main Study for 2021. The first
shift in timeline was to move the Field
Test to 2021 and the Main Study to
2022. The second shift in the PIAAC
Cycle II collection affected the timing
and nature of the field test, which was
operational only and included a
reduced field test effort both in scope
and in sampling. In addition, the
reduced Operational Field Test shifted
the timeline from April through June
2021 to June through August 2021. This
submission describes the final plans for
the administration of the PIAAC Cycle
II 2022 Main Study. As the OECD is still
working to finalize some materials for
this study, the Appendices will be
updated with final materials before the
30D public comment period.
Dated: February 15, 2022.
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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Applications for New Awards; Indian
Education Discretionary Grant
Programs—Native Youth Community
Program
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Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Education
is issuing a notice inviting applications
for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2022
for Demonstration Grants for the Indian
Children and Youth Program
(Demonstration program), Assistance
Listing Number (ALN) 84.299A. This
notice relates to the approved
information collection under OMB
control number 1810–0722.
DATES:
Applications Available: February 18,
2022.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The purpose of
the Demonstration program is to provide
financial assistance to projects that
develop, test, and demonstrate the
effectiveness of services and programs
to improve the educational
opportunities and achievement of
Indian students in preschool,
elementary, and secondary schools.
Background: For FY 2022, the
Department will use the priority for
Native Youth Community Projects
(NYCP) to support community-led,
comprehensive projects to help
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN)
children become college- and careerready. NYCP funding is one of many
efforts across the Federal government to
coordinate, measure progress, and make
investments in Native youth programs.
These grants are designed to help
communities improve educational
outcomes for Native youth, specifically
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college- and career-readiness, through
strategies tailored to address the specific
challenges and build upon the specific
opportunities and culture within a
community. Such strategies can include
supplemental academic programs or
courses, social-emotional services,
cultural education, and other support
services for AI/AN students and
families.
Recognizing the importance of Tribal
Nations to the education of Native
youth, NYCP projects are based on a
partnership that includes at least one
Tribe and one school district or
Department of the Interior Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE)-funded school.
We expect that this partnership will
facilitate capacity building within the
community, generating positive results
and practices for student college-andcareer readiness beyond the period of
Federal financial assistance. The
requirement in this competition for a
written partnership agreement helps to
ensure that all relevant partners needed
to achieve the project goals are included
from the outset.
Further, a key priority of the
Department is to promote equity in
student access to educational resources
and opportunities. This competition
includes a competitive preference
priority to encourage projects that
bridge the purpose of NYCP (to improve
Native children and youth’s college- and
career-readiness) and the Secretary’s
supplemental priority on promoting
equity in student access to educational
resources and opportunities by
supporting community-led projects that
engage school-age children in career
exploration opportunities, with an
emphasis on learning about the teaching
profession. For example, applicants
could propose projects that are designed
to provide middle and high school
students with career exploration
opportunities such as: Classes about the
teaching profession, hands-on teaching
experience, guided support and
mentorship from an experienced
educator, college credit toward a future
degree, and resources to know where
and how to pursue a degree in
education. By increasing exploration of
the teaching profession among Native
youth, the Department hopes to recruit
future educators from traditionally
underrepresented backgrounds or the
communities they serve.
Priorities: This competition includes
one absolute priority and three
competitive preference priorities. In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii),
the absolute priority is from 34 CFR
263.20 and 263.21(c)(1); Competitive
Preference Priority 1 is from 34 CFR
263.21(b)(1); and Competitive
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Cycle II 2022 Main Study
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 information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 19, 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-2022-SCC-0021.
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: Program for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle II 2022 Main Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0870.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,857.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,726.
Abstract: The Program for the International Assessment of Adult
Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult skills
and life experiences focusing on education and employment. PIAAC is an
international study designed to assess adults in different countries
over a broad range of abilities, from simple reading to complex
problem-solving skills, and to collect information on individuals'
skill use and background. The U.S. will administer the PIAAC 2022
assessment to a nationally representative sample of adults, along with
a background questionnaire with questions about their education
background, work history, the skills they use on the job and at home,
their civic engagement, and sense of their health and well-being. The
results are used to compare the skills capacities of the workforce-aged
adults in participating countries, and to learn more about
relationships between educational background, employment, and other
outcomes. PIAAC is coordinated by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) and developed by participating
countries with the support of the OECD. In the United States, the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) conducts PIAAC. NCES has contracted with
Westat to administer the PIAAC Cycle II Field Test data collection in
the U.S. The United States participated in the PIAAC Main Study data
collection in 2012 and conducted national supplement data collections
in 2014 and 2017. All three of these collections are part of PIAAC
Cycle I, in which 39 countries participated (24 countries in 2012, 9
new countries in 2014, and 5 more new countries in 2017) with close to
200,000 adults assessed across the 39 countries over the three data
collections. A new PIAAC cycle is to be conducted internationally every
10 years, and
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PIAAC Cycle II Main Study data collection will be conducted from
September 2022 through April 2023. In preparation for the main study
collection, PIAAC Cycle II began with an Operational Field Test in
2021, in which 34 countries are expected to participate with the
primary goal of testing the PIAAC 2022 planned operations. In
recognition of the continuing global pandemic OECD shifted the timeline
of PIAAC Cycle II Field Test and Main Study. Originally, the Field Test
was scheduled for 2020 and the Main Study for 2021. The first shift in
timeline was to move the Field Test to 2021 and the Main Study to 2022.
The second shift in the PIAAC Cycle II collection affected the timing
and nature of the field test, which was operational only and included a
reduced field test effort both in scope and in sampling. In addition,
the reduced Operational Field Test shifted the timeline from April
through June 2021 to June through August 2021. This submission
describes the final plans for the administration of the PIAAC Cycle II
2022 Main Study. As the OECD is still working to finalize some
materials for this study, the Appendices will be updated with final
materials before the 30D public comment period.
Dated: February 15, 2022.
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. 2022-03543 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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