[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22583]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB review; Comment request
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review; Comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the submission for OMB
review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 23, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk
Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503. Requests for copies of the proposed information
collection requests should be addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 5624,
Regional Office Building 3, Washington, DC 20202-4651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick J. Sherrill (202) 708-8196.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB
may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the
extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat
the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal
law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform
its statutory obligations. The Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer, publishes this notice
containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped
by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g.,
new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3)
Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and
proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of
collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites
public comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests
are available from Patrick J. Sherrill at the address specified above.
Dated: August 18, 1998.
Hazel Fiers,
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 1998-1999
Field Test, Long-Term Trend Assessment, and 1999-2000 Full Scale.
Frequency: Every two years.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or
Tribal Gov't; SEAs or LEAs.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 45,150.
Burden Hours: 39,130.
Abstract: The National Assessment of Educational Progress is
mandated by 1994 legislation. The surveys and assessments allow NAEP to
describe the educational attainment of students in grades 4, 8 and 12.
Each assessment is designed to obtain comprehensive data on the
knowledge, skills, concepts, understandings, and attitudes possessed by
American students. This assessment will cover the subjects of math,
reading, and science. The field test contains new cognitive items, and
new and revised background questions to be field tested in mathematics
and science. Cognitive items only will be field tested in reading. The
field test is necessary to make certain that all of the materials for
the 2000 NAEP are of high quality and meet rigorous content and
psychometric standards. Also requested for clearance is the 1998-1999
long-term trend assessment for mathematics, science, reading, and
writing which is identical to those used previously in 1986, 1990,
1992, 1994, and 1996.
[FR Doc. 98-22583 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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