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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 125 / Friday, July 2, 2021 / Notices
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 202028240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 2022456347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education ED, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 PRA 44 U.S.C.
3506c2A, 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 publics reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Departments 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: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study TIMSS 2023 Field Test Data Collection and Main Study Sampling, Recruitment, and Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 18500695.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.

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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 IEAs standards. Participation in TIMSS is consistent with NCESs 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 18500695 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
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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: June 29, 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.: ED2021SCC0096

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Education Stabilization Fund Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund ESSER I/
ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund Recipient Data Collection Form Office of Elementary and Secondary Education OESE, 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 August 31, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED
2021SCC0096. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http
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 SUMMARY:

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