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1999 requires each SEA desiring to 

participate in the education flexibility 

program to submit an application 

detailing that SEAs education flexibility 

plan. Section 4(a)(5)(B) requires each 

SEA that is authorized to become an EdFlex Partnership State to submit an 

annual report on the results of its 

oversight and the impact of the waivers 

on school and student performance. 

Previously, the annual reporting 

requirement instructions and burden 

hours were included as part of the 

application. In order to standardize 

reporting, we have created an annual 

reporting template and are increasing 

the burden hours related to the annual 

reporting based on feedback from the 

field. However, overall, there is a 

decrease in burden due to a change in 

the estimated number of responses 

based on past experience with the 

program. 

Dated: October 25, 2023. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23871 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0188] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) 2025 Long-Term Trend (LTT) 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics (NCES), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 29, 2023. 

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– 

2023–SCC–0188. 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, 

the Department 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 

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 Manager of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 

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, 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. The 

Department is soliciting comments on 

the proposed information collection 

request (ICR) that is described below. 

The Department 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: National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) 2025 Long-Term Trend (LTT). 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0928. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individual or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 921,531. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 491,800. 

Abstract: The National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP), 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), is a 

federally authorized survey of student 

achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in 

various subject areas, such as 

mathematics, reading, writing, science, 

U.S. history, civics, geography, 

economics, technology and engineering 

literacy (TEL), and the arts. The 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L. 

107–279 title III, section 303) requires 

the assessment to collect data on 

specified student groups and 

characteristics, including information 

organized by race/ethnicity, gender, 

socio-economic status, disability, and 

limited English proficiency. It requires 

fair and accurate presentation of 

achievement data and permits the 

collection of background, noncognitive, 

or descriptive information that is related 

to academic achievement and aids in 

fair reporting of results. The intent of 

the law is to provide representative 

sample data on student achievement for 

the nation, the states, and 

subpopulations of students and to 

monitor progress over time. NAEP 

consists of two assessment programs: 

the NAEP long-term trend (LTT) 

assessment and the main NAEP 

assessment. The LTT assessments are 

given at the national level only and are 

administered to students at ages 9, 13, 

and 17 in a manner that is very different 

from that used for the main NAEP 

assessments. LTT reports mathematics 

and reading results that present trend 

data since the 1970s. In addition to the 

operational assessments, NAEP uses two 

other kinds of assessment activities: 

pilot assessments and special studies. 

Pilot assessments test items and 

procedures for future administrations of 

NAEP, while special studies (including 

the National Indian Education Study 

(NIES), the Middle School Transcript 

Study (MSTS), and the High School 

Transcript Study (HSTS)) are 

opportunities for NAEP to investigate 

particular aspects of the assessment 

without impacting the reporting of the 

NAEP results. The initial request for 

clearance of NAEP 2024 received OMB 

approval in April 2023 (OMB #1850– 

0928 v.28). Amendment #1 to the NAEP 

2024 clearance package received OMB 

approval in June 2023 (OMB #1850– 

0928 v.29). Since that packages 

submission for public comment and 

OMB approval, changes have occurred 

to the scope of the 2024 NAEP 

administration, including the addition 

of: (1) Addition of Reading Router Pilot 

for grades 4 and 8, increasing costs, (2) 


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Addition of School and District 

Technology Coordinator roles and SBE 

survey completion, increasing burden 

hours, (3) Addition of protocols for the 

health and safety of field staff, 

increasing costs, (4) Reduction in SQ 

burden time for students, teachers and 

schools since COVID–19 learning 

recovery items are no longer adding 

additional time to the SQs; rather, other 

items were dropped to accommodate 

these items, reducing burden hours; and 

(5) Addition of Field Trial for grades, 4, 

8 and 12, increasing burden hours and 

costs. This revision updates Part A and 

Part B detailing the changes to scope 

and references to the communication 

materials and the amendment schedule, 

Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, 

Appendix D (added communication 

materials), Appendix G, Appendix I, 

and Appendices J1, J2, J3, and J–S to 

include the operational survey 

questionnaires (SQs), COVID–19 

Learning Recovery SQs, NIES SQs, and 

Pilot SQs. 

Dated: October 24, 2023. 

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. 2023–23840 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0148] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program, Federal Direct PLUS Loan 

Request for Supplemental Information 

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid (FSA), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing a 

revision of a currently approved 

information collection request (ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 29, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Beth 

Grebeldinger, (202) 377–4018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department 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: William D. Ford 

Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal 

Direct PLUS Loan Request for 

Supplemental Information. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0103. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,230,000. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 615,000. 

Abstract: The Federal Direct PLUS 

Loan Request for Supplemental 

Information serves as the means by 

which a parent or graduate/professional 

student Direct PLUS Loan applicant 

may provide certain information to a 

school that will assist the school in 

originating the borrower’s Direct PLUS 

Loan award, as an alternative to 

providing this information to the school 

by other means established by the 

school. This is a request for a revision 

of the currently approved form. The 

form was reorganized for improved 

usability and flow. There has been no 

change to the underlying regulations. 

Dated: October 24, 2023. 

Kun Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23838 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Regional Advisory Committees 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) announces upcoming 

virtual meetings for each of its 10 

Regional Advisory Committees (RACs). 

DATES: The date and time for each 

virtual meeting is listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact the Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) for each RAC, listed 

below: 

Appalachia and West RAC: Muhammad 

Kara, Muhammad.Kara@ed.gov 

Central and Southwest RAC: Rebekka 

Meyer, Rebekka.Meyer@ed.gov 

Mid-Atlantic RAC: Esley Newton, 

Esley.Newton@ed.gov 

Midwest and Northwest RAC: Bryan 

Keohane, Bryan.Keohane@ed.gov 

Northeast and Islands RAC: Sarah 

Zevin, Sarah.Zevin@ed.gov 

Pacific RAC: Erin Kelts, Erin.Kelts@

ed.gov 

Southeast RAC: Elisabeth Lembo, 

Elisabeth.Lembo@ed.gov 

For information about the RACs, visit 

the RAC website at https://oese.ed.gov/ 

offices/office-of-formula-grants/ 

program-and-grantee-support-services/ 

comprehensive-centers-program/ 

regional-advisory-committees/. For 

questions, contact Michelle Daley, 

Program and Grantee Support Services, 

at (202) 987–1057, or email OESE.RAC@

ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Regional Advisory 

Committees: The purpose of the RACs is 

to advise the Secretary by (1) 

conducting an educational needs 

assessment of each region identified in 

section 174(b) of the Education Sciences 

Reform Act of 2002; and (2) submitting 

reports for each region based on the 

regional assessments. Notice of these 

meetings is required under 5 U.S.C 

chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act). 

Statutory Authority: The RACs are 

authorized by the Educational Technical 


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