Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2012 / Notices 17463 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: Quick Response 

Information System (QRIS) 2012–2015 

System Clearance. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0733. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 104,004. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 31,704. 

Abstract: FRSS and PEQIS surveys are 

cleared under the QRIS generic 

clearance. The QRIS clearance is subject 

to the regular clearance process at the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) with a 60-day notice and a 30- 

day notice as part of the 120-day review 

period. Each individual FRSS or PEQIS 

survey is then subject to clearance 

process with an abbreviated clearance 

package, justifying the particular 

content of the survey, describing the 

sample design, the timeline for the 

survey activities, and the questionnaire. 

The review period for each individual 

survey is approximately 45 days, 

including a 30-day Federal Register 

notice period. OMB will provide 

comments as soon after the end of the 

30-day notice period as possible. This 

generic clearance request is for surveys 

of state education agencies, school 

districts, schools, postsecondary 

institutions, and libraries. Surveys of 

teachers, students, commercial 

establishments, and households are not 

included in this request. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review; 

Institute of Education Sciences; 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress (NAEP) 2011–13 System 

Clearance 

SUMMARY: The National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP) 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, and the arts. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 25, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04829. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that 

Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) 2011–13 System Clearance. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0790. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 789,350. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 221,888. 

Abstract: The National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP) 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, and the arts. In the current 

legislation that reauthorized NAEP (20 

U.S.C. 9622), Congress again mandated 

the collection of national education 

survey data through a national 

assessment program. The 2013 Wave 1 

submittal contains the following 

questionnaires for main NAEP: (1) The 

grades 4, 8, and 12 core (demographic) 

student background questions, and (2) 

the grades 4 and 8 reading and 

mathematics subject-specific student 

background questionnaires. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Darrin A. King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

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