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subcommittee’s mission and functions, 

should submit a written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) 

and 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) and section 

10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and the procedures 

described in this paragraph. Written 

statements can be submitted to the 

Subcommittee Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer at the address listed (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the stated agenda mentioned in this 

notice must be received at least ten 

calendar days prior to the meeting 

which is the subject of this notice. 

Written statements received after this 

date may not be provided to or 

considered by the Advisory Committee 

until its next meeting. The 

Subcommittee Alternate Designated 

Federal Officer will review all timely 

submissions with the Subcommittee 

Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to members of the 

Subcommittee before the meeting that is 

the subject of this notice. No member of 

the public attending open meetings will 

be allowed to present questions from the 

floor or speak to any issue under 

consideration by the Board. 

Brenda S. Bowen, 

Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15447 Filed 6–27–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0087] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Trends 

in International Mathematics and 

Science Study (TIMSS): 2015 

Recruitment and Field Test 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics, Institute of Education 

Sciences, Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

27, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0087 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. 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 Director of 

the Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room 

2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Electronically mail 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not 

send comments here. 

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: Trends in 

International Mathematics and Science 

Study (TIMSS): 2015 Recruitment and 

Field Test. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0695. 

Type of Review: a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals or households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 14,537. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 34,021. 

Abstract: The Trends in Mathematics 

and Science Study (TIMSS) 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). Participation in 

this study provides data on current and 

past education policies and a 

comparison of U.S. education policies 

with its international counterparts. 

Periodically, TIMSS has also conducted 

an assessment of advanced mathematics 

and physics of students at the end of 

secondary school (1995 and 2008). The 

United States participated in TIMSS 

Advanced in 1995, but not in 2008. 

Because of the current strong policy 

interest in preparedness for college and 

for careers in science, technology, 

engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 

fields, the U.S. plans to participate in 

TIMSS Advanced in 2015. This 

submission describes the overarching 

plan for all phases of the data collection, 

including the field test that will take 

place in March-April, 2014, and the 

main study that will take place in AprilMay, 2015. The purpose of the TIMSS 

field test is to evaluate new assessment 

items and background questions 

(including the new parent 

questionnaire), to ensure practices that 

promote low exclusion rates, and to 

ensure that classroom and student 

sampling procedures proposed for the 

main study are successful. This 

submission requests approval for 

recruitment for the 2014 field test and 

the 2015 main study; the 2014 field test 

data collection for TIMSS at grades 4 

and 8 and TIMSS Advanced in grade 12; 

and a description of the overarching 

plan for all of the phases of the data 

collection, including data collection in 

the 2015 main study. 

Dated: June 24, 2013. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15490 Filed 6–27–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0085] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Race to 

the Top—Early Learning Challenge 

Annual Performance Report 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 


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