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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 

202–245–6347. 

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: National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

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

OMB Control Number: 1850–0928. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 61,360. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 21,536. 

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) 

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: February 27, 2024. 

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. 2024–04408 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0038] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

School Pulse Panel 2023–24 Quarter 4 

Revision 

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 April 3, 

2024. 

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 Carrie Clarady, 

(202) 245–6347. 

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; 


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(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: School Pulse Panel 

2023–24 Quarter 4 Revision. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0975. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local, and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 53,955. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,175. 

Abstract: The School Pulse Panel is 

conducted by the National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES), part of the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 

within the United States Department of 

Education. Initially, the purpose of the 

study was to collect extensive real-time 

data on issues brought to light by the 

COVID–19 pandemic on students and 

staff, as well as other important 

education-related issues that could 

inform data-driven policy decisions, in 

U.S. public primary, middle, high, and 

combined-grade schools and districts. 

Specifically, this was accomplished by 

collecting data on, among other things, 

the percentage of the student body 

starting the school year behind grade 

level, the types of learning recovery 

strategies being implemented and the 

perceived effectiveness of those 

strategies, classroom behavioral 

concerns, mental health services 

provided, and staffing issues. NCES was 

able to capture each of these pieces in 

an expedited fashion and report out 

findings in a matter of weeks, providing 

rich information to help tell the full 

story of what students, staff, and 

administrators were battling on a daily 

basis. The success of the quickturnaround nature of the SPP was a 

clear indication of the immense value of 

having a real-time data collection 

vehicle readily available to capture 

content on prominent events occurring 

in the school environment. Therefore, 

stakeholders and ED leadership have 

asked NCES to continue this type of 

data collection methodology for the 

2023–24 school year and beyond with 

content extending beyond COVID–19 

pandemic impacts on the education 

environment. 

The preliminary activities package 

was formally cleared in February 2023 

(OMB# 1850–0975 v.1) and the SPP 

monthly data collection package was 

formally cleared in June 2023 (OMB# 

1850–0975 v.2). A change request (v.3) 

was cleared in July 2023 to make 

changes to the September and October 

instruments and August 2023–January 

2024 communication materials. A 

second quarterly package was formally 

cleared in October 2023 (OMB# 1850– 

0975 v.4), which contained the 

November 2023–January 2024 

questionnaires and the February 2024– 

June 2024 communication materials. A 

change request (v.5) was cleared in 

October 2023 to make changes to the 

December 2023 and January 2024 

instruments; content on these surveys 

was undergoing cognitive testing during 

the 30-day public comment period. A 

third quarterly package was formally 

cleared in January 2024 (OMB# 1850– 

0975 v.6), which contained the 

February–April 2024 questionnaires. 

Content on all three questionnaires was 

undergoing cognitive testing during the 

30-day public comment period. One 

change request (v.7) was cleared in 

January 2024 to make changes to the 

February 2024 questionnaire. A second 

change request (v.8) was cleared in 

February 2024 to make changes to the 

March 2024 and April 2024 

questionnaires. This revision introduces 

new items for May and June 2024 

(within the scope of the research 

domains previously established), 

included here in Appendix C4. These 

items are considered very close to final 

and will go through minimal testing 

with school personnel to examine any 

comprehension concerns with item 

wording. Feedback from this testing, as 

well as additional input from SPP 

stakeholders, will result in 

modifications and additions that will be 

reflected in future change requests. 

This package will undergo a 30-day 

public comment period before being 

sent to OMB for approval. There are no 

changes to burden or cost to the federal 

government associated with this 

revision. 

Dated: February 27, 2024. 

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. 2024–04449 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Integrated Postsecondary Education 

Data System (IPEDS) 2024–25 Through 

2026–27 

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 May 3, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2024–SCC–0040. 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 4C210, 

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. 


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