15554 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 43 / Monday, March 4, 2024 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0036] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; 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 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; 

(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. 2024–04448 Filed 3–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0041] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; National 

Blue Ribbon Schools Program 

AGENCY: Office of Communication 

Outreach (OCO), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 3, 

2024. 


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