13994 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 48 / Friday, March 11, 2022 / Notices 

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: 2024 Teaching and 

Learning International Survey (TALIS 

2024) Main Study Recruitment and 

Field Test. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0888. 

Type of Review: A reinstatement with 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2,683. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 3,133. 

Abstract: The Teaching and Learning 

International Survey (TALIS) is an 

international survey of teachers and 

principals focusing on the working 

conditions of teachers and the teaching 

and learning practices in schools. The 

United States will administer TALIS for 

the third time in 2024, having 

participated in 2013 and 2018. TALIS 

2024 is sponsored by the Organization 

for Economic Cooperation and 

Development (OECD). TALIS is steered 

by the TALIS Governing Board (TGB), 

comprising representatives from the 

OECD member countries, and 

implemented internationally by 

organizations contracted by the OECD 

(referred to as the ‘‘international 

consortium’’ or ‘‘IC’’). In the U.S., 

TALIS 2024 is conducted by the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(NCES) of the Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. 

TALIS 2024 is focused on teachers’ 

professional environment, teaching 

conditions, and their impact on school 

and teacher effectiveness. TALIS 2024 

will address teacher training and 

professional development, teacher 

appraisal, school climate, school 

leadership, instructional approaches, 

pedagogical practices, and teaching 

experience with and support for 

teaching diverse populations. 

OECD has scheduled the main study 

to occur in the Northern hemisphere 

from February through March 2024 and 

in the Southern hemisphere from June 

through August 2024. To prepare for the 

main study, several TALIS countries 

will conduct pilot studies in February 

2022; the U.S. will not participate. 

Countries will also conduct a field test 

in the first quarter of 2023, primarily to 

evaluate newly developed questionnaire 

items and school recruitment materials; 

the U.S. will participate in the field test. 

To meet the international data 

collection schedule for the field test, 

U.S. recruitment activities need to begin 

by August 2022 and U.S. questionnaires 

must be finalized by December 2022. 

TALIS 2024 includes the core TALIS 

teacher and principal surveys that are 

required for each participating country, 

as well as an optional Teacher 

Knowledge Survey (TKS). The TKS is 

intended to better understand the 

teacher pedagogical knowledge base at 

the national level. The US is including 

the TKS in the upcoming TALIS 2024 

field test and will evaluate these results 

to determine the feasibility of including 

TKS as part of the US Main Study. 

This submission requests approval 

for: Recruitment and pre-survey 

activities for the 2023 field test sample; 

administration of the field test; and 

school recruitment and pre-survey 

activities for the 2024 main study 

sample. The materials that will be used 

in the 2024 main study will be based 

upon the field test materials included in 

this submission. Additionally, this 

submission is designed to adequately 

justify the need for and overall practical 

utility of the full study and to present 

the overarching plan for all phases of 

the data collection, providing as much 

detail about the measures to be used as 

is available at the time of this 

submission. As part of this submission, 

NCES is publishing a notice in the 

Federal Register allowing first a 60- and 

then a 30-day public comment period. 

For the final proposal for the full study, 

after the field test NCES will publish a 

notice in the Federal Register allowing 

an additional 30-day public comment 

period on the final details of the 2024 

main study. 

Dated: March 8, 2022. 

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. 2022–05219 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before May 10, 2022. 

If you anticipate any difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Rashida Jackson-McIlwain, 

Office of Talent Management, Office of 

the Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–1615, by email to 

rashida.jackson-mcilwain@hq.doe.gov; 

Ms. Jackson-McIlwain 202–586–1542. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rashida Jackson-McIlwain, Office of 

Talent Management, Office of the Chief 

Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585–1615; 202– 

586–1542; rashida.jackson-mcilwain@

hq.doe.gov; Ms. Jackson-McIlwain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (a) Whether the extended 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 


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burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5193. 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Titled: DOE’s Applicant Portal. 

(3) Type of Review: NEW. 

(4) Purpose: The Department of 

Energy (DOE) will collect two broad 

types of data: Application Data and 

Demographic Data. Application Data 

will include a resume and information 

about a candidate’s contact information, 

education, work experience, and work 

interests. DOE will use this information 

to evaluate an individual’s 

qualifications for employment 

opportunities in support of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(IIJA) of 2021, Public Law 117–58 and 

other direct-hire authorities and to refer 

potential candidates to relevant 

application platforms. The Demographic 

Data requested is strictly voluntary. It 

will be used to evaluate agency 

marketing and outreach strategies to 

expand both the size and diversity of 

the applicant pool and assess the 

aggregate diversity of the applicant pool 

as candidates move through the 

evaluation process. Potential candidates 

are the most likely respondents to the 

Public Notice. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 60,000. 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 60,000. 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 10,020. 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $590,278. 

Statutory Authority: DOE is 

authorized to collect the information 

pursuant to its direct hire authorities, 

including Section 301 of the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(IIJA) of 2021, Public Law 117–58; 5 

CFR 337.201; and Office of Personnel 

Management GW–007, Direct Hire 

Authorities (October 11, 2018), for 

Scientific, Technical, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (STEM) positions. DOE is 

using existing hiring authorities, 

including government-wide direct 

hiring authorities, to identify potential 

candidates for positions. This 

information will be collected and 

maintained under the Privacy Act 

System of Records Notice OPM/GOVT– 

5, Recruiting, Examining, and 

Placement Records., 79 FR 16834 

(March 26, 2014), with a modification 

published in 80 FR 74815 (November 

30, 2015) and OPM/GOVT–7 Applicant 

Race, Sex, National Origin, and 

Disability Status Records, 71 FR 35351 

(June 19, 2006), amended 80 FR 74815 

(Nov. 30, 2015). 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on March 7, 2022, by 

Erin Moore, Chief Human Capital 

Officer, Office of the Chief Human 

Capital Officer, pursuant to delegated 

authority from the Secretary of Energy. 

That document with the original 

signature and date is maintained by 

DOE. For administrative purposes only, 

and in compliance with requirements of 

the Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of the Department of 

Energy. This administrative process in 

no way alters the legal effect of this 

document upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC on March 8, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05233 Filed 3–10–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

International Energy Agency Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Industry Advisory Board 

(IAB) to the International Energy 

Agency (IEA) will meet on March 14, 

16–17, 2022, through a webinar, in 

connection with a joint meeting of the 

IEA’s Standing Group on Emergency 

Questions (SEQ) and the IEA’s Standing 

Group on the Oil Market (SOM) which 

is scheduled at the same time. 

DATES: March 14, 16–17, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The location details of the 

SEQ and SOM webinar meeting are 

under the control of the IEA Secretariat, 

located at 9 rue de la Fe ́de ́ration, 75015 

Paris, France. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Thomas Reilly, Assistant General 

Counsel for International and National 

Security Programs, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586– 

5000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 252(c)(1)(A)(i) 

of the Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(c)(1)(A)(i)) (EPCA), 

the following notice of meetings is 

provided: 

A meeting of the Industry Advisory 

Board (IAB) to the International Energy 

Agency (IEA) will be held as a webinar, 

commencing at 12 noon, Central 

European Time (CET), on March 16, 

2022. The purpose of this notice is to 

permit attendance by representatives of 

U.S. company members of the IAB at a 

meeting of the IEA’s Standing Group on 

Emergency Questions (SEQ), which is 

scheduled to be held via webinar at the 

same time. The IAB will also hold a 

preparatory meeting via webinar among 

company representatives at 14:00 CET 

on March 14, 2022. The agenda for this 

preparatory webinar meeting is to 

review the agenda for the SEQ meeting. 

The location details of the SEQ webinar 

meeting are under the control of the IEA 

Secretariat, located at 9 rue de la 

Fe ́de ́ration, 75015 Paris, France. The 

agenda of the SEQ meeting is under the 

control of the SEQ. It is expected that 

the SEQ will adopt the following 

agenda: 

1. Adoption of the Agenda 

2. Approval of the Summary Records of 

the 167th meeting 

3. Status of Compliance with IEP 

Agreement Stockholding 

Obligations 

4. ERR Belgium 

5. Mid-term review Estonia 

6. Industry Advisory Board Update 

7. ERR of Hungary 

8. Oral Reports by Administrations 

9. ERR of Poland 

10. Update on ERE Preparations 

11. Any Other Business 

Schedule of ERRs for 2021/2022 

Schedule of SEQ & SOM Meetings for 

2022: 

—15–17 March 2022 

—21–23 June 2022 

—15–17 November 2022 

A meeting of the Industry Advisory 

Board (IAB) to the International Energy 

Agency (IEA) will be held as a webinar, 

commencing at 12 noon, Central 

European Time (CET), on March 17, 

2022. The purpose of this notice is to 

permit attendance by representatives of 

U.S. company members of the IAB at a 

joint meeting of the IEA’s Standing 

Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ) 

and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil 

Market (SOM), which is scheduled to be 

held via webinar at the same time. 

The location details of the SEQ 

webinar meeting are under the control 

of the IEA Secretariat, located at 9 rue 

de la Fe ́de ́ration, 75015 Paris, France. 

The agenda of the meeting is under the 

control of the SEQ. It is expected that 

the SEQ will adopt the following 

agenda: 

1. Adoption of the Agenda 

2. Approval of Summary Record of 

meeting of 16 November 2021 


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