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ED 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 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 PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208B, 

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 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 2023) Field Test Data 

Collection and Main Study Sampling, 

Recruitment, and Data Collection. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0695. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and Households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 50,996. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 20,336. 

Abstract: The Trends in International 

Mathematics and Science Study 

(TIMSS), conducted by the National 

Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 

within the U.S. Department of 

Education (ED), 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, 2015, and 2019), with the next 

TIMSS assessment, TIMSS 2023, being 

the eighth iteration of the study. In 

TIMSS 2023, approximately 65 

countries or education systems will 

participate. The United States will 

participate in TIMSS 2023 to continue 

to monitor the progress of its students 

compared to that of other nations and to 

provide data on factors that may 

influence student achievement. 

TIMSS is led by the International 

Association for the Evaluation of 

Educational Achievement (IEA), an 

international collective of research 

organizations and government agencies 

that create the frameworks used to 

develop the assessment, the survey 

instruments, and the study timeline. 

IEA decides and agrees upon a common 

set of standards, procedures, and 

timelines for collecting and reporting 

data, all of which must be followed by 

all participating countries. As a result, 

TIMSS is able to provide a reliable and 

comparable measure of student skills in 

participating countries. In the U.S., 

NCES conducts this study in 

collaboration with the IEA and a 

number of contractors to ensure proper 

implementation of the study and 

adoption of practices in adherence to 

the IEA’s standards. Participation in 

TIMSS is consistent with NCES’s 

mandate of acquiring and disseminating 

data on educational activities and 

student achievement in the United 

States compared with foreign nations 

[The Educational Sciences Reform Act 

of 2002 (ESRA 2002, 20 U.S.C. 9543)]. 

A previous request to conduct 

sampling and recruitment activities 

associated with the TIMSS 2023 field 

test, which will be conducted in March 

and April 2022, was approved by OMB 

in May 2021 (OMB# 1850–0695 v.16). 

Because TIMSS is a collaborative effort 

among many parties, the United States 

must adhere to the international 

schedule set forth by the IEA, including 

the availability of final field test and 

main study plans as well as draft and 

final questionnaires. In order to meet 

the international data collection 

schedule, to align with recruitment for 

other NCES studies (e.g., the National 

Assessment of Education Progress, 

NAEP), and for schools to put the 

TIMSS 2023 field test assessment on 

their Spring 2022 calendars, recruitment 

activities for the field test will begin in 

June of 2021. This package requests 

approval for the field test data collection 

materials and the main study sampling, 

recruiting, and data collection plans. 

Recruitment activities for the main 

study will begin in January 2022, with 

the data collection activities currently 

scheduled to begin in March 2023. 

Dated: June 29, 2021. 

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. 2021–14187 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0096] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Education Stabilization Fund— 

Elementary and Secondary School 

Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER I/ 

ESSER II/ARP ESSER Fund) Recipient 

Data Collection Form 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE), 

Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

31, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all the 

documents related to the information 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the Docket ID number ED– 

2021–SCC–0096. 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, 

ED 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 


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comments. 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 PRA Coordinator of the 

Strategic Collections and Clearance 

Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W208D, 

Washington, DC 20202–8240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Gloria Tanner, 

202–453–5596. 

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: Education 

Stabilization Fund—Elementary and 

Secondary School Emergency Relief 

Fund (ESSER I/ESSER II/ARP ESSER 

Fund) Recipient Data Collection Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–0749. 

Type of Review: A revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 14,656. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 585,400. 

Abstract: Under the current 

unprecedented national health 

emergency, the legislative and executive 

branches of government have come 

together to offer relief to those 

individuals and industries affected by 

the COVID–19 virus under the 

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 

Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 116–136) 

authorized on March 27, 2020, and 

expanded through the Coronavirus 

Response and Relief Supplemental 

Appropriations (CRRSA) Act, and the 

American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The 

Elementary and Secondary School 

Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund awards 

grants to state education agencies 

(SEAs) and for the purpose of providing 

local educational agencies (LEAs), 

including charter schools that are LEAs, 

as well as Outlying Areas, with 

emergency relief funds to address the 

impact that Novel Coronavirus Disease 

2019 (COVID–19) has had, and 

continues to have, on elementary and 

secondary schools across the Nation. 

This information collection requests 

approval for a revision to a previously 

approved collection that includes 

annual reporting requirements to 

comply with the requirements of the 

ESSER program and obtain information 

on how the funds were used. In 

accordance with the Recipient’s 

Funding Certification and Agreements 

executed by ESSER grantees, the 

Secretary may specify additional forms 

of reporting. In addition to reviewing 

the proposed revisions, ED requests 

stakeholders respond to the directed 

questions found in Attachment A. 

Dated: June 29, 2021. 

Kate Mullan, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14200 Filed 7–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2021–SCC–0064] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Rural, Insular, and Native Achievement 

Programs Progress Update Protocol 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 2, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. Find this information 

collection request by selecting 

‘‘Department of Education’’ under 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check 

‘‘Only Show ICR for Public Comment’’ 

checkbox. Comments may also be sent 

to ICDocketmgr@ed.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Joanne 

Osborne, 202–401–1265. 

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: Rural, Insular, and 

Native Achievement Programs Progress 

Update Protocol. 

OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 50. 


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