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plan for all phases of the data collection, 

including the 2021 main study, and 

requesting approval for all activities, 

materials, and response burden related 

to the field test recruitment was 

approved in April 2019 with a change 

request in September 2019 (OMB 

#1850–0645 v.11–12), while the 

submission describing all aspects of the 

field test and recruitment for the main 

study was approved in October 2019 

(OMB #1850–0645 v.13). The 

submission for all aspects of the PIRLS 

2021 main study, including data 

collection activities, with an 

accompanying 30-day public comment 

period was approved in May 2020 (OMB 

#1850–0645 v.14) with a change request 

in February 2021 (OMB #1850–0645 

v.15). In summer 2021, NCES was 

notified by the IEA that teacher 

questionnaire data from the United 

States would not be included in the 

PIRLS international report or 

international database. At the same 

time, IEA requested changes to the 

school questionnaire to solicit 

information about the 2020–2021 school 

year. The exceptional circumstances of 

the 2021 PIRLS administration in the 

United States and these other countries 

(assessing fifth-grade students at the 

beginning of the academic year rather 

than fourth-grade students at the end of 

the academic year) present challenges 

for reporting and interpreting some 

PIRLS questionnaire data. This issue 

impacts other Northern Hemisphere 

countries administering the PIRLS 

teacher questionnaire to the teachers of 

fifth grade students in the fall of 2021. 

Due to the exclusion of teacher 

questionnaire data from international 

reporting and limitations in its use for 

national analysis, the U.S. PIRLS 2021 

administration will no longer include a 

teacher questionnaire component. In 

accordance with the IEA’s guidance, the 

school questionnaire has been modified 

to more adequately characterize the 

impact of the pandemic on students in 

countries assessing students at the 

beginning of fifth grade rather than at 

the end of the fourth grade. Note, for 

example, that the school questionnaire 

now asks questions about resources 

available to 4th grade students. The aim 

is to evaluate students at the beginning 

of their fifth-grade year, in light of what 

was available to them throughout their 

fourth-grade year. These changes will 

facilitate the inclusion of U.S. data in 

international reports that include 

findings from the school questionnaire. 

Additional Information: An 

emergency clearance approval for the 

use of the system is described below 

due to the following conditions: 

• NCES requests emergency clearance 

to allow us to continue recruiting 

schools for participation in a Fall 2021 

data collection after substantive changes 

were required to an already approved 

and finalized data collection plan. The 

need for immediate clearance is due to 

the time sensitivity of this data 

collection, as normal clearance 

procedures would not allow NCES to 

follow the mandates set by the 

sponsoring international organization 

and make the required changes to the 

data collection while also respecting the 

timeline specified for this data 

collection. NCES will publish a Federal 

Register Notice soliciting 30 days of 

public comment on this collection 

concurrent with continued recruitment 

and data collection. 

Dated: July 27, 2021. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Idaho 

Cleanup Project 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open in-person/virtual 

hybrid meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, August 18, 2021; 

3:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. 

The opportunity for oral public 

comment for those attending in-person 

is at 4:45 p.m. MTN and written public 

comment received prior to the meeting 

will be read into the record. 

This time is subject to change; please 

contact the ICP Citizens Advisory Board 

(CAB) Administrator (below) for 

confirmation of time prior to the 

meeting. 

ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting is 

offered both virtually via Zoom and inperson. To attend virtually, please 

contact the ICP CAB Administrator 

(below) no later than 5:00 p.m. MTN on 

Monday, August 16, 2021. 

Board members, Department of 

Energy (DOE) representatives, agency 

liaisons, and support staff will 

participate in-person at: Residence Inn 

by Marriott Idaho Falls, 635 W 

Broadway Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jordan Davies, ICP CAB Administrator, 

by phone (720) 452–7379 or email 

jdavies@northwindgrp.com or visit the 

Board’s internet homepage at https://

energy.gov/em/icpcab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda (agenda topics may 

change up to the day of the meeting; 

please contact Jordan Davies for the 

most current agenda): 

1. Recent Public Outreach 

2. Idaho Cleanup Project Overview 

3. Integrated Waste Treatment Unit 

(IWTU) Update 

4. Westbay Well Rehabilitation Update 

5. Spent Nuclear Fuel at the Idaho site 

6. Indefinite Delivery Indefinite 

Quantity End State Contracting Model 

Public Participation: The in-person/ 

online virtual hybrid meeting is open to 

the public. Written statements may be 

filed with the Board no later than 5:00 

p.m. MTN on Monday, August 16, 2021 

or within seven days after the meeting 

by sending them to the ICP CAB 

Administrator at the aforementioned 

email address. Oral comments may be 

given by in-person attendees during the 

aforementioned time. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make or submit public 

comments should follow as directed 

above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Jordan Davies, ICP 

CAB Administrator, phone (720) 452– 

7379 or email jdavies@

northwindgrp.com. Minutes will also be 

available at the following website: 

https://energy.gov/em/icpcab. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on July 28, 

2021. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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