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1 46 FR 63035 (Dec. 30, 1981). 2 17 CFR 145.9, 74 FR 17395 (Apr. 15, 2009). 

accompanied by an English translation. 

Comments will be posted as received to 

http://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacob Chachkin, Associate Chief 

Counsel, Market Participants Division, 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission, telephone: (202) 418– 

5496; email: jchachkin@cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) and includes agency requests 

or requirements that members of the 

public submit reports, keep records, or 

provide information to a third party. 

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number.1

To comply with this requirement, the 

CFTC is publishing notice of the 

proposed extension of an existing 

collection of information listed below. 

Title: Rules Relating to Regulation of 

Domestic Exchange-Traded Options, 

OMB Control Number 3038–0007— 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The rules require futures 

commission merchants (FCMs) and 

introducing brokers (IBs): (1) To provide 

their customers with standard risk 

disclosure statements concerning the 

risk of trading commodity interests; and 

(2) to retain all promotional material 

and the source of authority for 

information contained therein. The 

purpose of these rules is to ensure that 

customers are advised of the risks of 

trading commodity interests and to 

avoid fraud and misrepresentation. This 

information collection contains the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements needed to ensure 

regulatory compliance with Commission 

rules relating to this issue. The 

disclosure and recordkeeping 

requirements are necessary to monitor 

and to verify compliance by FCMs and 

IBs with their obligations concerning 

disclosure and promotional material. 

With respect to the above collection of 

information, the CFTC invites 

comments on: 

• Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have a practical use; 

• The accuracy of the Commission’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. If you wish the Commission to 

consider information that you believe is 

exempt from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, a petition 

for confidential treatment of the exempt 

information may be submitted according 

to the procedures established in section 

145.9 of the Commission’s regulations.2

The Commission reserves the right, 

but shall have no obligation to, review, 

pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or 

remove any or all of your submission 

from http://www.cftc.gov that it may 

deem to be inappropriate for 

publication, such as obscene language. 

All submissions that have been redacted 

or removed that contain comments on 

the merits of the Information Collection 

Requirement will be retained in the 

public comment file and will be 

considered as required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act and other 

applicable laws, and may be accessible 

under the Freedom of Information Act. 

Burden Statement: The Commission 

estimates the burden of this collection 

of information as follows: 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 1,112. 

Estimated Average Annual Burden 

Hours per Respondent: 34.2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 38,030.4. 

Frequency of Collection: Occasional. 

There are no capital costs or operating 

and maintenance costs associated with 

this collection. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

Dated: August 13, 2021. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17719 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2021–OS–0085] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction 

Agency (DTRA), Department of Defense 

(DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The DTRA is modifying a 

system of records, titled ‘‘Nuclear Test 

Participants,’’ HDTRA 010. Each year, 

the DTRA uses this system of records to 

respond to over 700 atomic veteran 

radiogenic disease compensation 

inquiries from the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) and Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA). The DTRA’s responses 

include verification of participation in 

nuclear testing programs or military 

operations for presumptive claims, and 

radiation dose assessments for nonpresumptive claims. The intended effect 

of modifying this SORN is to make 

updates associated with changes being 

made to the underlying information 

system that maintains these records. 

DATES: This system of records 

modification is effective upon 

publication; however, comments on the 

Routine Uses will be accepted on or 

before September 17, 2021. The Routine 

Uses are effective at the close of the 

comment period. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and, by any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: DoD cannot receive written 

comments at this time due to the 

COVID–19 pandemic. Comments should 

be sent electronically to the docket 

listed above. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this Federal Register 

document. The general policy for 

comments and other submissions from 

members of the public is to make these 

submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 


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personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Pamela Andrews, DTRA Privacy Officer, 

Officer of the General Counsel, Freedom 

of Information Act and Privacy Office 

(FOIA/PA), 8725 John J. Kingman Road, 

MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 or by 

calling (703) 767–1792. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The DTRA is modifying the existing 

system of records to better reflect 

changes to the database that houses 

these records. The following sections of 

the system of records notice are being 

updated: security classification, 

purpose, categories of individuals, 

categories of records, record source 

categories, authorities, routine uses, 

storage, retrievability, safeguards, 

retention and disposal, system 

manager(s), notification procedures, 

record access procedures, and 

contesting record procedures. 

DTRA personnel and other DoD 

components use these records to help 

the VA and DOJ respond to claims and 

to provide data to organizations 

responsible for studies concerning the 

health effects of ionizing radiation. 

These records are used by DTRA 

employees to respond to over 700 

atomic veteran radiogenic disease 

compensation inquiries from the DOJ 

and the VA each year. DTRA personnel 

verify participation in nuclear testing 

programs or military operations for 

presumptive claims, and radiation dose 

assessments for non-presumptive 

claims. These modifications to the 

information system will increase 

DTRA’s inquiry response accuracy 

while decreasing inquiry response time 

and improving information sharing with 

other government agencies. 

The DoD notices for systems of 

records subject to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, have been published 

in the Federal Register and are available 

from the address in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT or at the Defense 

Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency Division website at 

https://dpcld.defense.gov/privacy. 

II. Privacy Act 

Under the Privacy Act, a ‘‘system of 

records’’ is a group of records under the 

control of an agency from which 

information is retrieved by the name of 

an individual or by some identifying 

number, symbol, or other identifying 

particular assigned to the individual. In 

the Privacy Act, an individual is defined 

as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent 

resident. 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) 

and Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Circular No. A–108, the DoD has 

provided a report of this system of 

records to the OMB and to Congress. 

Dated: August 12, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Nuclear Test Participants, HDTRA 

010. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review 

(NTPR) Office, Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060– 

6201. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

NTPR Program Manager, Nuclear Test 

Personnel Review Office, Defense 

Threat Reduction Agency, 8725 John J. 

Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060– 

6201. Email Address: dtra-ntpr@

mail.mil. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

42 U.S.C. 2013, ‘‘Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954’’; 42 U.S.C. 2210, ‘‘Radiation 

Exposure Compensation Act’’; 38 U.S.C. 

1154, ‘‘Certain Diseases and Disabilities; 

38 CFR 3.309, ‘‘Disease Subject to 

Presumptive Service Connection’’; 38 

CFR 3.311, ‘‘Claims Based on Exposure 

to Ionizing Radiation’’; and E.O. 9397 

(SSN), as amended. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

These records comprise a 

comprehensive database containing 

information about participation and 

dose information for over 500,000 

individuals involved in United States 

atmospheric nuclear testing (1945– 

1962), the military occupation forces of 

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, or those 

who were prisoners of war (POWs) in 

Japan at the conclusion of World War II. 

The system similarly supports an 

analogous 50,000 DoD personnel 

associated with U.S. underground 

nuclear weapon testing (1951–1992), 

and 6,000 DoD personnel associated 

with the radiological clean-up of the 

Pacific Proving Ground (1960s–1980). 

The NTRR Program has many elements 

designed to assist military and civilian 

test participants, to help the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the 

Department of Justice (DOJ) in 

responding to atomic veteran radiogenic 

disease compensation claims, and to 

provide information to organizations 

responsible for studies concerning the 

health effects of ionizing radiation. 

These elements include the following: 

(a) Researching participation and 

establishing a register of DoD 

participants; (b) Collecting and 

analyzing all known sources of recorded 

dosimetry and radiation data applicable 

to participants, and reconstructing doses 

in cases where recorded doses are 

unavailable or incomplete; (c) 

Maintaining a comprehensive database 

of participation and dose information, 

along with supporting archival materials 

and documents; (d) Conducting an 

extensive public outreach program to 

ensure maximum interface with the 

supported participants; (e) Maintaining 

the history of each U.S. atmospheric 

nuclear weapons test operation; (f) 

Supporting studies to determine 

whether participants experience adverse 

health effects as a result of their test 

activities; and (g) Providing accurate 

and timely responses to requests for 

information from incoming inquiries. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Veterans and former DoD civilian 

participants of the U.S. nuclear testing 

programs from 1945 to 1992; U.S. 

military occupation forces assigned to 

Hiroshima or Nagasaki from August 6, 

1945 to July 1, 1946; U.S. POWs in 

Japan at the conclusion of World War II; 

and DoD participants involved in the 

cleanup of the Pacific Proving Ground 

nuclear tests from the 1960s to 1980. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Name, service number, Social 

Security Number (SSN), date of birth, 

place of birth, gender, last known or 

current address, home/cell phone 

number, DoD ID number, dates and 

extent of test participation, radiation 

exposure data, unit of assignment, 

medical data, rank, grade, service 

affiliation, and documentation relative 

to administrative claims or civil 

litigation. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Retired Military Personnel records 

from the National Personnel Records 

Center, all versions of the US DTRA 

Form 150 from individuals voluntarily 

contacting DTRA or other elements of 

DoD or other Government Agencies by 

phone or mail. DoD historical records, 

dosimetry records, and records from the 

Department of Energy (DOE), the VA, 

the Social Security Administration, the 

Internal Revenue Service, and the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS). 


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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended, all or a portion of the records 

or information contained herein may 

specifically be disclosed outside the 

DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552a(b)(3): 

A. To contractors, grantees, experts, 

consultants, students, and others 

performing or working on a contract, 

service, grant, cooperative agreement, or 

other assignment for the federal 

government when necessary to 

accomplish an agency function related 

to this system of records. 

B. To the appropriate Federal, State, 

local, territorial, tribal, foreign, or 

international law enforcement authority 

or other appropriate entity where a 

record, either alone or in conjunction 

with other information, indicates a 

violation or potential violation of law, 

whether criminal, civil, or regulatory in 

nature. 

C. To any component of the DOJ for 

the purpose of representing the DoD, or 

its components, officers, employees, or 

members in pending or potential 

litigation to which the record is 

pertinent. 

D. In an appropriate proceeding 

before a court, grand jury, or 

administrative or adjudicative body or 

official, when the DoD or other Agency 

representing the DoD determines that 

the records are relevant and necessary to 

the proceeding; or in an appropriate 

proceeding before an administrative or 

adjudicative body when the adjudicator 

determines the records to be relevant to 

the proceeding. 

E. To the National Archives and 

Records Administration (NARA) for the 

purpose of records management 

inspections conducted under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

F. To a Member of Congress or staff 

acting upon the Member’s behalf when 

the Member or staff requests the 

information on behalf of, and at the 

request of, the individual who is the 

subject of the record. 

G. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) the DoD suspects 

or confirms breach of the system of 

records; (2) the DoD determines as a 

result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 

individuals, the DoD (including its 

information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (3) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with the DoD’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

H. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when the DoD 

determines information from this 

system of records is reasonably 

necessary to assist the recipient agency 

or entity in (1) responding to a 

suspected or confirmed breach or (2) 

preventing, minimizing, or remedying 

the risk of harm to individuals, the 

recipient agency or entity (including its 

information systems, programs and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security, resulting from a 

suspected or confirmed breach. 

I. To such recipients and under such 

circumstances and procedures as are 

mandated by Federal statute or treaty. 

J. To the VA for the purpose of 

processing claims by individuals who 

allege service-connected disabilities as a 

result of participation in nuclear test 

programs or military operations, as well 

as litigation actions. 

K. To the DOJ and the Department of 

Labor (DOL) for the purpose of 

processing claims by individuals 

alleging job-related disabilities as a 

result of participation in nuclear test 

programs or military operations, and for 

litigation actions. 

L. To the DOE for the purpose of 

identifying DOE employees and 

contractor personnel who were, or may 

be in the future, involved in nuclear test 

programs or military operations and for 

DOE’s use in processing claims or 

litigation actions. 

M. To the HHS and Vanderbilt 

University for the purpose of 

conducting epidemiological studies on 

the effects of ionizing radiation on 

participants of nuclear test programs. 

N. To the Veterans Board on Dose 

Reconstruction for the purpose of aiding 

officials reviewing and overseeing the 

DoD Radiation Dose Reconstruction 

Program. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records may be stored electronically 

or on paper in secure facilities in a 

locked drawer behind a locked door. 

The records may be stored on magnetic 

disc, tape, or digital media; in agencyowned cloud environments; or in 

vendor Cloud Service Offerings certified 

under the Federal Risk and 

Authorization Management Program 

(FedRAMP). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

The records may be retrieved by 

name, SSN, DoD Identification Number, 

or any combination of the foregoing. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are permanent. DTRA retains 

physical and legal custody for 75 years 

after case termination, then the records 

are transferred and accessioned to the 

NARA. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Administrative: Backups secured offsite, encryption of backups containing 

sensitive data, methods to ensure only 

authorized personnel access to PII, 

periodic security audits, and records are 

limited to person(s) responsible for 

servicing the record in the performance 

of their official duties and who are 

properly screened and cleared for needto-know. Technical: Encryption of data 

at rest, firewall, role-based access 

controls, Virtual Private Network (VPN), 

Common Access Card (CAC), encryption 

of data in transit, intrusion detection 

system (IDS), DoD public key 

infrastructure certificates, least privilege 

access, user identification and 

password. Physical safeguards: Cipher 

locks, combination locks, key card, 

security guards, closed circuit (CCTV), 

identification badges, safes. Security 

Guards and CCTV are used at some 

sites. Records are maintained in a 

controlled facility and entry is restricted 

by the use of security guards and 

intrusion alarm systems. Paper records, 

microfilm/fiche, and computer systems 

are accessible only by authorized 

personnel. Access to digital data 

requires user validation prior to use. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to 

information about themselves contained 

in this system of records should address 

written requests to the Defense Threat 

Reduction Agency, IT–KT (FOIA/ 

Privacy Office), 8725 John J. Kingman 

Drive, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060–6201. 

Signed written requests should include 

the individual’s full name, telephone 

number, street address, email address, 

and name and number of this system of 

records notice (SORN). In addition, the 

requestor must provide either a 

notarized statement or a declaration 

made in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 

1746, using the following format: 

If executed outside the United States: 

‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury under the laws 

of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed 

on (date). (Signature).’’ 

If executed within the United States, 

its territories, possessions, or 

commonwealths: ‘‘I declare (or certify, 

verify, or state) under penalty of perjury 


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that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Executed on (date). (Signature).’’ 

For personal visits to access records at 

DTRA, the individual will be required 

to provide a military or civilian 

identification card. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

The DoD rules for accessing records, 

contesting contents, and appealing 

initial Component determinations are 

contained in 32 CFR part 310, or may 

be obtained from the system manager. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking to determine 

whether information about themselves 

is contained in this system of records 

should follow the instructions for 

Record Access Procedures above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

August 26, 2009, 74 FR 54975; May 

11, 2012, 77 FR 27739. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17694 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

[Docket ID: USN–2021–HQ–0007] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Emergency notice. 

SUMMARY: Consistent with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

its implementing regulations, this 

document provides notice DoD is 

submitting an Information Collection 

Request to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to conduct a strategic 

level engagement survey of the Navy 

Active Duty population that addresses 

core measures relating to the health of 

the force and addresses emergent issues 

of interest to Navy leadership. This is a 

biennial survey, initiated in 2019, the 

results of which inform the Navy’s 

Health of the Force Report to Congress, 

congressional testimony, as well as 

support program and policy 

assessments. A secondary goal of this 

survey is to minimize the number of 

unnecessary and potentially duplicative 

smaller surveys. DoD requests 

emergency processing and OMB 

authorization to collect the information 

after publication of this notice for a 

period of six months. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

August 19, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The Department has 

requested emergency processing from 

OMB for this information collection 

request by 1 day after publication of this 

notice. Interested parties can access the 

supporting materials and collection 

instrument as well as submit comments 

and recommendations to OMB at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

1-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of this information 

collection. They will also become a 

matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Duncan, 571–372–7574, or 

whs.mc-alex.esd.mbx.dd-dodinformation-collections@mail.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey is targeted at Navy Active 

Component personnel to gather their 

input and opinions on key issues of 

interest to Navy leadership. A scripted 

briefing report documenting, in detail, 

the results of the survey will be 

completed and provided to all those 

organizations who provided input to the 

survey. An executive overview brief will 

be developed and provided to senior 

leadership. Results from the survey will 

also be incorporated into the Health of 

the Force report in November for release 

in January 2022. 

Title; Associated Form; and OMB 

Number: Navy Health of the Force 

Survey; OMB Control Number 0703– 

NHFS. 

Type of Request: Emergency. 

Number of Respondents: 13,000. 

Responses per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 13,000. 

Average Burden per Response: 25 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,417. 

Affected Public: None. 

Frequency: Biennial. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of DoD, including 

whether the information collected has 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

DoD’s estimate of the burden (including 

hours and cost) of the proposed 

collection of information; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including automated 

collection techniques or the use of other 

forms of information technology. 

Dated: August 13, 2021. 

Aaron T. Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17717 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing Board 

Solicitation of Public Comments for 

Updating the Science Assessment 

Framework for the 2028 National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP) 

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for 

preliminary public comment for the 

Science Assessment Framework for the 

2028 National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP). 

SUMMARY: The National Assessment 

Governing Board (Governing Board) is 

soliciting public comment for 

preliminary guidance in updating the 

Assessment Framework for the 2028 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress (NAEP) in Science. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Governing Board is authorized to 

formulate policy guidelines for NAEP. 

Section 302(e)(1)(c) of Public Law 107– 

279 specifies that the Governing Board 

determines the content to be assessed 

for each NAEP Assessment. Each NAEP 

subject area assessment is guided by a 

framework that defines the scope of the 

domain to be measured by delineating 

the knowledge and skills to be tested at 

each grade and subject, the format of the 

assessment, and the achievement level 

descriptions—guiding assessments that 

are valid, reliable, and reflective of 

widely accepted professional standards. 

The NAEP Science Assessment 

Framework was last revised in 2005 

(and most recently used for the 2019 

NAEP Science Assessment). Comments 

received in response to this notice will 

be utilized to inform Governing Board 

decisions on the extent of revisions 

needed to update the NAEP Science 

Assessment Framework. A Governing 

Board charge to launch the framework 

revision process is anticipated at the 

March 2022 quarterly Board meeting. 

Public and private parties and 

organizations are invited to provide 

written comments and 

recommendations relative to the current 

framework, adopted in 2005. Comments 


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