Notice2022-03543
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle II 2022 Main Study
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Published
February 18, 2022
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Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9330-9331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03543]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0021]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Cycle II 2022 Main Study
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Science (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0021.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a33393e1519111f0e371d083a1f1e541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a53595e7579717f6e577d685a7f7e347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>. 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: Program for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Cycle II 2022 Main Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0870.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30,857.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 9,726.
Abstract: The Program for the International Assessment of Adult
Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large-scale study of adult skills
and life experiences focusing on education and employment. PIAAC is an
international study designed to assess adults in different countries
over a broad range of abilities, from simple reading to complex
problem-solving skills, and to collect information on individuals'
skill use and background. The U.S. will administer the PIAAC 2022
assessment to a nationally representative sample of adults, along with
a background questionnaire with questions about their education
background, work history, the skills they use on the job and at home,
their civic engagement, and sense of their health and well-being. The
results are used to compare the skills capacities of the workforce-aged
adults in participating countries, and to learn more about
relationships between educational background, employment, and other
outcomes. PIAAC is coordinated by the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) and developed by participating
countries with the support of the OECD. In the United States, the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) conducts PIAAC. NCES has contracted with
Westat to administer the PIAAC Cycle II Field Test data collection in
the U.S. The United States participated in the PIAAC Main Study data
collection in 2012 and conducted national supplement data collections
in 2014 and 2017. All three of these collections are part of PIAAC
Cycle I, in which 39 countries participated (24 countries in 2012, 9
new countries in 2014, and 5 more new countries in 2017) with close to
200,000 adults assessed across the 39 countries over the three data
collections. A new PIAAC cycle is to be conducted internationally every
10 years, and
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PIAAC Cycle II Main Study data collection will be conducted from
September 2022 through April 2023. In preparation for the main study
collection, PIAAC Cycle II began with an Operational Field Test in
2021, in which 34 countries are expected to participate with the
primary goal of testing the PIAAC 2022 planned operations. In
recognition of the continuing global pandemic OECD shifted the timeline
of PIAAC Cycle II Field Test and Main Study. Originally, the Field Test
was scheduled for 2020 and the Main Study for 2021. The first shift in
timeline was to move the Field Test to 2021 and the Main Study to 2022.
The second shift in the PIAAC Cycle II collection affected the timing
and nature of the field test, which was operational only and included a
reduced field test effort both in scope and in sampling. In addition,
the reduced Operational Field Test shifted the timeline from April
through June 2021 to June through August 2021. This submission
describes the final plans for the administration of the PIAAC Cycle II
2022 Main Study. As the OECD is still working to finalize some
materials for this study, the Appendices will be updated with final
materials before the 30D public comment period.
Dated: February 15, 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. 2022-03543 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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