Notice2024-13816
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority Pilot Program Survey Data Collections
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Published
June 25, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 53068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13816]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0083]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Evaluation of the Innovative Assessment Demonstration
Authority Pilot Program Survey Data Collections
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> to access the site. Find this information collection request
(ICR) by selecting ``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under
Review,'' then check the ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> provides two links to view documents related to this
information collection request. Information collection forms and
instructions may be found by clicking on the ``View Information
Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by clicking on the ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Elizabeth Wilde, (202) 987-0594.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department 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: Evaluation of the Innovative Assessment
Demonstration Authority Pilot Program Survey Data Collections.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: New ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 108.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 24.
Abstract: The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is requesting
clearance to administer surveys and follow-up interviews for a
Congressionally mandated evaluation of the Innovative Assessment
Demonstration Authority (IADA) program. Congress created the program to
improve the quality and usefulness of assessments required under the
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), by allowing the U.S.
Department of Education (the Department) to exempt states that agree to
pilot new assessments from certain testing requirements. IES had
initially requested clearance in 2020 to survey participating IADA
districts, schools, and teachers on the implementation of these new
assessments. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges
extensively slowed implementation, and two states have since withdrawn
from IADA. As a result, there are few available districts, schools, and
teachers that actually administered the IADA assessment and could share
their experiences in ways that would meaningfully contribute to this
evaluation. IES is instead requesting to survey and conduct follow-up
interviews with state assessment officials, technical advisors, and
assessment vendors. Their perspectives will be more informative at this
stage of the program and will lead to a much smaller overall burden on
respondents.
Dated: June 18, 2024.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2024-13816 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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