OMB agrees to
waive the 60-day notice for future information collections
submitted under this OMB control number. NCES will publish a 30-day
Federal register notice, concurrent with submission for OMB review.
NCES also agrees to abide by OMB and NCES statistical standards,
including the practice of sufficient pretesting of new
questionnaire items prior to inclusion in pilot tests or full scale
operational collections. Finally, NCES agrees to inlcude OMB staff
in technical review panel meetings and to keep OMB apprised of
developments in the NAEP program.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2013
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2010
1,206,567
0
1,278,337
325,583
0
335,441
0
0
0
NCES is requesting system clearance
for the NAEP assessments to be administered in the 20112013
timeframe, similar to the system clearance approval that was
granted for the 20052007 and 20082010 NAEP administrations (OMB
1850-0790). The primary reason for the system clearance request is
that it enables NAEP to meet its large and complex assessment
reporting schedules and deliverables through a more efficient
clearance process. NAEP is a federally authorized survey of student
achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in various subject areas, such
as mathematics, reading, writing, science, U.S. history, civics,
geography, economics, and the arts. The No Child Left Behind Act of
2001 (NCLB) requires the assessment to collect data on specified
student groups, including race/ethnicity, gender, socio-economic
status, disability, and limited English proficiency. It requires
fair and accurate presentation of achievement data and permits the
collection of background or descriptive information that is related
to academic achievement and aids in reporting of results. The
intent of the law is to provide representative sample data on
student achievement for the nation, the states, and subpopulations
of students and to monitor progress over time. There is an increase
in the number of respondents and burden hours from the last system
clearance, primarily due to the fact that the last clearance
covered two assessment administrations at a national-level only and
one state-level administration, while this clearance covers one
national- and two state-level administrations. The nature of NAEP
is that burden alternates from a relatively low burden in
national-level years to a substantial burden in state-level years
when the sample has to allow for estimates for states and some
large urban districts. In addition, the 2011-2013 NAEP cycle
includes increased participation of students with disabilities and
English Language Learners.
The slight reduction in burden
of 9,858 hours (from 2010 to 2011) is in part attributed to a
change in the way we are reporting burden this year as compared to
the method of reporting burden for previous systems clearances;
rather than take an average of the burden hours over 3 years as we
have in the past, for 2011 we are using the specific burden and
respondent figure (and will treat 2012 and 2013 burden figures the
same way). This change in reporting is being made due to the
extreme variations in burden from 2011 - 2013. As a result, 2011
will reflect a slight reduction in burden and respondents.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
NAEP Tech Lit Development.doc
Att_NAEP System Sample Design Documents for 2011-2013Appendix C.pdf
Part B (Sys Cl) Supporting Statement.docx
NAEP 2011 Wave I (Reading, Math, Science, Economics)