[Federal Register: April 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 62)] [Notices] [Page 15734] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr01ap99-66] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Assessment Governing Board; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Education. ACTION: Submission for OMB review; comment request. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 1, 1999. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Danny Werfel, Desk Officer, Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or should be electronically mailed to the internet address Werfeld@a1.eop.gov. Requests for copies of the proposed information collection requests should be addressed to Steven Gorman, National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002-4233 or should be electronically mailed to Steven Gorman@ed.gov or should be faxed to 202-275-6063. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Gorman at 202-357-7502 by telephone, Steven__Gorman@ED.GOV by electronic mail, or Steven Gorman, National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002-4233 by regular mail. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. OMB may amend or waive the requirement for public consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency's ability to perform its statutory obligations. The Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of this request to OMB. The proposed information collection contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g., new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment at the address specified above. Copies of the requests are available from Steven Gorman at the address specified above. Roy Truby, Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board. Type of Review: New. Title: Similarities Classification Validation Research Study for 1998 Civics National Assessment of Educational Progress. Frequency: Once. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 1,500. Burden Hours: 2,899. Abstract: The student classification study involves teachers' estimates of the academic ability of their students and of their students' performance on the NAEP relative to each achievement level. Teachers will also classify performance of ``anonymous'' students represented in assessment booklets. These estimates are made with respect to the assessment framework and achievement levels descriptions. Teachers will not know how individual students performed on the assessment. The correspondence between classifications by teachers and classifications based on student performances will be measured. [FR Doc. 99-8082 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M