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OMB Control No: 1850-0645	ICR Reference No: 200909-1850-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200511-1850-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4148
Title: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS:11) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS:11)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/31/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 11/03/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/01/2009
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates that conducting a survey as part of an international consortium is challenging and requires adhering to the international schedules and protocols. However, OMB does not concur that the U.S. government has (or should have) no say in the setting of those international schedules and protocols. First, the U.S. always has the opportunity to decide whether to participate in a collection; for education surveys, this would be the purview of the Department. Second, there should be opportunities, particularly via participation in the surveys oversight and expert groups, to explain requirements of the U.S., including those found in the Paperwork Reduction Act, as well as to express concerns about proposed decisions for the collection. Therefore, while we are willing to accept this collection as an emergency request, this justification should not be used in the future. Rather, we strongly encourage the Department to take stock of its participation in these and other similar international surveys, to determine how to be sure that they are meeting U.S. needs within U.S. constraints.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2010	6 Months From Approved
Responses	6,739	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,783	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: NCES seeks OMB approval for Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011, both coordinated by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). TIMSS is administered every four years in more than 60 countries and provides data for internationally benchmarking U.S. performance in mathematics and science at the fourth- and eighth-grade levels against other countries around the world. PIRLS is administered every five years in more than 50 countries and provides assessment data for internationally benchmarking U.S. performance in fourth-grade reading. The international field test for the two studies will begin on March 1, 2010, and the full scale collection in April-May 2011.

Emergency Justfication: Since the field test recruitment needs to start in November 2009, the Department has requested emergency processing for the PIRLS/TIMSS March-April 2010 field test, including recruitment of selected schools, school districts, and state education agencies. In order to have a reasonal chance to meet the minimum number of schools for the PIRLS and TIMSS field test and to conduct a valid field test including the response rates under the proposed joint sampling plan, NCES must initiate contact with states and school districts as soon as possible after it receives a list of sample schools chosen by the International Association for the Evaluation of Education Achievement (IEA), in early November.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 153 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 50788	10/01/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	6,739	6,739
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,783	5,783
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The central change to TIMSS and PIRLS from previous cycles is the effort to combine the grade 4 sample and administer both TIMSS and PIRLS to the same schools for the field test. The hours are considered a program change since this collection is a reinstatement.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,659,033

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Kashka Kubzdela 2025027411 kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov

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