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OMB Control No: 1850-0645	ICR Reference No: 201011-1850-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201001-1850-003
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 4442
Title: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS:11) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS:11) Full-Scale Collection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/04/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/09/2010
Terms of Clearance: Previous terms of clearance remain in effect.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2013
Responses	78,651	0	8,529
Time Burden (Hours)	68,721	0	10,706
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011 are 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 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has conducted the international TIMSS and PIRLS field test in spring 2010 and received OMB approval for full-scale school recruitment for the two studies (OMB# 1850-0645 v.6). In this submission, NCES seeks OMB approval to conduct TIMSS and PIRLS 2011 full-scale data collection in the United States in April-May 2011.

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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 65103	12/09/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 68606	11/08/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	78,651	8,529	70,122
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	68,721	10,706	58,015
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is an increase in burden in relation to the burden approved in the current record, because the last approval was for the field test and full-scale recruitment only (OMB# 1850-0645 v.6), while this clearance request is for full-scale recruitment and data collection activities. 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 in some of the same schools. Compared with having two independent samples, this approach will reduce costs and total burden time on schools by reducing the number of schools that will need to be contacted and will need to fill out a questionnaire.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,450,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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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