Approved. ED will submit revised statements of confidentiality to reflect new USA PATRIOT statutory requirements on the use of information. Upon resubmission, ED will include a more detailed and explicit discussion of statistical methodology used for this study in Part B of the Supporting Statement.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2005
09/30/2005
10/31/2003
658,800
0
621,800
169,084
0
159,834
0
0
0
The 2003 NAEP Assessment with encompass the two curricular areas of Reading and Mathematics. Since 1984, NAEP has obtained descriptive information from three different sets of respondents: students, teachers, and school administrators. Questionnaires are administered to students at grades 4, 8, and 12, to teachers at grades 4 and 8, to school administrators at grades 4, 8, and 12. This process continues in 2003. The student background questionnaires consist of two types of questions: 1) core questions and 2) subject-specific background questions.
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.