Programme For The International Assessment Of Adult Competencies PIAAC

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION –
Requests Comments about PIAACFederal Register: December 28, 2009 - V74, #247
Title: Programme For The International Assessment Of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2010 Field Test And 2011/2012 Main Study Data Collection.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden:
Responses: 1,500. Burden Hours: 3,000.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before February 26, 2010.

The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues:
(1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department;
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;
(5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology.

Abstract: NCES seeks OMB approval to survey adults (16-65 years old) for the field-test administration of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) in 2011. PIAAC is coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and sponsored by the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor.

PIAAC is the OECD's new international household study of adults' literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving in technology-rich environments. It will also survey respondents about their education and employment experience and about the skills they use at work. PIAAC builds on previous international literacy assessments: The 2002 Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALLS) and the 1994-98 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS).

PIAAC is expected to be on a 10-year cycle.
In 2011, 28 countries, including 23 OECD-member countries, plan to participate.

The U.S. PIAAC field test data collection will occur between August and November 2010. The main study will occur between September 2011 and March 2012.
NCES will seek approval for the full-scale instruments in the fall of 2010.

Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from Department of Education Information Collection System

~ select the “Browse Pending Collections'' link
~ click on link number 4194.
When you access the information collection,
~ click on “Download Attachments'' to view.

Written requests for information should be addressed:
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ
Washington, DC 20202-4537

Requests may also be electronically mailed to:ICDocketMgr@ed.gov
or faxed to 202-401-0920.

Specify the complete title of the information collection when making your request.

Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to:ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

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