[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 245 (Thursday, December 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75419-75420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30632]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2012-ICCD-0070]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School
Attendance Boundary Survey (SABS) 2013 and 2015
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), IES/NCES.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information
collection.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 19, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0070 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: School Attendance Boundary Survey (SABS) 2013
and 2015.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 13,600.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,600.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), of
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within the U.S. Department
of Education, is requesting clearance to collect the boundaries for all
public school service areas in the 50 states and the District of
Columbia (approximately 14,000 school districts and 100,000 schools) in
2013 and 2015. The School Attendance Boundary Survey (SABS), to be
collected on a two year cycle, will assign geographic school attendance
boundaries for the public elementary and secondary schools included in
the Common Core of Data (CCD) universe. NCES will then disseminate data
from sources such as the American Community Survey (e.g. demographics
and poverty information) mapped against the school boundaries. The NCES
mapping system is the only system in the United States to nationally
visually link school exact geographic locations to their demographic
and economic information.
Dated: December 14, 2012.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-30632 Filed 12-19-12; 8:45 am]
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