[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72872-72873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28904]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0079]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
AGENCY: OCR, Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 3, 2014.
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-2013-ICCD-
0079 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 2E105, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Valentine, 202-401-0526, or
email [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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1870-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,620.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,510,075.
Abstract: The collection, use and reporting of education data is an
integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of Education
(ED). EDFacts, an ED initiative to put performance data at the center
of ED's policy, management, and budget decision-making processes for
all K-12 education programs, has transformed the way in which ED
collects and uses data. For school years 2009-10 and 2011-12, the Civil
Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was approved by OMB as part of the
EDFacts information collection (1875-0240). For school years 2013-14
and 2015-16, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is clearing the CRDC as
a separate collection from EDFacts. ED's CRDC information collection is
modeled after the most current EDFacts information collection approved
by OMB (1875-0240). As with previous CRDC collections, the purpose of
the 2013-14 and 2015-16 CRDC is to obtain vital data related to the
civil rights laws requirement that public local educational agencies
(LEAs) and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational
opportunity. ED has extensively analyzed the uses of every data element
collected in the 2011-12 CRDC and sought advice from experts across ED
to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data elements
from the collection. The 2013-14 and 2015-16 CRDC redesign effort
ensured that, while several new indicators were added to the
collection, data elements also were removed where appropriate. ED also
made the CRDC data definitions and metrics consistent with other
mandatory collections across ED wherever possible. The proposed
additions and changes to the 2013-14 and 2015-16 CRDC reflect the need
for a deeper understanding of and accurate data about the educational
opportunities and school context for our nation's students. ED seeks
OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from LEAs,
the elementary and secondary education data described in the sections
of Attachment A. In addition, ED requests that LEAs and other
stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Attachment A-5.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-28904 Filed 12-3-13; 8:45 am]
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