[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75131-75132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29559]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0144]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment
Request; Quick Response Information System (QRIS) 2015-2018 System
Clearance
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).
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 an extension of an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
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Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED-2014-ICCD-0144 or via postal mail, commercial
delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept
comments at [email protected]. Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be
accepted; ED will only accept comments during the comment period in
this mailbox when the regulations.gov site is not available. 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, Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E105,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela 202-502-7411.
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: Quick Response Information System (QRIS) 2015-
2018 System Clearance.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0733.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 104,004.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 31,704.
Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Quick
Response Information System (QRIS) consists of the Fast Response Survey
System (FRSS) and the Postsecondary Education Quick Information System
(PEQIS). The QRIS currently conducts surveys under OMB generic
clearance 1850-0733, which expires in May 2015. This submission
requests approval to continue the current clearance conditions through
2018. FRSS primarily conducts surveys of the elementary/secondary
sector (districts, schools) and public libraries. PEQIS conducts
surveys of the postsecondary education sector. FRSS and PEQIS surveys
are cleared under the QRIS generic clearance. The QRIS clearance is
subject to the regular clearance process at OMB with a 60-day notice
and a 30-day notice as part of the 120-day review period. Each
individual FRSS or PEQIS survey is then subject to clearance process
with an abbreviated clearance package, justifying the particular
content of the survey, describing the sample design, the timeline for
the survey activities, and the questionnaire. The review period for
each individual survey is 45 days, including a 30-day Federal Register
notice period. OMB will provide comments as soon after the end of the
30-day notice period as possible. This generic clearance request is for
surveys of surveys of state education agencies, school districts,
schools, postsecondary institutions, and libraries.
Dated: December 12, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-29559 Filed 12-16-14; 8:45 am]
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