[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39421-39422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16798]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2015-ICCD-0090]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), 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 a revised information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 8, 2015.
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-2015-ICCD-
0090 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 2E103, 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
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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: EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17,
2017-18, and 2018-19.
OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW (previously 1875-0240).
Type of Review: A revised information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 126,880.
Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) initiative
to collect, analyze, report on and promote the use of high-quality,
pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-K-12) performance data for use
in education planning, policymaking, and management and budget decision
making to improve outcomes for students. EDFacts enables the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to report on students, schools,
staff, services, and education outcomes at the state, district, and
school levels, by centralizing data provided by state education
agencies, local education agencies, and schools. This centralized
approach provides ED users with the ability to efficiently analyze and
report on submitted data and has reduced the reporting burden for state
and local data producers through the use of streamlined data
collection, analysis, and reporting tools. EDFacts collects information
on behalf of ED grant and program offices for approximately 180 data
groups for all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and seven
outlying areas and freely associated states (American Samoa, Federated
States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands), the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), and the
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). NCES seeks authorization from OMB to
continue its EDFacts data collection and is requesting a new clearance
for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years in order to continue
to provide EDFacts data to Department of Education program offices, as
well as SEAs, LEAs, and schools. This collection package will be
available for public comment during two open periods, a 60 day and a 30
day, and revisions will be made accordingly. This submission includes a
few proposed changes to the EDFacts data collection. In addition to
reviewing the proposed changes (detailed in Attachment C and the B
Attachments), ED requests that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to
the directed questions found in Attachment D.
Dated: July 6, 2015.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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