[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39859-39860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-17018]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION




Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests



AGENCY: Department of Education.



ACTION: Comment request.



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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (the Department), 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 and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 

on the public and helps the public understand the Department's 

information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 

the desired format. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 

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Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection 

requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.



DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 

September 6, 2011.



ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202-4537. Please note that written comments received 

in response to this notice will be considered public records.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 

interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Information Management and Privacy Services, Office of 

Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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.



    Dated: July 1, 2011.

Darrin A. King,

Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 

Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.



Office of Innovation and Improvement



    Type of Review: New.

    Title of Collection: Charter School Facilities National 

Questionnaire.

    OMB Control Number: Pending.

    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.

    Frequency of Responses: Once.

    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government, State 

Educational Agencies or Local Educational Agencies.

    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 369.

    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,107.

    Abstract: According to Part B section 5201 of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act, one of the established purposes of the Charter 

School Program office in the U.S. Department of Education (ED) is 

``encouraging the States to provide support to charter schools for 

facilities financing in an amount more nearly commensurate to the 

amount the States have typically provided for traditional public 

schools''. Currently, there is no national database, report, or 

analysis on the state of charter school facilities. This collection 

will help to understand the state of charter school facilities 

nationwide.

    In the summer of 2007, the Colorado League of Charter Schools (the 

League) launched its Facilities 2010 Task Force, which was established 

to address charter school facility needs. One of the initiatives of the 

Facilities 2010 Task Force was to develop a questionnaire that 

inventoried the facilities landscape in Colorado. This questionnaire 

has since been customized and administered in several additional 

states. ED is looking to use and administer this questionnaire in 

additional states and compile the data from all states into a national 

facilities database. ED has plans to conduct this survey in 

approximately three to four states per year. ED will use the 

information from the questionnaire to include in a national database 

that will provide comprehensive information about the facilities for 

charter schools and the issues that charter school face in trying to 

obtain adequate facilities. The data will then be used to develop a 

report and an analysis.

    Copies of the proposed information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending 

Collections'' link and by clicking on link number 4645. When you access 

the information collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. 

Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. 

Requests may also be electronically mailed to [email protected] or 

faxed to 202-401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the 

information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.

    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 

may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-

8339.



[FR Doc. 2011-17018 Filed 7-6-11; 8:45 am]

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