[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 60010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24952]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, 
Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of 
Management, invites comments on the submission for OMB review as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Education Desk Officer, 
Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395-
5806 or e-mailed to [email protected] with a cc: to 
[email protected]. 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 the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) provide interested Federal agencies and the public an 
early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The 
OMB is particularly interested in comments which: (1) Evaluate whether 
the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Dated: September 23, 2011.
Darrin 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.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 369.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 1107.
    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 US 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 information collection submission for OMB review may 
be accessed from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or from the Department's Web site at 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 the Internet address 
[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. 2011-24952 Filed 9-27-11; 8:45 am]
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