[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63288-63289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26241]


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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 Acting Director, Information Collection 
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management 
Services, Office of 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 
December 12, 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.

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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, Regulatory Information Management 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: October 5, 2011.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.

Office of Innovation and Improvement

    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title of Collection: Charter Schools Program Grant Awards Database.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0016.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 70.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 137.
    Abstract: This request is for renewal of OMB approval to collect 
data necessary for the Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grant Award 
Database. The CSP is authorized under Title V, Part B, Subpart 1, 
Sections 5201 through 5211 of the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) 
of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Under 
Title V, Part B, Section 5205 of the ESEA, the Secretary reserves CSP 
funds to carry out national activities to provide charter schools with 
information, to evaluate and study charter schools, and to provide 
other types of technical assistance. This data collection is 
coordinated with the EDFacts initiative to reduce respondent burden and 
fully utilize data submitted by States and available to the U.S. 
Department of Education (ED) through the Education Data Exchange 
Network (EDEN). Under the current data collection, ED collects CSP 
grant award information from grantees (State agencies and some schools) 
for a database of current CSP-funded charter schools and award amounts; 
ED merges performance information extracted from the EDEN database with 
the database of CSP-funded charter schools. Together, these data allow 
ED to monitor CSP grant performance and analyze data related to 
accountability for academic performance, financial integrity, and 
program effectiveness.
    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 4731. 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. 2011-26241 Filed 10-11-11; 8:45 am]
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