[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77504-77505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31949]


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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 
January 12, 2012.

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 emailed 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: December 8, 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: Extension.
    Title of Collection: Charter Schools Program Grand Award Database.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0016.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    Frequency of Responses: Annually.
    Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Government.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 98.
    Abstract: This request is for renewal of Office of Management and 
Budget 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 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 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 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

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(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-(800) 
877-8339.
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