[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42713-42714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17743]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection RequestsNPEFS 2011-
2014: Common Core of Data (CCD) National Public Education Financial 
Survey

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) is an 
annual collection of state-level finance data which provides function 
expenditures by salaries, benefits, purchased services, and supplies, 
and includes Federal, State, and local revenues by source.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written 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. 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 04890. 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.

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, Privacy, Information and Records 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. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: NPEFS 2011-2014: Common Core of Data (CCD) 
National Public Education Financial Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0067.

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    Type of Review: Revision.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 56.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 5,264.
    Abstract: The NPEFS has been included in the National Center for 
Education Statistics' Common Core of Data since FY 1982 (school year 
1981-82). The NPEFS collection includes data on all state-run schools 
from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 
NPEFS data are used for a wide variety of purposes, including to 
calculate federal program allocations such as states' ``average per-
pupil expenditure'' (SPPE) for elementary and secondary education, 
certain formula grant programs (e.g. Title I, Part A of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended, Impact Aid, and 
Indian Education programs). Furthermore, other federal programs, such 
as the Educational Technology State Grants program (Title II Part D of 
the ESEA), the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program under 
Title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and the 
Teacher Quality State Grants program (Title II Part A of the ESEA) make 
use of SPPE data indirectly because their formulas are based, in whole 
or in part, on State Title I Part A allocations. No changes have been 
made to the NPEFS since its last OMB approval in January 2012. This 
submission is to conduct the annual collection of state-level finance 
data for FY 2012-2014.

    Dated: July 17, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-17743 Filed 7-19-12; 8:45 am]
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