[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65541-65542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26520]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2012-ICCD-0046]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 105: Condition of Public 
School Facilities

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences 
(IES).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new FRSS generic 
clearance.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 28, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be 
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2012-ICCD-
0046 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please 
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after 
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for 
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be 
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance 
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 
Room 2E117, Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronically mail 
[email protected]. Please do not send comments here.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), 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, revised, and continuing 
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact 
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's 
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in 
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) 105: 
Condition of Public School Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0733.
    Type of Review: Generic information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,308.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,052.
    Abstract: The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. 
Department of Education (ED), requests

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OMB approval under the NCES system clearance for the Quick Response 
Information System (QRIS) (OMB 1850-0733) to conduct data 
collection for the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) survey 
105 on the condition of public school facilities. Congress has 
appropriated funds for NCES to conduct an FRSS survey on the condition 
of public school facilities, with a First Look report on the results to 
be released in late 2013. FRSS previously conducted a survey on this 
topic in 1999. The 2012-13 FRSS survey will cover many of the same 
topics as the 1999 survey, but will use a revised questionnaire. The 
current survey reflects lessons learned from the 1999 survey, topics 
and issues identified through literature review, with modifications 
based on two rounds of feasibility calls and two rounds of pretest 
calls (OMB 1850-0803) with public school district personnel 
most knowledgeable about school facilities. As was done in 1999, 
schools will be sampled, but surveys will be sent to districts, where 
facilities personnel and records are located. Changes to questionnaires 
were made based on the feedback received from pretests. A revised 
questionnaire is being submitted with this request for OMB clearance.

    Dated: October 23, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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