[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 8499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02676]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0009]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Private School Universe Survey 2013-16

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 revision of an existing 
information collection of a previously approved information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 8, 2013.

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-2013-ICCD-
0009 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: Private School Universe Survey 2013-16.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0641.
    Type of Review: a revision of an existing information collection of 
a previously approved information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 25,567.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,410.
    Abstract: The Private School Universe Survey (PSS) is the NCES 
collection of basic data from the universe of private elementary and 
secondary schools in the United States. The PSS is designed to gather 
biennial data on the total number of private schools, teachers, and 
students, along with a variety of related data, including: religious 
orientation; grade-levels taught and size of school; length of school 
year and of school day; total student enrollment by gender (K-12); 
number of high school graduates; whether a school is single-sexed or 
coeducational; number of teachers employed; program emphasis; and 
existence and type of its kindergarten program. The PSS includes all 
schools that are not supported primarily by public funds, that provide 
classroom instruction for one or more of grades K-12 or comparable 
ungraded levels, and that have one or more teachers. The PSS is also 
used to create a universe list of private schools that can be used as a 
sampling frame for NCES surveys of private schools. No substantive 
changes have been made to the survey or its procedures since its last 
approved PSS 2010-13. This clearance is for the 2013-14 and 2015-16 PSS 
data collections, and the 2015-16 PSS list- and area-frame building 
operations.

    Dated: February 1, 2013.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
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