[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96446-96447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31727]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0147]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection
AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Department of Education (ED).
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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2016-ICCD-
0147. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 224-82,
Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Rosa Olmeda, 202-453-5968.
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: Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1870-0504.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,620.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,511,450.
Abstract: The collection, use and reporting of education data is an
integral component of the mission of the U.S. Department of Education
(ED). EDFacts, an ED initiative to put performance data at the center
of ED's policy, management, and budget decision-making processes for
all K-12 education programs, has transformed the way in which ED
collects and uses data. For school years 2009-10 and 2011-12, the Civil
Rights Data Collection (CRDC) was approved by OMB as part of the
EDFacts information collection (1875-0240). For school years 2013-14
and 2015-16, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the CRDC as a
separate collection from
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EDFacts. OCR used the most current EDFacts information collection
approved by OMB (1875-0240) as a model for the 2013-14 and 2015-16 CRDC
information collections that were approved by OMB (1870-0504).
Similarly, the currently proposed revised CRDC information collection
for school year 2017-18 is modeled after the most recent OMB-approved
EDFacts information collection (1850-0925). For the 2017-18 CRDC, OCR
is proposing few changes, and those changes will have the net effect of
reducing burden on school districts. As with previous CRDC collections,
the purpose of the 2017-18 CRDC is to obtain vital data related to the
civil rights laws' requirement that public local educational agencies
and elementary and secondary schools provide equal educational
opportunity. ED has analyzed the uses of many data elements collected
in the 2013-14 CRDC and sought advice from experts across ED to refine,
improve, and where appropriate, add or remove data elements from the
collection. ED also made the CRDC data definitions and metrics
consistent with other mandatory collections across ED wherever
possible. ED seeks OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act to
collect from LEAs, the elementary and secondary education data
described in the sections of Attachment A. In addition, ED requests
that LEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions
found in Attachment A-5.
Dated: December 27, 2016.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-31727 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
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