[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 7813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01328]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2017-ICCD-0004]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Study 
of Weighted Student Funding Systems

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD), 
Department of Education (ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing a new information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
March 24, 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-2017-ICCD-
0004. 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 224-84, 
Washington, DC 20202-4537.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Jacob Schak, 202-453-5643.

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: Study of Weighted Student Funding Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 1875--NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 125.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 189.
    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine districts that 
have implemented weighted student funding (WSF) systems. In doing so, 
the study team will investigate how these systems for funding schools 
have been implemented, the benefits in terms of enhanced school funding 
equity and improved resource allocation practices through more 
equitable distributions of funding to schools and increased principal 
autonomy, and the challenges each district may have faced in 
undertaking such a reform. To this end, the study team will conduct 
site visits to a set of nine case study districts that will involve in-
person interviews with district officials and school staff involved in 
WSF system administration. In addition, the study team will collect and 
review relevant extant data (budget and audited expenditure files) and 
administer surveys to a nationally representative sample of principals 
and school district administrators.

    Dated: January 17, 2017.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of 
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-01328 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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