[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55523-55524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24264]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2018-ICCD-0117]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22
(With 2018-19 Continuation)
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 7, 2019.
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-2018-ICCD-
0117. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202-0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Kashka Kubzdela, 202-245-7377 or
email [email protected].
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
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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: EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2019-20,
2020-21, and 2021-22 (with 2018-19 continuation).
OMB Control Number: 1850-0925.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State Education Agency.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 126,880.
Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S. Department of Education (ED)
initiative, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), to collect, analyze, report on, and promote the use of high-
quality, pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-K-12) performance data
and state level postsecondary data for Perkins V for use in education
planning, policymaking, and management and budget decision making to
improve outcomes for students. By centralizing data provided by state
education agencies about state level data, local education agencies,
and schools, NCES uses the EDFacts data to report on students, schools,
staff, services, and education outcomes at the state, district, and
school levels. The centralized approach provides ED users with the
ability to efficiently analyze and report on submitted data and has
reduced the reporting burden for state and local data producers through
the use of streamlined data collection, analysis, and reporting tools.
EDFacts collects information on behalf of ED grant and program offices
for approximately 150 data groups for all 50 states, Washington DC,
Puerto Rico, and seven outlying areas and freely associated states
(American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall
Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of
Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DoDEA), and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).
This request is to collect EDFacts data for the 2019-20, 2020-21, and
2021-22 school years and to expand the EDFacts data collection to
include state level postsecondary data for the Strengthening Career and
Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). This
collection package will be available for public comment during two open
periods, a 60 day and a 30 day, after which revisions will be made
accordingly. As part of the public comment period review, ED requests
that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed questions
found in Attachment D. Due to overlap in the timing of data collection
activities between consecutive years of the EDFacts collection, we are
carrying over in this submission the approved SY 2018-19 data
collection, which is scheduled to end in February 2020.
Dated: November 1, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
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