[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55703-55704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24314]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2018-ICCD-0119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2019-20 and 2021-22
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-
0119. 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
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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 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 (PSS) 2019-20
and 2021-22.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0641.
Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 32,677.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 6,577.
Abstract: The Private School Universe Survey (PSS) is conducted by
the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to collect basic
information 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. No substantive changes have been made to the
survey or its procedures since its last approved 2017-18 administration
(OMB# 1850-0641 v.8). The PSS is also used to create a universe list of
private schools for use as a sampling frame for NCES surveys of private
schools. This request is to conduct the 2019-20 and 2021-22 PSS data
collections, and the 2021-22 PSS list frame building operations.
Dated: November 2, 2018.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of
the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-24314 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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