[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1714-1715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00938]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0012]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Center for College Students With Disabilities (NCCSD) Database 
of Disability Services and Activities in Higher Education

AGENCY: . Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 
April 8, 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-2019-ICCD-
0012. 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. If the regulations.gov 
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily 
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID 
number and the title of the information collection request when 
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 Shedita Alston, 202-453-7090.

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

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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: National Center for College Students with 
Disabilities (NCCSD) Database of Disability Services and Activities in 
Higher Education.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-NEW.
    Type of Review: A new information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,583.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,749.
    Abstract: The National Center for College Students with 
Disabilities (NCCSD) at the Association on Higher Education and 
Disability (AHEAD) is authorized by Congress in the Higher Education 
Opportunity Act of 2008 (Sec.  777.4) and was established in 2016. The 
NCCSD College Disability Resource Database is designed to address a gap 
in information about services and accessibility for college students 
with disabilities, who make up 11% of the undergraduate population. 
Existing general information about colleges is available in the 
Department of Education's online College Navigator and College 
Affordability and Transparency Center, but the only information about 
students with disabilities in these databases is the percentage of 
students registered with campus disability services offices. At this 
time, there are no national or federal surveys or databases that 
provide systematic collection of information about campus-level 
disability-related services, access, and activities at colleges and 
universities in the United States. The NCCSD survey will ask all U.S. 
campuses to provide basic information about disability services, 
accessibility of campus, and disability-related activities that may 
affect inclusion and the campus climate. The data will be available to 
the public in an accessible and searchable database, to help 
prospective college students and their families make informed decisions 
during the college search process. Because the database will be public, 
researchers and policymakers will also be able to utilize the data to 
gather information about disability and higher education in systematic 
ways.

    Dated: January 30, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-00938 Filed 2-4-19; 8:45 am]
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