[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 16007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07670]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0012]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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
May 17, 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 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: April 12, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-07670 Filed 4-16-19; 8:45 am]
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