[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45133-45134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18498]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0050]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) State and
Local Implementation Study 2019
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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
September 27, 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-
0050. 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
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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 9089, Washington, DC 20202-0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Erica Johnson, 202-245-7676.
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: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) State and Local Implementation Study 2019.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,153.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 970.
Abstract: The data collection for the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) State and Local Implementation Study 2019 will
examine how states, districts, and schools are identifying and
supporting children and youth with disabilities. The study is one
component of a Congressionally-mandated National Assessment of IDEA.
The purpose of this data collection is to develop an up-to-date
national picture of how states, districts, and schools are implementing
IDEA in order to provide ED, Congress, and other stakeholders with
knowledge that can inform the next reauthorization of IDEA and,
ultimately, how services are provided to children. This study of IDEA
is necessary because a decade has passed since the previous IDEA
national implementation study, and subsequent developments may have
influenced the context and implementation of special education and
early intervention.
The surveys will be administered in Fall 2019. All respondents will
have the opportunity to complete an electronic survey (or paper survey,
if preferred). The survey respondents are described briefly below:
State Surveys: The study team will administer three separate
electronic surveys that focus on the Part C program for infants and
toddlers (administered to the Part C infants and toddlers program
coordinator), the Part B program for preschool-age children
(administered to the Part B program for preschool-age children
coordinator), and the Part B program for school-age children and youth
(administered to the special education director). Three surveys are
necessary because different state administrators are likely to oversee
IDEA programs for children at those different age levels. The state
surveys will be administered to the respondents in each of the 61
state-level entities that receive IDEA funding: All 50 states, the
District of Columbia, 8 U.S. territories, the Bureau of Indian
Education, and the Department of Defense Education Activity.
School District Surveys: The study team will administer two
separate electronic surveys that focus on the Part B program for
preschool-age children (administered to the Part B program for pre-
school age children coordinator) and the IDEA Part B program for
school-age children and youth (administered to the special education
director). If a district does not have a Part B program for preschool-
age children coordinator, the study team will work with the district to
identify the survey's most appropriate respondent, likely someone in
the pre-school special education leadership. Two surveys are necessary
because different district staff members are likely to oversee IDEA
programs for students at those different age levels. The study team
will administer the Part B program for preschool-age children survey to
a nationally representative sample of 602 school districts and the Part
B program for school-age children survey to a nationally representative
sample of 665 school districts. (Of the 665 districts selected overall,
63 do not offer pre-kindergarten instruction and are not eligible for
the preschool-age district survey.)
School Surveys: A single school survey covers the Part B program
for school-age children, the Part B program for preschool-age children,
the transition from the Part C infants and toddlers program, and
transition planning for secondary school students. The school survey
will be administered to the school principal or lead special education
staff. The study team will administer an electronic survey to a
nationally representative sample of 2,750 schools from the 665 selected
districts.
Dated: August 22, 2019
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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