[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55300-55301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22514]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2019-ICCD-0128]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; State 
Education Agency, Local Educational Agency, and School Data Collection 
and Reporting under ESEA, Title I, Part A

AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and 
Secondary Education (OESE).

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 
December 16, 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-
0128. 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 Evan Skloot, 202-453-6515.

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: State Education Agency, Local Educational 
Agency, and School Data Collection and Reporting under ESEA, Title I, 
Part A.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0581.
    Type of Review: A revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 17,022.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 293,152.
    Abstract: Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 
Act of 2015 (ESSA), contains several provisions that require State 
education agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and 
schools to collect and disseminate information. The Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA) covers these activities. The previous authorization of the 
ESEA contained information collection requirements which are currently 
approved by OMB under control number 1810-0581.
    Congress approved a joint resolution on March 9, 2017 disapproving 
the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) regulations related 
to State plans, statewide accountability systems, and data reporting. 
The burden changes reflected in this revision

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renewal data collection are a result of this joint resolution and 
reflect only the requirements of the statute. The requirement to 
produce a State and LEA report card remains unchanged under this 
revision renewal and most of the work to produce the report cards is 
the same. There are some requirements that were in the regulations that 
are not required due to the joint resolution. As a result, the burden 
estimate is slightly lower under this revision renewal.
    SEAs, LEAs, and schools collect and disseminate the information to 
carry out the reporting requirements of Title I of the ESEA. The 
information is used to facilitate compliance with statutory 
requirements and to provide information to school communities 
(including parents), LEAs, SEAs and the Department regarding activities 
required under Title I of the ESEA.

    Dated: October 10, 2019.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program, Information 
Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-22514 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
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