[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 217 (Monday, November 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 71334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24854]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0171]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Survey of Charter School Facilities

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and Improvement, 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 a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 8, 2021.

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-2020-SCC-0171. 
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 PRA 
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave SW, 
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Nicoisa Jones, (202) 453-6695.

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 Survey of Charter School Facilities.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0024.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 700.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 397.
    Abstract: This is a revision to the national survey on charter 
school facilities that is designed to inform the public of the 
conditions and operations of buildings used by charter schools. The 
survey questionnaire includes 45 questions. Depending on the facility 
status of schools, respondents will follow skip patterns to answer 
questions that are only relevant to their schools. A pilot test shows 
that the questionnaire takes approximately 34 minutes to complete. 
National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) will administer in fall 
2021 via an online survey platform. Responses to the survey questions 
will inform the public of the physical conditions of buildings charter 
schools use as well as resources and challenges for charter schools to 
access and maintain facilities.
    The survey follows a stratified systematic design to draw a sample 
of 700 charter schools nationwide. NCSRC will coordinate with Charter 
School Organizations (CSOs) and local entities to recruit schools and 
maximize the response rate of the survey. NCSRC staff will clean and 
analyze the survey data using statistical analytic and reporting 
techniques appropriate to the data collected.

    Dated: November 4, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-24854 Filed 11-6-20; 8:45 am]
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