[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71638-71639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24918]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0065]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Impact Study of Federally-Funded Magnet Schools

AGENCY: Institution of Education Sciences, 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 
December 10, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this particular information collection request by selecting 
``Department of Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then 
check ``Only Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Meredith Bachman, 202-245-7494.

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

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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: Impact Study of Federally-Funded Magnet 
Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0943.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 706.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 629.
    Abstract: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) package 
requests clearance for data collection activities to support a rigorous 
Impact Study of Federally-Funded Magnet Schools. The Institute of 
Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has 
contracted with Mathematica Policy Research and its subcontractor, 
Social Policy Research Associates (SPR), to conduct this evaluation 
(ED-IES-17-C-0066). The evaluation included an initial feasibility 
assessment and determined that a rigorous impact study can be 
conducted.
    The impact study would collect survey data from principals and 
district administrative records on admissions lotteries and student 
progress. The study would use these data to estimate the impacts of 
magnet schools on student achievement and diversity and to describe 
whether particular features of magnet schools are associated with 
greater success. The study would also collect survey data from charter 
schools on their admissions practices to provide context for the impact 
study findings.

    Dated: November 5, 2020.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-24918 Filed 11-9-20; 8:45 am]
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