[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 8773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02612]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Survey of Charter School Facilities

AGENCY: Office of Integration and Improvement (OII), 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 
March 11, 2021.

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 information collection request by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show 
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to 
[email protected].

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: A 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: February 4, 2021.
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. 2021-02612 Filed 2-8-21; 8:45 am]
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