[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14743-14744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05596]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0040]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Application for Flexibility for Equitable Per-Pupil Funding

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 17, 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-2021-SCC-0040. 
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 6W208C Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Melissa Siry, (202) 260-0926.

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: Application for Flexibility for Equitable Per-
pupil Funding.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-0734.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments 
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 560.
    Abstract: This is a request to collect critical information for the 
Application for Flexibility for Equitable Per-pupil Funding, the 
instrument through which

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local educational agencies (LEAs) apply for flexibility to consolidate 
eligible Federal funds and State and local education funding based on 
weighted per-pupil allocations for low-income and otherwise 
disadvantaged students. This program allows LEAs to consolidate funds 
under the following Federal education programs: Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA); Title I, Part A Improving Basic 
Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies; Title I, Part C 
Education of Migratory Children; Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Local 
Prevention and Intervention Programs for Children and Youth Who Are 
Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk; Title II Preparing, Training, and 
Recruiting High-quality Teachers, Principals, or Other School Leaders; 
Title III Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant 
Students; Title IV, Part A Student Support and Academic Enrichment 
Grants; Title VI, Part B Rural Education Initiative. On December 10, 
2015, the programs above were reauthorized by the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 
Succeeds Act (ESSA). The Flexibility for Equitable Per-pupil Funding 
under section 1501 of the ESEA allows the U.S. Department of Education 
(Department) to offer an LEA the opportunity to consolidate funds under 
the above-listed programs to support the LEA in creating a single 
school funding system based on weighted per-pupil allocations for low-
income and otherwise disadvantaged students, with attendant flexibility 
in using those funds.

    Dated: March 15, 2021.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Office, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-05596 Filed 3-17-21; 8:45 am]
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