[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16713-16714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06573]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0051]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program: 
Technical Assistance To Support Monitoring, Evaluation, Data 
Collection, and Dissemination of Best Practices

AGENCY: Office of Innovation 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 an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 1, 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-0051. 
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 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: Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter 
Schools Program: Technical Assistance to Support Monitoring, 
Evaluation, Data Collection, and Dissemination of Best Practices.
    OMB Control Number: 1855-0016.
    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: 342.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 537.
    Abstract: This request is for an extension of OMB approval to 
collect data for the Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter 
Schools Program: Technical Assistance to Support Monitoring, 
Evaluation, Data Collection, and Dissemination of Best Practices 
formerly titled Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grant Awards Database. 
This current data collection is being coordinated with the EDFacts 
Initiative to reduce respondent burden and fully utilize data submitted 
by States and available to the U.S. Department of

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Education (ED). Specifically, under the current data collection, ED 
collects CSP grant award information from grantees (State agencies, 
charter management organizations, and some schools) to create a new 
database of current CSP-funded charter schools. Together, these data 
allow ED to monitor CSP grant performance and analyze data related to 
accountability for academic purposes, financial integrity, and program 
effectiveness.

    Dated: March 25, 2021.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-06573 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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