[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 22400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08847]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0066]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Common 
Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is 
proposing revision of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 28, 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-0066. 
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 Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.

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: Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance 
Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0930.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 306.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,938.
    Abstract: NCES annually publishes comprehensive data on the 
finances of public elementary/secondary schools through the Common Core 
of Data (CCD). For numerous years, these data have been released at the 
state level through the National Public Education Financial Survey 
(NPEFS) (OMB # 1850-0067) and at the school district level through the 
Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33). (OMB# 
0607-0700). There is a significant demand for finance data at the 
school level. Policymakers, researchers, and the public have long 
voiced concerns about the equitable distribution of school funding 
within and across school districts. School-level finance data addresses 
the need for reliable and unbiased measures that can be utilized to 
compare how resources are distributed among schools within local 
districts. Education expenditure data are now available at the school 
level through the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS). The School-Level 
Finance Survey (SLFS) data collection is conducted annually by the 
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. 
Department of Education (ED). In November of 2018, the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approved changes to the SLFS wherein 
variables have been added to make the SLFS directly analogous to the F-
33 Survey and to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provisions on 
reporting expenditures per-pupil at the local education agency (LEA) 
and school-level. This request is to collect SLFS data for FY 2021, 
2022, and 2023.

    Dated: April 23, 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. 2021-08847 Filed 4-27-21; 8:45 a.m.]
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