[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26486-26487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10201]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2021-SCC-0074]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact 
Aid Electronic Data Collection (EDC) Program Questionnaire

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 a new collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 13, 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-0074. 
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 6W208D, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Nicholas Di Taranto, (202) 453-
7457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in

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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: Impact Aid Electronic Data Collection (EDC) 
Program Questionnaire.
    OMB Control Number: 1810-NEW.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 30.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 8.
    Abstract: The Impact Aid Program (IAP) in the Office of Elementary 
and Secondary Education (OESE) at the U.S. Department of Education (the 
Department) requests clearance for the Electronic Data Collection (EDC) 
Program Questionnaire. This is a new information collection request. As 
part of the Impact Aid 7003 application, Local Educational Agency's 
(LEA) are required to submit data concerning federally-connected 
children within their LEA. In the past LEAs have collected this 
information using paper forms, but more recently, and particularly this 
past year, there has been more interest from LEAs to collect this data 
electronically. The purpose of the EDC program is to reduce 
administrative burden and to create a set of best practices to assist 
other LEAs in the development their own electronic systems. The 
questionnaire will allow IAP staff to provide in depth technical 
assistance to LEAs and potentially increase efficiency and reduce costs 
associated with the Impact Aid data collection process. Prior to Impact 
Aid approval of an EDC program, the LEA must successfully demonstrate 
that their system complies with all requirements of the Impact Aid 
program: U.S.C. 7703 and 7705, and regulations at 34 CFR 222.39-35.

    Dated: May 11, 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.
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