[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 97 (Friday, May 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27570-27571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10768]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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 
June 21, 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 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

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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: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State and Local 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 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: May 18, 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. 2021-10768 Filed 5-20-21; 8:45 am]
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