[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 217 (Monday, November 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 63007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24883]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0159]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 
(With 2021-22 Continuation)

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

ACTION: Notice.

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 14, 2022.

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-0159. 
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 6W208B, 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: EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2022-23, 
2023-24, and 2024-25 (With 2021-22 Continuation).
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0925.
    Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 61.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 126,880.
    Abstract: EDFacts is a U.S. Department of Education (ED) 
initiative, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics 
(NCES), to collect, analyze, report on, and promote the use of high-
quality, pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (pre-K-12) performance data. 
By centralizing data provided by state education agencies about state 
level data, local education agencies, and schools, NCES uses the 
EDFacts data to report on students, schools, staff, services, and 
education outcomes at the state, district, and school levels. The 
centralized approach provides ED users with the ability to efficiently 
analyze and report on submitted data and has reduced the reporting 
burden for state and local data producers through the use of 
streamlined data collection, analysis, and reporting tools. EDFacts 
collects information on behalf of ED grant and program offices for 
approximately 170 data groups for all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto 
Rico, and seven outlying areas and freely associated states (American 
Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Department of Defense Education Activity 
(DoDEA), and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE). This request is to 
collect EDFacts data for the 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 school 
years. This collection package will be available for public comment 
during two open periods, a 60 day and a 30 day, after which revisions 
will be made accordingly. As part of the public comment period review, 
ED requests that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed 
questions found in Attachment D. Due to overlap in the timing of data 
collection activities between consecutive years of the EDFacts 
collection, we are carrying over in this submission the approved SY 
2021-22 data collection, which is scheduled to end in February 2023.

    Dated: November 9, 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-24883 Filed 11-12-21; 8:45 am]
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