[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31544-31545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11144]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No. ED-2022-SCC-0072]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 
National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary 
Students With Disabilities (NCITSPSD) Program Database

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), 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 
July 25, 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-2022-SCC-0072. 
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 Shedita Alston, 202-453-7090.

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: National Center for Information and Technical 
Support for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities (NCITSPSD) Program 
Database.
    OMB Control Number: 1840-0841.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments; 
Private Sector.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,583.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 13,749.
    Abstract: In 2021, a federal discretionary grant was awarded via 
the National Center for Information and Technical Support for 
Postsecondary Students with Disabilities Program (NCITSPSD) to the 
National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) at the 
University of Minnesota and is authorized by Congress in the Higher 
Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (777.4). The NCITSPSD program grant 
was originally awarded in 2015 to the Association on Higher Education 
and Disability (AHEAD). The NCCSD College Disability Resource Database 
(CeDar) is designed to address a gap in information about services and 
accessibility for college students with disabilities, who make up 11% 
of the undergraduate population. Existing general information about 
colleges is available in the U.S. Department of Education's on-line 
College Navigator and College Affordability and Transparency Center, 
but the only information about students with disabilities in these 
databases is the percentage of students registered with

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campus disability services office. At this time, this is the only 
database that provides systemic collection of information about campus-
level, disability-related services, access, and activities at colleges 
and universities in the United States. The NCCSD survey asks all U.S. 
campuses to provide basic information about disability services, 
accessibility of campuses, and disability-related activities that may 
affect inclusion and the campus climate. The data is available to the 
public in an accessible and searchable database to assist prospective 
college students and their families in making informed decisions during 
the college search process. Because the database is public, researchers 
and policy makers are able to utilize the data to gather information 
about disability and higher education in systemic ways.

    Dated: May 19, 2022.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-11144 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
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