[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50325-50326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17559]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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


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

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proposing an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 15, 2022.

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 (ICR) by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check the ``Only 
Show ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Reginfo.gov provides two links 
to view documents related to this information collection request. 
Information collection forms and instructions may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Information Collection (IC) List'' link. Supporting 
statements and other supporting documentation may be found by clicking 
on the ``View Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' link.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Shedita Alston, 202-453-7090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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 ICR that 
is described below. The Department is especially interested in public 
comments 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 record.
    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 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: August 11, 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. 2022-17559 Filed 8-15-22; 8:45 am]
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